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Chris Pirillo · Friday · 39 min

Tech is a race that never ends.

It's OK to walk around with a phone camera facing out, but heaven forbid you got it on your face. I don't believe smart glasses will be socially acceptable until Apple does it, and to me, that's a little disappointing. It's not a tech reviewer's job to sell you a product. If they're selling you a product, they're marketing it. Google used to be a place where you could search for something, get a list of results, click the first one, and then you were done. I don't know where that Google is anymore. And the Googlebook? I'm the target customer, but I still don't want one. At least, the hardware. Today. Follow Chris on almost every social media platform, play his free apps at arcade.pirillo.com, and support him on Patreon, PayPal or Substack. All links are at the bottom. 00:00 Intro, links and plugs 01:12 Smart glasses, until Apple makes them 11:13 A reviewer's job isn't to sell you 21:20 When did Google get so weird? 30:53 Why I don't want a Googlebook today 38:16 Coming up at ctrl+alt+create live New this week at arcade.pirillo.com, free, no signup: - Santa’s Workshop: https://arcade.pirillo.com/santas-workshop.html Coming up at ctrl+alt+create live: - Builder Night, Monday, October 19, 6 PM, Issaquah: https://luma.com/8mnipl2p - Builder Day, Saturday, October 31, 12 PM, Seattle: https://luma.com/1w85i3kn Watch the originals: - Smart Glasses Won't Be Acceptable Until Apple Makes Them: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvX77i2XwcM - Review or Sales Pitch? Disclosed Sponsors Are Fine, and the FTC Says Disclose Brand Deals: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3P1bjHLFuxI - When Did Google Get So Weird?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOjaRendQT4 - I've Used Chromebooks for Years, and I Still DON'T Want a Googlebook (Not Today): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rm5S4QyFFW0 Follow Chris: - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ChrisPirillo - Twitch: https://twitch.tv/ChrisPirillo - Instagram: https://instagram.com/ChrisPirillo - TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@chrispirillo - X: https://x.com/ChrisPirillo - Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/chrispirillo.bsky.social - Threads: https://threads.net/@ChrisPirillo - Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@ChrisPirillo - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chrispirillo - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrispirillo/ - GitHub: https://github.com/chrispirillo - Discord: https://discord.gg/nEM8Ycy5vJ - Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/chrispirillo - Tumblr: https://chrispirillo.tumblr.com/ - Everything in one place: https://chris.pirillo.com/ Free apps: https://arcade.pirillo.com/ Support Chris: - Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chrispirillo - PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=UMWCDWGVXVHZU - Substack: https://chrispirillo.substack.com/

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It's OK to walk around with a phone camera facing out, but heaven forbid you got it on your face. I don't believe smart glasses will be socially acceptable until Apple does it, and to me, that's a little disappointing. It's not a tech reviewer's job to sell you a product. If they're selling you a product, they're marketing it. Google used to be a place where you could search for something, get a list of results, click the first one, and then you were done. I don't know where that Google is anymore. And the Googlebook? I'm the target customer, but I still don't want one. At least, the hardware. Today.


Follow Chris on almost every social media platform, play his free apps at arcade.pirillo.com, and support him on Patreon, PayPal or Substack. All links are at the bottom.


00:00 Intro, links and plugs

01:12 Smart glasses, until Apple makes them

11:13 A reviewer's job isn't to sell you

21:20 When did Google get so weird?

30:53 Why I don't want a Googlebook today

38:16 Coming up at ctrl+alt+create live


New this week at arcade.pirillo.com, free, no signup:

- Santa’s Workshop: https://arcade.pirillo.com/santas-workshop.html


Coming up at ctrl+alt+create live:

- Builder Night, Monday, October 19, 6 PM, Issaquah: https://luma.com/8mnipl2p

- Builder Day, Saturday, October 31, 12 PM, Seattle: https://luma.com/1w85i3kn


Watch the originals:

- Smart Glasses Won't Be Acceptable Until Apple Makes Them: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvX77i2XwcM

- Review or Sales Pitch? Disclosed Sponsors Are Fine, and the FTC Says Disclose Brand Deals: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3P1bjHLFuxI

- When Did Google Get So Weird?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOjaRendQT4

- I've Used Chromebooks for Years, and I Still DON'T Want a Googlebook (Not Today): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rm5S4QyFFW0


Follow Chris:

- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ChrisPirillo

- Twitch: https://twitch.tv/ChrisPirillo

- Instagram: https://instagram.com/ChrisPirillo

- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@chrispirillo

- X: https://x.com/ChrisPirillo

- Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/chrispirillo.bsky.social

- Threads: https://threads.net/@ChrisPirillo

- Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@ChrisPirillo

- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chrispirillo

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrispirillo/

- GitHub: https://github.com/chrispirillo

- Discord: https://discord.gg/nEM8Ycy5vJ

- Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/chrispirillo

- Tumblr: https://chrispirillo.tumblr.com/

- Everything in one place: https://chris.pirillo.com/


Free apps: https://arcade.pirillo.com/


Support Chris:

- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chrispirillo

- PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=UMWCDWGVXVHZU

- Substack: https://chrispirillo.substack.com/

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