E-SPEAIT T1
Greetings, welcome to my blog. This blog is being written with the intentions of satisfying the requirements of the E-SPEAIT course I am currently taking. When we talk about interesting technology and their failures, I always like to start the conversation by bringing up Google Glass. Google Glass was a foray into ubiquitous computers as a pair of a smart glasses which would provide online information to a user just a glance away. On April 15, 2013 Google began selling prototypes for 1500$ before it went public on May 15, 2014. It came with a touchpad at the side of the frame allowing the user to control the device through timeline like interfaces, a 720p video camera, and a small unique LCD display. There were many apps designed for the glass such as the standard Google Maps, Gmail, and search engine, as well as ones for, photo manipulation, translation, facial recognition and more. So, with such an intriguing concept and capability how were the glasses a failure? When they