[LINK] Google Glass Half Full

[Tom Worthington]

Greetings from the University of Canberra Inspire Centre, where the
first "Canberra Glass Meetup" is being held:
http://www.inspire.edu.au/glass-meetups/2014/4/4/confirmed-meetup

I was very disappointed with the first session of international speakers
on the prototype "Google Glass" head mounted display. This second
session started better, with Professor Mark Billinghurst, from
University of Canterbury, NZ. It may be that I was just more comfortable
with a familiar accent than a US one, but it seemed to me that Professor
Billinghurst was providing credible, useful information on the use of
wearable devices, not just hype. I am not particularly interested that
someone in the USA is enthusiastic about using Google Glass. I want to
know what they are using it for and how this compares with the
alternatives.

What I have found most frustrating about this evening is that while
watching low quality videos of people across the world enthusing about
Google Glass, we have people here in Canberra, in this building who are
expert in computer technology and have experience of using this
technology: why are we not hearing from them?
http://blog.highereducationwhisperer.com/2014/05/google-glass-half-full.html



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