HackerTube.dev

Google Glass

Orlando Bruno · 1.1M views · 2012-04-04 · 2:31

Open on YouTube ↗

If playback is restricted in your region, try opening the original video. Use Mark watched to add it to your marked videos.

Overview

A short 2012 promotional-style video of Google Glass showing what the headset was meant to do. It shows features like map directions and overlays in the wearer's view.

On Hacker News

Cited as an example of what Glass promised, for comparison with later AR glasses.

Discussed on HN; no positive recommendation is recorded in this export · HN mentions 2018–2021

Topics

VR, AR & spatial computingConsumer devices & gadgets
Search by tags
google glassaugmented realitywearablesproduct demo

What people said

dougmwne · 2021-12 · Reference

I disagree. It was and is an AR product. Re-watch this early promo video: [VIDEO] There are several clear AR features displayed. There's a location based notification about the subway service upon getting close to the entrance. There's overlaid compass based walking directions. There's GPS based location identification and check-in. AR is more than just computer vision driven overlays. Though that tech wasn't available to be put in a HMD at the time, these GPS driven features absolutely were AR features and the original Glass should rightfully be considered the first AR consumer product. Furthermore, the product still exists as the Enterprise Edition 2 and this current version supports computer vison and object identification applications, further strengthening its AR use cases.

Read the original HN comment ↗
marcodiego · 2021-08 · Reference

> What I would buy today is glasses that allowed an overlay. Give me a screen and an API and let me tether it to my phone and push pixels and I'd buy that immediately. An overlay was the google glass promise: [VIDEO]

Read the original HN comment ↗
ceejayoz · 2018-07 · Reference

Google's marketing videos showed things like a full Google Map for directions (example: [VIDEO] ). I'm not surprised people got confused.

Read the original HN comment ↗

Sources

Video by Orlando Bruno, played through YouTube.

Data and selection notes

HN summaries and labels may contain AI errors. HN dates refer to discussions, not video publication.

HN Library: HackerTube export (2026-10-31) and open-index/hacker-news. Upstream summaries and classifications may contain AI errors.

Views, duration and playback status refresh separately from the published catalog. When an update fails, existing data remains visible.

Selection checks
  • SaaS & AI candidates: Topic keywords do not match
  • Editor-approved picks: Editorial review is required

Rule matches identify candidates. They do not guarantee video quality or financial results.

About the library and its sources