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Why Google Glass Is Far More Important Than Any Smartwatch

Google Glass | Source: Google
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  • Vikram Alexei Kansara

"Glass is a much, much more important story than any smart watch story — whether that watch is made by Microsoft, Samsung or even Apple. Smart watches could enable new “glanceable” experiences that we haven’t had on other devices, enhanced by body-generated data, like the Basis smartwatch does today. But they won’t fundamentally disrupt social norms in the way that Glass will."

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