Google glass defects

Google glass defects: Google Glass is really a innovative product within the nascent wearable computer industry. It has the possible ways to develop a complete fresh class, smart-glass, and an app ecosystem to go along with it.

Here’s the good, the bad, and some unanswered questions surrounding its imminent public release:
Good:
- lightweight
- a hella lotta hardware in a very miniaturized enclosure
- pioneering wearable form factor
- near instantaneous information at your fingertips “google…”
- sub second search results direct to your retina
- voice command
- private audio via bone conduction
- private video via pico-projection
- look like a total tech badass to your geek friends
- your choice of color
- super simple development API
- transparent overlay of video atop natural vision
- screen is subtle: covers a very small %age of total field of view
- bluetooth tethering to smartphone keeps radiation away from brain.

Bad:
- battery life
- the style factor – look funny to your non-geek friends
- excessive UX reliance on side-mounted touch surface
- lack of native app dev for developers
- all info & services must go through Google servers
- somewhat limited functionality of API
- price : $1500 + tax for developer prototype
- lock-in to Google ecosystem
- possible portal for advertising direct to your retina
- screen only covers a very small %age of total field of view
- monoscopic : only on one eye
- lack of 3G / 4G radio requires external smartphone or wifi hub.

TBA:
- style options for sunglass and prescription lens retrofits
- price for consumers : could hit a nice sweet spot
- what accessories will be available?

Conclusion:
Worth a spin. For developers, definitely worth $1500 for an opportunity to be in early days of App Store, Google Play, or equivalent smartglass marketplace.
For consumers, a maybe: will depend on individual fashion sense, available accessories, available apps, and pricepoint. For more updates about Google glass defects.

via: dsky9