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The success of this totally depends on price. Each audience I asked at the end of my presentations "who would buy this?" As the price got down to $200 literally every hand went up. At $500 a few hands went up. This was consistent, whether talking with students, or more mainstream, older audiences.

$500 standalone and $200 with some kind of carrier contract? (or is glass meant to be an accessory to a phone? maybe the battery would be inadequate to take on many of the phone features?)

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It's an accessory to a phone.

It uses bluetooth primarily, but additionally can use WiFi for network communication.

It does not have 3g/4g nor require a SIM or contract.

Think of it is a bluetooth headset that happens to have a camera and display, and additionally WiFi (for helping to upload those larger files).

Nobody in their right mind would hold a cell phone for most of the waking hours continously at their head.

I wonder how problematic Bluetooth and WiFi are for your health.

Without discussing if Bluetooth and WiFi are bad for your health, it would be way better to keep those transmitters and receivers close to your head than for instance your upper body. Your skull is quite dense and blocks radiation way more than the soft material that protects your heart and lungs.

Not to mention the organs it's nearest to in your pocket

Rather irrelevant in the GHz range, where density is much less significant than the chemical bonds and conductivity of the material. In fact the soft tissue would likely be a better absorber due to a higher concentration of water.

Isn't the fact that water absorbs waves and heats the main hypothetical danger for the brain?

The technologies aren't the only important part; one should consider that a cellphone is talking to an antenna a few miles away, compared to the Glass talking to a device a feet or so away.

If baseless, non-scientific fears were enough to kill a product, nobody would ever ride in an airplane.

I doubt the radiation will make it through your tin foil hat.

Uhm, is it? The screenshots I've seen are full screen Android and 16GB storage? Or do they still ultimately rely on... a BT connection?

>>or is glass meant to be an accessory to a phone?

I ask myself the same question. It would make sense to connect via Bluetooth and let the phone do the heavy lifting (utilizing the available cores and the faster data rate). I am so looking forward to Glass, but I don't want another smartphone with another contract.

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