Google Wisely Going Slow with Glass
April 23, 2014
Beta testing technology is never pretty. The first Apple computer was famously housed inside a wooden shell, for instance. Often times, we are impatient for our new toys to fully evolve, which is why someone like Google has a graveyard of forgotten offerings. However, they seem content to let Google Glass grow naturally, especially after releasing a hilarious photo recently in Business Insider’s article, “What Google Glass Looked Like Three Years Ago.”
The picture features a Google Glass that looks closer to a proton pack than a mobile search device. As the article comments:
There’s hope for those who are intrigued by the idea of Google Glass but, for vanity’s sake, wouldn’t wear today’s version in a million years. In three more years, Google Glass will probably look like Ray-Bans!
We are equally optimistic that the Google Glass that is released to the public will not be the gawky frames we know today. That’s why we like the time the company is taking releasing the product. Unlike the days of, say, the Google Music Player which followed the Beta testing plan of throwing a product against a wall and if it sticks keep with it, otherwise abandon it. If Google wants to revolutionize mobile search, taking their sweet time with Glass is the right thing to do.
Patrick Roland, April 23, 2014
Sponsored by ArnoldIT.com, developer of Augmentext
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