Appreciating Glass
There were a number of successes experienced when using
the preinstalled apps on Glass both at home and outdoors.
The SatNav system in particular was appreciated: (PM1:
“it was very good, it was the most interactive one I’ve
had…so accurate it’s unbelievable”). When working
correctly participants were struck by the speed at which
searches could be performed: (PM2: “the information it
gave you was great…it was very quick”). That they did not
have to get a phone out and deal with the resulting physical
interaction problems was also valued: (PM1: “I can’t do
that with a mobile phone but other people can”; PM2: “it’s
better than a phone. With Parkinson’s you can’t text
because you can’t hit the buttons. With the glass you would
just talk, you can see what you’re doing, it’s just instant”).