Tech Won't Save Us26 Jan 2023

Will AR Glasses Die Like Google Glass? w/ Quinn Myers

Paris Marx is joined by Quinn Myers to discuss the launch of Google Glass, why the product failed so badly, and what lessons we can learn from it as tech companies make another push for AR glasses.Quinn Myers is the author of Google Glass and a freelance writer who used to write for MEL. You can follow him on Twitter at @quinmyers.Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Follow the podcast (@techwontsaveus) and host Paris Marx (@parismarx) on Twitter, and support the show on Patreon.The podcast is produced by Eric Wickham and part of the Harbinger Media Network.Also mentioned in this episode: Please participate in our listener survey this month to give us a better idea of what you think of the show: https://forms.gle/xayiT7DQJn56p62x7 Apple is planning to release a mixed-reality headset, but its AR glasses have reported been delayed due to ongoing technical issues. Mark Zuckerberg said you’ll be able to text people during a meeting on your glasses. Google released a video called “One Day” that vastly overpromised what Glass would deliver. Sergey Brin’s affair with an employee working on Glass was revealed in 2013. After 8 years, the “Twitter tax cut” finally ended in 2019. Residents protested against Google’s use of public bus stops in San Francisco. The PRISM revelations showed the NSA had access to tech company servers. The Daily Show skewered Google Glass in a 2014 segment. Support the show

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