Tech Won't Save Us

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

Listen Later

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

    ...more
    View all episodesView all episodes
    Download on the App Store
    Tech Won't Save UsBy Paris Marx
    • 4.8
    • 4.8
    • 4.8
    • 4.8
    • 4.8

    4.8

    542 ratings

    More shows like Tech Won't Save Us

    View all
    Jacobin Radio by Jacobin

    Jacobin Radio

    1,449 Listeners

    The Dig by Daniel Denvir

    The Dig

    1,570 Listeners

    Citations Needed by Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson

    Citations Needed

    3,905 Listeners

    TRASHFUTURE by TRASHFUTURE

    TRASHFUTURE

    585 Listeners

    Politics Theory Other by Politics Theory Other

    Politics Theory Other

    176 Listeners

    This Wreckage by Sean KB and AP Andy

    This Wreckage

    930 Listeners

    Know Your Enemy by Matthew Sitman

    Know Your Enemy

    2,046 Listeners

    This Machine Kills by This Machine Kills

    This Machine Kills

    206 Listeners

    What's Left of Philosophy by Lillian Cicerchia, Owen Glyn-Williams, Gil Morejón, and William Paris

    What's Left of Philosophy

    277 Listeners

    American Prestige by Daniel Bessner & Derek Davison

    American Prestige

    1,048 Listeners

    Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000 by Emily M. Bender and Alex Hanna

    Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000

    43 Listeners

    The 404 Media Podcast by 404 Media

    The 404 Media Podcast

    315 Listeners

    Better Offline by Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts

    Better Offline

    550 Listeners

    Kill The Computer by mail@westernkabuki.com

    Kill The Computer

    353 Listeners

    System Crash by System Crash

    System Crash

    71 Listeners