Headsets

Arnold Kling

By Arnold Kling, Feb 23 2012

People who constantly reach into a pocket to check a smartphone for bits of information will soon have another option: a pair of Google-made glasses that will be able to stream information to the wearer’s eyeballs in real time.

Pointer from Mark Thoma.

I predicted that headsets would be the ultimate form factor back in 2001.

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Headsets

Arnold Kling

From a NYT blog: People who constantly reach into a pocket to check a smartphone for bits of information will soon have another option: a pair of Google-made glasses that will be able to stream information to the wearer's eyeballs in real time. Pointer from Mark Thoma. I predicted that headsets would be the ultima...

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