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Tag: Glassholes

Google Glass was a joke, but Apple’s smartglasses won’t be

Tuesday, March 1, 2022 11:44 amTuesday, March 1, 202221 Comments

In 2013, Google released Google Glass, $1,500 so-called smartglasses that quickly became the butt of jokes across America. The few wearers…

Solos smart glasses’ head-up display lets runners, cyclists keep eyes on road

Monday, May 7, 2018 4:50 pmMonday, May 7, 20183 Comments

It’s no secret that serious runners, cyclists, and triathletes try to keep close tabs…

Intel to shut down smart glasses and fitness tracker group

Thursday, April 19, 2018 11:29 amThursday, April 19, 20183 Comments

Intel has confirmed that it plans to shut down the New Devices Group (NDG), and cease development on…

Amazon Alexa could make these smart glasses way better than Google Glass

Wednesday, January 10, 2018 2:25 pmWednesday, January 10, 201815 Comments

Amazon’s Alexa software has already made its way into just about every Internet-connected device…

Vuzix to debut first Amazon Alexa-enabled smart glasses at CES

Friday, January 5, 2018 5:30 pmFriday, January 5, 201816 Comments

The first augmented-reality glasses with Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant will be shown…

Alphabet shuts down Google Glass social media accounts

Wednesday, January 27, 2016 11:25 amThursday, January 28, 20166 Comments

Alphabet Inc’s Google shut down several social media accounts linked to the Glass gadget, ending its push…

Google Glass chief leaves position

Friday, June 5, 2015 8:25 amFriday, June 5, 201526 Comments

Chris O’Neill, the business chief for Google Glass, is leaving the position…

Unsold Google Glass units to be donated to assholes in Africa

Tuesday, January 20, 2015 5:57 pmWednesday, January 21, 201516 Comments

Following the company’s announcement that it would discontinue public sales…

Google Glass is no more, if it ever was

Thursday, January 15, 2015 1:29 pm40 Comments

Google Glass is dead. Another mental-masturbatory marketing ploy bites the dust…

Google Glass prospects dim as developers abandon the dorktastic device

Monday, November 17, 2014 4:57 pmMonday, November 17, 201419 Comments

Many developers and early Google Glass users are losing interest…

Google Glass has disappeared almost overnight

Wednesday, October 8, 2014 10:55 am36 Comments

Whatever happened to all those people wearing Google Glass…

The revolt against Google ‘glassholes’

Tuesday, July 15, 2014 4:26 pmTuesday, July 15, 201425 Comments

If someone were sitting at a table with their smartphone constantly pointing at you…

Watch The Daily Show totally destroy Google Glass users

Friday, June 13, 2014 1:25 pmFriday, June 13, 201430 Comments

Google Glass has a major league image problem..

Google Glass detector app cuts off Wi-Fi for glassholes

Wednesday, June 4, 2014 7:23 pmWednesday, June 4, 201434 Comments

Now you can create your own “glasshole-free zone”…

Why I’m sending back Google Glass

Wednesday, May 21, 2014 1:01 pmWednesday, May 21, 201419 Comments

10 good reasons to skip Google Glass…

Harvard prof on Google Glass: ‘We shouldn’t accept these devices as inevitable’

Monday, May 19, 2014 1:28 pmMonday, May 19, 201414 Comments

Brace yourself for more Glassholes…

Google hires former Old Navy, Gap marketing VP as head ‘Glass’ division

Friday, May 16, 2014 10:29 amFriday, May 16, 20149 Comments

Google’s Glass division may be losing its lead engineer, but…

CNBC’s Najarian: I had Google Glass for two weeks, but sent it back because ‘the product stunk’

Friday, May 2, 2014 5:01 pmFriday, May 2, 201421 Comments

I like to say ‘the ‘Gl’ is silent in ‘Glass’…

Warning: Glassholes to storm cities and towns across America this Saturday

Friday, May 2, 2014 3:00 pmFriday, May 2, 201474 Comments

WARNING: Google is dispatching “Glass Explorers” in a series of events across the U.S.A…

My awkward week with Google Glass

Wednesday, April 30, 2014 4:32 pmWednesday, April 30, 201429 Comments

I’m wearing Google Glass. And I hate it…

Through a Google Glass, darkly; surveillance of, by, and for the people

Friday, April 18, 2014 3:29 pmFriday, April 18, 201489 Comments

The first time I saw someone wearing Google Glass in the wild, I was…

Google patents contact lens system with built in camera

Monday, April 14, 2014 5:25 pmMonday, April 14, 201426 Comments

Google has revealed plans for a contact lens with a camera built in…

Google submits 1,928 pages arguing for a trademark of the word ‘Glass’

Friday, April 4, 2014 4:29 pmFriday, April 4, 201435 Comments

Google’s attempt to trademark the word ‘Glass’ is being met with opposition…

Spyware app can secretly take photos from Google Glass without user’s knowledge

Wednesday, March 26, 2014 12:04 pm14 Comments

The app takes a photo every 10 seconds when the display is off…

Google Glass-wearing woman claims attack at San Francisco bar

Wednesday, February 26, 2014 9:28 amWednesday, February 26, 201438 Comments

A San Francisco woman says she was attacked at a bar after refusing to remove Google Glass…

Icis: Far sexier than Google Glass (with video)

Tuesday, February 18, 2014 3:50 pmTuesday, February 18, 201444 Comments

Currently the style bar is set pretty low…

New York City Police Department beta-testing Google Glass

Thursday, February 6, 2014 5:43 pmThursday, February 6, 201455 Comments

Google Glass may soon become a favored tool for law enforcement agencies…

New Google Glass app allows strangers to ID you at a glance

Wednesday, February 5, 2014 2:28 pmWednesday, February 5, 201470 Comments

Have you ever seen someone wearing Google Glass out at the bar?

Without Apple to lead the way, current crop of clumsy wearable gadgets not ready for prime time

Friday, January 10, 2014 9:28 amFriday, January 10, 201418 Comments

Despite the hoopla, wearable gadgets like wristwatches or eyeglasses…

Scoble: Google Glass is doomed

Thursday, January 2, 2014 8:25 amThursday, January 2, 201429 Comments

Google Glass is doomed…

One year wearing Google Glass: ‘Look at that asshole’

Tuesday, December 31, 2013 3:10 pmTuesday, December 31, 201397 Comments

Glass is socially awkward. Again and again, I made people very uncomfortable…

Google’s Eric Schmidt: Drones should be banned from private use

Friday, December 6, 2013 3:09 pmFriday, December 6, 201347 Comments

The US government’s use of military drones has proven increasingly controversial…

Why an Apple iWatch has better chances than Google Glass

Wednesday, November 6, 2013 5:01 pmWednesday, November 6, 201317 Comments

As the smartphone market matures and demand for high-end phones starts…

Google barges to feature VIP showrooms for Google Glass, attempt to upstage Apple Retail Stores

Saturday, November 2, 2013 2:02 pmSaturday, November 2, 201349 Comments

Google’s mysterious floating barge on San Francisco Bay…

Six months after Andy Rubin’s departure, Android VP Hugo Barra leaving Google for Chinese smartphone company Xiaomi

Thursday, August 29, 2013 9:07 amThursday, August 29, 201315 Comments

Barra recently tendered his resignation…

Apple’s Siri lambastes Google Glass

Monday, August 26, 2013 3:34 pmMonday, August 26, 201314 Comments

Apple’s Siri is eager to take some jabs at Google Glass…

Google Glass ban list grows; top 10 places banning Google Glass

Wednesday, August 7, 2013 1:00 pmWednesday, August 7, 201337 Comments

Google Glass hasn’t even hit shelves and it’s already getting widely banned…

Google imposes symbolic ‘ban’ on Google Glass facial recognition as developers persist

Monday, June 3, 2013 11:27 amMonday, June 3, 201317 Comments

Google will not allow apps that implement facial recognition…

U.S. Congress asks Larry Page if Google Glass infringes ‘on the privacy of the average American’

Friday, May 17, 2013 12:01 pmFriday, May 17, 201337 Comments

Google Glass privacy concerns have only grown louder…

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