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# A Ridiculously Early and Hopefully Amusing Review of Google Glass
- URL: https://www.philsimon.com/a-ridiculously-early-and-hopefully-amusing-review-of-google-glass/
- Published: 2013-07-12T04:38:24.000Z
- Updated: 2025-12-30T01:13:31.000Z
- Description: My initial reaction to spending ten minutes with Google's nextgen product.
- Author: Phil Simon
- Tags: Technology, Trends, Attempted Humor, Google, NBA

I got the chance to test drive Google Glass for about ten minutes at the [Tech Cocktail Startup Showcase](https://tech.co/event/tech-cocktails-downtown-vegas-mixer-startup-showcase-jul2013?ref=philsimon.com) courtesy of [Shawn Maguire](https://twitter.com/ShawnPMaguire?ref=philsimon.com). Here are some really preliminary and mostly sober insights about Google's purported game-changing product:

- These are light. Really light. I took Glass off and let it go. It then proceeded to levitate towards sky before someone caught it in mid-air.
- Saying "Bing" crashes the device and emits a small shock on your head.
- Glass doesn't like noisy environments, and there were about 150 people there last night. Outside away from all of the hubbub, it did better with only ambient noise.
- I couldn't Google myself. I kept coming up as [Bill Simmons](https://www.grantland.com/blog/the-triangle/tag/%5F/name/bill-simmons?ref=philsimon.com), the ESPN personality [who hates Doc Rivers](https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1688337-doc-rivers-bill-simmons-did-everything-he-could-to-get-me-fired?ref=philsimon.com).
- It takes some adjustment, but eventually you get the hang of the navigation.
- Geolocation is embedded. Without asking, Glass told me that it was 84 degrees in Vegas. It also directed me to the nearest Blackjack table and, when I resisted, took control of my feet and started marching me into [Binion's](https://www.binions.com/?ref=philsimon.com).
- Glass puts Canadian flags on all of your shirts. (See above.) Feature or bug? I can't tell.
- Taking videos and pictures very easy. I can see major privacy concerns, especially with facial recognition.
- Glass images and navigation are easier to see against a solid backdrop, not video game screens.
- Timing is everything. There's a certain cadence to making it work. When talking to Glass, you have to be precise when barking commands. A second too fast or slow will confuse the device.

## Simon Says

That's about it.

This post was about 80 percent serious.