(Important note: I originally entitled this article Devices to Watch... but that was a bit too punny, considering my topic. I then tried Devices to Keep an Eye On. Highly amused by my inadvertent puns, finally I was stumped and explored a new preposition.)
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Unofficial Speculation |
Smartwatches, with no details or pictures released yet, are not as far along as Google Glass. Samsung has confirmed that a watch is coming, and Motorola has hinted the same, with some speculating that Motorola will be the one producing Google's particular interpretation.
I expect the watch to come into widespread use, but I can't see the typical smartphone-user walking around with Google Glass. Smaller, smarter, and subtler is the name of the game, and Google Glass scores a zero in terms of subtlety. It is very smart, though, and as the device is tested and fine-tuned, I think the geek-factor will be curbed, and then the concept will become widespread. Not Google Glass, though... not this exact model, anyway. What do you think -- will you recoil with a shriek, the first time you encounter a Google Glass beta tester?
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