Google Glass is coming back

Isn&#x27;t this old news? I can&#x27;t find the specific article I recall reading w&#x2F;Google talking about renewing efforts to integrate with industrial and medical uses, but there are tons of recent links out there:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;med.stanford.edu&#x2F;news&#x2F;all-news&#x2F;2015&#x2F;02&#x2F;medical-students-startup-uses-google-glass.html" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;med.stanford.edu&#x2F;news&#x2F;all-news&#x2F;2015&#x2F;02&#x2F;medical-stude...</a><p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.thenational.ae&#x2F;uae&#x2F;health&#x2F;uae-doctors-use-google-glass-for-surgery-advances" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.thenational.ae&#x2F;uae&#x2F;health&#x2F;uae-doctors-use-google-...</a><p>and the developer page shows at least 3 medical-oriented partner cos: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;developers.google.com&#x2F;glass&#x2F;distribute&#x2F;glass-at-work?hl=en" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;developers.google.com&#x2F;glass&#x2F;distribute&#x2F;glass-at-work...</a><p>Here&#x27;s a craigslist job ad for a co using Glass: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;sfbay.craigslist.org&#x2F;sfc&#x2F;tch&#x2F;5353555299.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;sfbay.craigslist.org&#x2F;sfc&#x2F;tch&#x2F;5353555299.html</a><p>And this article says that the &quot;Glass at Work&quot; program was started in April 2014: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.eweek.com&#x2F;mobile&#x2F;next-google-glass-version-could-be-display-free-report.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.eweek.com&#x2F;mobile&#x2F;next-google-glass-version-could-...</a><p>Sooo.. clickbait and old-news.

I hope they target this iteration more towards people who already wear glasses -- these are people who have already resigned themselves to placing a plastic object on their face every single day. The amount of change from there to a Google Glass is much less than for someone who doesn&#x27;t wear glasses.<p>If you could order Google Glass with prescription lenses, you&#x27;d probably find a lot more takers than people who are suddenly willing to put a computer on their face.

If they can prevent the image of Robert Scoble in the shower becoming the public perception of Google Glass this time around, they might just make it.

Was there any doubt to this? I like spending my day at the command line and never tried out the Glass but I find it pretty easy to see the advantages of. I mean, the concept of its advantages seem at least as good as they do for having an extra monitor.<p>Perhaps Google&#x27;s big mistake was to release it as a consumer product first? If it dominated enterprise, particularly in hands-on fields like surgery and repair...seems like consumers would adopt it out of technoenvy.

Google Glass is just the natural evolution of the wearable. It will not replace smartphones, but will extend it. Everyone talks about the camera, but there were some fundamental issues with the Glass that have been addressed by wearables and advancing tech.<p>Do I have to touch my face to use it? Talking to it seemed awkward at the time, and voice interfaces for smartphones were still new in 2013. But now with Siri&#x2F;Ok Google&#x2F;Alexa, talking to a computer seems more natural. And it just works better.<p>What do I do with the screen? Wearables have shown that you don&#x27;t have to choose between a smart phone in and a watch, and they work better together. Expect better apps that display notifications or core information (like navigation) on the Glass but advanced features and configuration is still on the phone.<p>Do I look like an asshole? The first generation showed that people don&#x27;t want to wear something so alien. Wearables don&#x27;t look like Leela&#x27;s communicator. They look like watches.<p>Everyone saw this coming. The Glass was a bit early still for the tech, and people&#x27;s acceptance of it.

It seemed to me like it was the camera that provoked a backlash from general public. People still like to know when they are being photographed or in a video and I&#x27;m not sure putting a light on it is going to solve that. Wish Google would make the camera a separate and obvious accessory for those sort of social interaction concerns as I&#x27;d actually be interested in a quick heads up display.

Given the likes of Amazon, FedEx, UPS etc, I would think that inventory management would be a huge use for something like Google Glass... drivers, part pickers, packers, etc... anyone that needs to move the right products from A to B, mapping where A and B are, etc. The time savings could be significant.

I think Google should solve a problem with this hardware internally, baking it until its something every employee wants and then look towards the consumer.

&gt; Then again, consumers might not be the main focus for Glass anymore.<p>So, that&#x27;s like saying it&#x27;s dead for the consumer market, and isn&#x27;t this the playing field we&#x27;re talking about? It shouldn&#x27;t be a surprise that a product like this would cater to a niche market, but that doesn&#x27;t qualify it as &quot;coming back&quot;.

Does adding a light to Glass really solve the problem of covert recording? Does getting rid of Glass even do that?<p>Cameras are tiny. Privacy is dying.

I think they could tap into &quot;The Selfies Craze&quot; - in other words, turn the camera to face the wearer.<p>Edits - so instead of &quot;World, here&#x27;s what I&#x27;m seeing&quot; they should focus on &quot;World, here&#x27;s me looking at cool stuff&quot;. Sad, but probably more consumer friendly.

Post Snowden, I don&#x27;t think Glass can ever happen<p>Downvoters: don&#x27;t just hit down... let me know why I&#x27;m wrong!