Google dropped Google Glass when it wasn’t profitable within 40 seconds. I know they’re known for having zero patience with projects, but that one still bugs me.
Google didn't do wearable tech before Meta, Star Trek did it before both of them.
Submitted 11 months ago by Lydia_K@startrek.website to risa@startrek.website
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Steeve@lemmy.ca 11 months ago
Honytawk@lemmy.zip 11 months ago
I think it was more because of the huge backlash surrounding privacy.
Nobody wants to be filmed all the time just because you hang around with someone wearing Google glasses.
FARTYSHARTBLAST@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
Wearable tech has been a thing since before pocketwatches, wtflol
AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Check out my wrist-sundial!
RojoSanIchiban@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Neat!
*takes photo
Ddhuud@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Also cake or fake. I could have sworn that was the real Deana Troy .
B1ackmsth@lemmy.ca 11 months ago
I’m confused by the title. Google Glass came in 2013. Meta didn’t release a vr headset until 2019. Not to mention wearables are more than vr/ar headsets. Android wear came out in 2014.
Triyfer@lemmy.world 11 months ago
You are correct. The title is poorly worded. I believe it is supposed to read “Google was not the first to come out with wearable tech before Meta…”
Nioxic@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 months ago
There was an ipad befpre apples ipad. From toshiba iirc.
And a tablet too (from microsoft?)
tocopherol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 months ago
What year was the tablet? Samsung argued against Apple that they couldn’t own the design of the tablet itself because it had been done in 1968 in 2001: A Space Odyssey. Either way, nearly every piece of tech could probably be found first in sci-fi.
KevonLooney@lemm.ee 11 months ago
Earlier than 68:
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FARTYSHARTBLAST@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
IDK about first for everything, but sci-fi would certainly be the most comprehensive.
captainlezbian@lemmy.world 11 months ago
And if you want to get differently technical about it hearing aids are. And people with cochlear implants are cyborgs
bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 11 months ago
Linus Technologies had the (write-top)[www.computinghistory.org.uk/…/Linus-Write-Top/] in 1987, and the GRiDPad came out in 1989.
tocopherol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 months ago
Dang, I actually would like a Write-Top, and this technology at that point is impressive to me:
I’m sure modern tablets can do that even better but I haven’t used one I really like the feeling of while writing.