Lots of exaggeration and subsequent backtracking to bring that exaggeration back to reality. But even having not used glass already it's pretty easy to find fault with his points:

1. Eye Contact - Just don't look at glass while you're talking to people. Problem solved. Why did he begin the article with this again?

2. Not a good listener - Probably the strongest reason in the article. Not really a surprise having used voice recognition on my phone, but this will definitely cause problems.

3. Battery death - You knew this before you bought it. Everyone knew this. Google was completely open about this. Meh.

4. Too big and bulky - He complains that it's too big for a shirt pocket and then shows it inside a shirt pocket. It looks kind of silly there, but having somewhat unsightly bulges is par for the course for anyone fond of carrying gadgets around (the kind of person who'd be interested in an early version of Glass). Basically a non-issue. Also, there's no way it's too big for a purse.

5. Conspicuous - Another issue he knew from the start. There have been numerous articles on the topic and most people have come to the conclusion that other people would get used to it.

6. Tilted photos - As others have pointed out, lots of exaggeration here. It's easy enough to fix via software regardless.

7. Direction drawbacks - You need a data connection to use google's navigation services? No shit. Moving on.

8. The earbud - It's just an option on the rare occasion that you somehow need slightly better sound for glass. You already have your phone with you, why would you need to use glass to listen to music?

9. Explorer envy - That's a problem with him, not glass.

10. Too little, too soon - Yeah, he wasn't a good candidate. There's a reason it's only intended for developers hoping to get a head start at this point.

Pretty disappointing article.

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