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Our reviews of Lethal Weapon 2 (Blu-Ray) (published March 22nd, 2007), Lethal Weapon 2 (HD DVD) (published November 7th, 2006), and Lethal Weapon Collection (Blu-ray) (published June 4th, 2012) are also available.
The Charge
The boys are back.
Opening Statement
Two years after the first Lethal Weapon comes a bigger, more-bang-for-the-buck sequel. It's still the same guys with a new "buddy" added to the mix, this time in a politically dated yet interesting tale of dealing with evil South African apartheid enthusiasts. Well, they're also drug dealers and murderers so they obviously have to be stopped, but the political dimension of this entry in the franchise can't be discounted. Like the first film, this one is an action movie where the police step outside the boundaries of law enforcement to stop some truly evil people, and we cheer them all the way. A very good, but not great addition to the Lethal franchise, but still worth a look, especially with this new DVD release containing bonus footage, a better picture, twin DD and DTS 5.1 soundtracks, and an extra or two.
The Evidence
Lethal Weapon was a really special movie; one of the best buddy movies around, with plenty of action, a fair amount of humor, and lots of chemistry. This time the emphasis is more on the action and humor, though there is still enough emotional baggage to deal with.
We left off with Riggs (Mel Gibson) and Murtaugh (Danny Glover) finally becoming real friends and Riggs beginning to recover from the loss of his wife. Still edgy, but downright sane compared to the suicidal Riggs of the first picture. Of course the characters had to grow and progress, but thankfully not too much.
Per Action Movie 101, we must begin the film with an action set piece. This one is actually pretty special as it indeed has something to do with the story, rather than being a cheap few minutes to get the adrenaline pumping. After plenty of car crashes, the pair discover a trunk full of gold coins of South African mintage. Supposedly taken off the case, the two are right back on when their assignment of guarding a federal witness turns out to have a lead on the very South Africans they are looking for. Typically the bad guys try to intimidate the good guys and thereby give even more clues to track them down with, leading to a sticky twist in the story: the bad guys appear to all be part of the South African consulate and therefore enjoy diplomatic immunity from any prosecution. Further intimidation on both sides escalates into a war against the police, and of course Riggs and Murtaugh are just the men to fight the war outside the boundaries of the badge. Expect lots of gunfire, crashes, and explosions along the way, just like we guys like it.
The major new element is the addition of Joe Pesci (My Cousin Vinny, GoodFellas, Casino) as Leo Getz (Whatever you need, Leo Getz…get it?), an accountant without scruples who launders money and steals from the people he is laundering for. Despite this shady background, he manages to ingratiate himself in with our heroes and provides a lot of comic relief in this and the other two sequels. He is at his best in this, his first appearance; I still laugh at his diatribe against buying fast food through the drive thru window.
I strongly recommend you see the first movie before watching this one. The film definitely has it in mind that you already know the main characters and what has happened to them, so they can progress the friendship and the partners without rehashing what has gone before. The time taken up by that character development is now used for more action set pieces and quirky humor. Still, there is some emotion as I said, as Riggs finds out just who is responsible for his present fate, and even drives another nail into his battered psyche. Still, the boys will be ready for Lethal Weapon 3 as you knew they would, and I'll be reviewing that entry right away.
Okay, the movie is formulaic, an almost straight out action movie. Just grab hold of your seat and go along for the ride, and you'll get some thrills and laughs along the way. On that level the film works great and I still enjoy seeing it. No, it doesn't have the impact and memorability of the first one, but that's pretty typical of sequels, and the movie is fine as it is.
This is the director's cut of the film, where about four minutes of extra scenes are spliced back into the film. None are earth shattering, but does add a bit of humor and gives Joe Pesci another scene. The added footage in this one doesn't make as big of a difference than it did in the first film, but it's nice just to have it anyway. I should mention now that the menus on all three of these Lethal Weapon re-releases are first rate; on a par with the deluxe treatment MGM gives its Bond discs.
This film too was a very early release on DVD by Warner, and was not very good in its first incarnation. The non-anamorphic transfer (despite being advertised as anamorphic) was a straight rehash of the laserdisc and it showed. Finally things are put right with this new anamorphic 2.35:1 transfer. Again the use of a dual layered disc allows more room for the picture to fit, and it is a big improvement. Ironically, it isn't quite as good as the new transfer for the older first movie, but it is still very good. Colors are well saturated, there are few artifacts or digital problems, and the source print had little to no defects such as nicks and only a little grain. The area where this transfer doesn't quite match up is in the area of shadow detail and the film is a little dark. I still think the movie looks great, but I did notice that the picture is a little soft and shadow detail not quite as good.
The DTS 5.1 soundtrack is excellent, with a great mix in the front soundstage and aggressive use of surrounds. Dialogue is always clearly understood, and the score by Michael Kamen and Eric Clapton really comes alive. The Dolby Digital 5.1 track suffered from a bit of crackling in dialogue, and didn't have quite the presence in the musical score, but otherwise was identical to the DTS. Fidelity and accuracy was great, but especially in the DTS track. Expect the subwoofer to light up the night with some wall shaking action, but then again you knew that.
The Rebuttal Witnesses
Except for the additional footage, this is very light on extras. Cast and crew info for Gibson, Glover, Pesci, and producer Joel Silver, the theatrical trailer, and a 4-minute featurette on a few of the stunts is what we get. Too bad Warner couldn't also offer a booklet of production notes since they use the snapper case. (*Hint*)
I don't have any complaints with the film; it is what it is, and often I like a movie like this where I eat too much popcorn and just enjoy the show. The acting is fine, the villains sufficiently creepy, and the chemistry is still there.
Closing Statement
I think the idea here is for everyone to own all four of the Lethal franchise, as each offers slightly different extras, all have added scenes, and Lethal Weapon 4 has most of the extras. Speaking for myself, I got Lethal 4 free as a promotion when I bought my last player, and am now glad to own the other three. Fans of the series will want all of them.
The Verdict
Mel Gibson and Danny Glover are indeed back, and I am happy to have seen a good production of this film on DVD, and look forward to checking out the third entry. Warner gets an acquittal as well for a re-release of a film that needed a better DVD presentation, and got it.
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ARLINGTON, Texas -- There's a certain protocol for how a player is expected to act at NBA All-Star Weekend.
Off the court you try to pack in as many parties, endorsement schmooze fests and billboard gazing of your giant visages that are plastered all around town as it's humanly possible to schedule over a 72-hour period.
When game time comes, you leave your fundamentals in your home city, forget about defense and treat every offensive possession as a chance to out-do the slam dunk contest from the night before.
Sunday was Pau Gasol's third All-Star appearance and he still hasn't gotten it down.
The Lakers forward had 13 points and six rebounds in 20 no-nonsense minutes in the East's dramatic 141-139 victory over the West in front of a record 108,713 people at Cowboys Stadium.
He had a dunk, but it was your run-of-the-mill, filling the lane on a fastbreak variety, but for the most part he carried himself the same way and played just like he'd play any other game in Los Angeles' 82-game schedule.
"Sometimes you think about [playing fancy] but it's hard to get loose out there," Gasol said. "You try not to do too much and not to do any mistakes, even though it's a game where you got to try things and try to put up a good show. My goal is always trying to help the team win the game."
He's programmed to go after the win. Lamar Odom said as much last week when he praised Pau's intense will to win as the first thing he noticed about the 7-footer when they became teammates two seasons ago. An All-Star win is just like any other. (And not just for the $20,000 bonus the players on the winning team get either -- winners get $35,000, losers get $15,000).
Before the game Gasol was practicing practical shots, shuffling his feet from the wing down to the short corner and tossing up midrange jump shot after midrange jump shot. When he was finished, he made sure to shake the hand of the Nuggets assistant (George Karl's Denver coaching staff was in charge of the West), introduce himself and thank him for his time.
He should have taken some time to introduce himself to the P.A. announcer at Cowboys Stadium. The guy referred to him as "Gah-Soul" all night, making him the only All-Star whose name was flubbed.
During a fun video feature that showed on the stadium's unbelievably massive big screen during a third-quarter timeout, the All-Stars pretended they were trying out to become the fourth member of Boyz II Men. Shaquille O'Neal made up new lyrics to "Motown Philly." Dwight Howard wore Groucho Marx-style funny glasses and crooned "End of the Road" off key. Meanwhile, Gasol sang "Time After Time" with an honest effort, actually pulling off a decent sounding a capella rendition of the tune, coming off as the best vocalist in the vignette by far.
If he does something, he's going to do it right.
Gasol wasn't so much exciting as he was efficient, but his game wasn't totally devoid of pieces of flair for Lakers fans.
He got to go up against his old palHoward, who he handled in the Finals, and he scored handily against him Sunday, accounting for back-to-back buckets with Howard matched up with him one-on-one in the first quarter (one was the result of a Chris Bosh goaltend). Later he drew a foul on Howard and hit two free throws with 5:08 in the fourth quarter to cut a four-point deficit to two, using -- what else -- a patient post-up possession that was littered with un-All-Star-like head fakes to get Howard to bite.
Howard scored 17 points, but most of them came with Gasol out of the game.
But even with that matchup, that Gasol admitted was "familiar," he approached the same as if it was any other.
"If it was another player trying to get the ball there and trying to score, I would have done the same thing," Gasol said. "I would have stopped them [too]."
With Kobe Bryant out of the lineup with his left ankle injury, Gasol could have been tempted to do more to carry the Lakers torch, but instead he just said afterward he was sorry his teammate missed it and wished the West could have taken care of business so he didn't have to see Bryant writhing on the bench without a chance to take the final shot Carmelo Anthony missed.
Gasol said he used to let his nerves get to him and it made him not play like himself. In his first All-Star appearance in 2006, he had 12 rebounds but was the only player on the West to go scoreless and finished 0-for-3 from the field. He found the right formula last year in Phoenix and put up 14 points and eight rebounds in a win.
He found cutting out as many distractions as possible helped him in the big game, and he uses the weekend to rest his weary legs so he can get even more wins for his team down the playoff stretch.
While his peers were out gallivanting around Big D, Gasol said he spent whatever idle time that wasn't devoted to league-mandated media availability or player appearances in his hotel room, lounging around with his little brother Marc, waiting for room service to be delivered. While other players were hanging with groupies, he flew his parents and other brother to town.
The All-Star Game moves to Los Angeles next year, and Gasol will be pressured even more to abide by the Hollywood hoopla of the event. But he'll still approach it his way.
Kevin Garnett suggested it's time for the NBA to take the All-Star Game global. Gasol might get the chance to not only play it his way, but play it in his home country of Spain where he'd be looked to by other players to establish the culture to follow.
"Personally I would love for it to be in Barcelona, my city, so they would get to enjoy this kind of environment and this party of basketball," Gasol said.
If the All-Star Game does end up in Spain, Gasol might be changing up his low-key approach just a little bit. I can't imagine him ordering room service with his mom's home-cooked paella waiting for him.
Dave McMenamin covers the Lakers for ESPNLosAngeles.com.


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* If you have pipes that are exposed to cold air, such as in attics or crawl spaces, make sure they are fitted with proper insulation or heat tape.
* Caulk any cracks or holes in outside walls and foundations near water pipes. Repair any broken windows in basements.
* Close and cover exterior crawl space vents with foam board insulation for the winter. (Remember to reopen the vents in the spring.)
* Mobile home owners should check that heat tape is applied properly and working.
* In frigid temperatures, run your hot and cold faucets at a trickle to relieve excessive pressure, which could cause pipes to rupture.
* For sinks on outside walls, leave cabinet doors open to allow room air to circulate and warm pipes.
* Disconnect all exterior water hoses.
* If you plan to be away from your home for a few days, don�t lower the thermostat below 58 to 60 degrees. For extended periods away from home, shut off the main water valve and drain the entire system.
Dealing with frozen pipes
* If you have frozen pipes, then you must determine the pipes that have been affected and determine the best method for thawing them out. Before taking action, you might want to consult a professional plumber.
* If a pipe has burst and it is possible to reach your main water valve without standing in water, shut it off. If there is standing water or if you can�t locate your main valve, call the City Water, Light and Power water division immediately at 789-2323 and someone will come to your home to shut your water off for you. This is also the time to call your plumber to repair the broken pipe.
* If a pipe hasn�t burst, turn on all water faucets. Pipes that aren�t completely frozen may thaw out due to the incoming water being above freezing. Leaving faucets open slightly will also help prevent pipes from breaking as they thaw.
* If you�re unsure where the frozen section of pipe may be, first warm the pipe closest to where water enters the home. This will help prevent further freezing and may quicken the thawing process.
* If you use electric heat tape, a hair dryer or other electrical equipment to thaw pipes, never leave them unattended and be careful of possible electric shock. Under no circumstance should you use electrical equipment if you or the electrical equipment will be exposed to standing water. Never attempt to thaw pipes with an open flame such as a propane torch. This may cause the pipes to explode and could start a fire.
* If some fixtures are still able to run water, it is possible that the problem is not a frozen water pipe. In this case you may want to call a plumber.
Source: City Water, Light and Power
As residents in Springfield and across central Illinois begin thawing out from the deep freeze brought on by this week�s polar vortex, City Water, Light and Power is preparing for a possible uptick in water main breaks.
�The freeze and thaw of the ground causes the ground to shift, which causes added pressure on the water mains,� said Ted Meckes, the city utility�s water division manager.
While temperatures rose into positive territory Tuesday, CWLP crews were out repairing broken water mains in the 3100 block of South Sixth Street and 2800 block of South 14th Street.
There have been six water main breaks since the start of the new year, including two on Monday, Meckes said. CWLP repaired 40 broken mains last January, and the average for the month is about 17, he added.
Mounds of snow and frozen ground can add to the difficulty of locating and accessing broken mains, Meckes said.
With temperatures forecast to climb into the 40s by the weekend, the utility expects its crews to be out repairing more damaged water lines.
When temperatures are as dangerously low as they have been in recent days, CWLP postpones routine maintenance work and only sends out crews to repair broken water mains, he said. Otherwise, workers use the time to complete training, organize trucks and do other necessary tasks inside where it�s safe and warm.
For those workers who have to be out in the cold, CWLP encourages them to take frequent breaks inside their vehicles to warm up, to wear extra layers, and, as much as possible, to avoid getting wet.
�They do a darn good job,� Meckes said. �They deserve the credit for it.�
�Lake of water�
Chad Reese, owner of Chadito�s Mexican American Grill, 3030 S. Sixth St., said he and his brother Ben, the restaurant�s manager, learned of the break there when they arrived shortly before 9 a.m. Tuesday.
�We went in this morning to start business as usual and saw a lake of water in the neighbor�s front yard,� Reese said.
Because the water was shut off, the restaurant wasn�t able to open, he said. Reese had also decided to stay closed Monday for employees� safety due to the subzero temperatures and icy roads.
As a small business, Reese said, having to close on days when you�re supposed to be open affects cash flow. But he said the CWLP crew was doing its best to fix the problem, and he hoped to be able to reopen today.
�Obviously, nobody ever plans for these things,� Reese said. �They just happen.�
The nearby Mel-O-Cream store, 3010 S. Sixth St., was able to stay open Tuesday, said Laurie Miller, general manager of the doughnut company�s retail stores.
Page 2 of 2 - The doughnuts are baked at the Laurel Street location, and the coffee already was made by the time the water was shut off, she said.
�It didn�t affect us too much because we close at noon,� Miller said.
While water main breaks aren�t connected to frozen pipes inside homes and businesses, CWLP is reminding its customers to take precautions to prevent freezes until temperatures climb back above 20 degrees.
Preventive measures include running hot and cold faucets at a trickle to relieve excessive pressure, which could cause pipes to rupture; leaving cabinet doors open under sinks on outside walls to allow room air to circulate and warm pipes; and disconnecting exterior hoses.
Meanwhile, the tail end of this week�s cold snap kept the city�s firefighters busy with several reports of broken water pipes in homes and businesses.
Springfield firefighters responded to at least 12 calls relating to broken water pipes, with the first call coming in about 7 a.m.
�For water pipe breaks, this is very atypical,� Fire Chief Ken Fustin said.
At least three businesses reported broken water pipes: the Starbucks inside the Hilton Springfield, 700 E. Adams St.; Regency Nursing Care, 2120 W. Washington St.; and Birds-N-Brooks military surplus store, 2641 S. Sixth St.
The Regency Nursing Care�s sprinkler system is currently out of service, which puts the home on a �fire watch,� Fustin added.
�Because it�s an occupied nursing home and their sprinkler system is out of service, we�ve placed them on a fire watch, which requires them to patrol their building and call the dispatch center on the hour just to ensure that everything is OK,� he said.
The other nine calls were pipes bursting in homes, Fustin said.
And it�s only going to get worse, he predicted.
Frozen pipe calls are common a couple of days after a cold snap, as cold temperatures give way to more moderate temperatures that allow pipes to thaw, he said.
Staff writer Lauren Leone-Cross contributed to this report. Contact Dan Petrella: 788-1532, firstname.lastname@example.com, twitter.com/petrellareports, facebook.com/danpetrella
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My kids LOVE hamburger helpers, but being that they are often FULL of sodium etc. I went to work in the kitchen. This recipe is easily adapted by changing a few ingredients. Ground beef -chicken or turkey Cream of mushroom soup to cream of chicken or nacho cheese soup and different pasta change this dish into many alternatives. ex: I replace the ground beef, noodles and cream of mushroom for chicken breast cubed, nacho cheese soup and use cut up tortillas for a Mexican version.
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- 1 medium onion
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1⁄2 lb mushroom
- 1 (16 ounce) box pasta
- 1 (8 ounce) can cream of mushroom soup
- 1 (8 ounce) container fat free sour cream
- Chop onions and mushrooms.
- Heat a large soup pot on medium heat.
- Add onions and mushrooms and cook with ground beef.
- Drain in a strainer, let sit in strainer while pasta cooks.
- add water to soup pot and cook pasta per box directions.
- Drain water from pasta and pour meat, onions and mushrooms into pasta,
- add entire can of mushroom soup and sour cream to taste.
- Serve with a side salad and garlic bread.


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First, I love headlines that stretch the truth a bit. No one outside of Google got their Glass before March of last year. I got mine on the second day they were available, which was April 15th. So +Mathew Honan we really have had Glass, for, what, eight months now? Not quite a year, but that's just me being picky.
But Google Glass is doomed. Why do I say that? Because the tech press tells me so.
Now that we got that out of the way, what have I learned in my eight months of wearing Glass?
1. Nearly everyone wants to try it. Google is brilliant. They got us to pay $1,500 (plus tax) to be its PR agent. It's gotten to the point where even I don't want to wear them around. At one conference a few people in a bathroom wanted to try them on. I figure I've shared my Glass with 500-1,000 people.
2. Mat says people called him an asshole for wearing his. I never have had that happen. Instead, what happens is usually closer to this encounter I had in the street with three high school girls: https://soundcloud.com/scobleizer/why-google-glass-will-be-a-hit
3. All of our angst is because of a prototype. One that still doesn't have a good API and doesn't really have much utility (I expect that Google will have a LOT to say when it introduces the final product in 2014). Things like battery life, and even design, or lack thereof, are going to change.
4. Price is gonna matter a LOT. But I'm hearing they won't be able to get under $500 in 2014, so that means it's doomed. In 2014. When they get under $300 and have another revision or two? That's when the market really will show up. 2016, I say.
5. The camera isn't that scary. Once you have them. Lots of people are afraid I'm recording them. Then I show them how it works. Then they smile and forget I have them on.
6. The really scary thing? The eye sensor. There's a reason why +Larry Page didn't answer my question at last year's Google IO: that thing can probably tell whether you are drunk or sober (think about THAT tonight). It also can probably tell you when you are checking out someone you shouldn't be (wait until the wife gets an alert about THAT). Of course Google will use it to tell what brands you are checking out at the grocery store (coupon alert) or when you are shopping in a shopping mall.
7. Do I still love mine? Yeah, I do, but I am frustrated with the speed at which Google has iterated on these. I am hopeful that Google is just holding back a ton of goodness for launch but it should have had an app store, a real API that allows full sensor and phone integration, and a plan for helping developers build real businesses on these by now.
I'm also worried at a new trend: I rarely see Google employees wearing theirs anymore. Most say "I just don't like advertising that I work for Google." I understand that. Quite a few people assume I work for Google when they see me with mine. I just hope it doesn't mean that Google's average employee won't support it. That is really what killed the tablet PC efforts inside Microsoft until Apple forced them to react due to popularity of iPad.
But, really, let's get back to the headline. I think Google Glass is doomed. In 2014. Why?
1. Expectations are too high. These are on our faces and are the most controversial product of my lifetime (and that's saying something). Everyone will compare sales of Google Glass to Apple's iWatch. That is going to bring a raft of "Google Glass isn't popular" kinds of articles. Translation: Glass is doomed.
2. These are too hard to buy and acquire. They need to be custom fitted and, because they have a new user interface, users need a bit of training on how to use them. This is what will keep the price high, not the cost of making the things. If you need to spend an hour or two with a Google employee in a Best Buy just to get them working, that raises the cost and will keep these from being a high-sales item. At least in 2014.
3. Not enough apps. Enough said. That will start getting fixed after a few months of release, but early users are gonna continually ask "where's the Uber app?" Or "where's the Foursquare app?" Or "why does the Facebook app suck?" Truth is, while there are many developers excited by Glass, there are many others who look at this and see no market and a very small one that will show up in 2014. So most "pro" developers are taking a wait-and-see approach. Google hasn't helped that by not showing off a store and by making weird rules against advertising without explaining what will be allowed.
4. The current UI can't handle lots of apps. If apps do show up by some miracle how many can you really fit into the small format of Glass? Not many. This thing is gonna break if I tried to put the 300 apps on my MotoX or iPhone onto it. Why? You simply won't scroll through hundreds of apps. Your arm will get tired. And if you add too many it'll decrease voice recognition quality. "OK Glass, take a picture," now, did you just mean to use the Path app? The Facebook app? The instagram app? The SnapChat app? The SmugMug app?
5. Battery life. Right now I want to use Glass for journalism. It works pretty well for that, if you watch my Sarah Francis video I filmed on Glass: https://plus.google.com/+Scobleizer/posts/D1jSBLQQvu2 But when doing video the battery only lasts 45 minutes AND it gets very hot. I expect that will get fixed, right now video is being compressed in software. I bet that when they release the public version it will be done in hardware. But, what is real-world battery use like? Already Google has had to ratchet back a bunch of features it wanted to include, like automatic uploads of photos. It now only does that when plugged in and on wifi.
6. Photo workflow sucks. Let's say I shot a bunch of photos on my Glass. Can I see them on my iPhone? No. Not immediately. I have to plug it in and be on wifi for that to happen. Can I share from Glass? Yeah, but how do I leave a description? Use my voice, right? But the problem is that isn't very accurate and doesn't work at all in noisy places like rock concerts, which is probably where you mostly want to use Glass. Google needs to make it much easier to push images over to my phone in real time and then let me upload photos and videos from there. Why? I can edit on my phone much nicer than trying to pick out good images on Glass (and try to do something like crop or change image to black and white before uploading -- you'll soon discover there are thousands of limitations to Glass' camera that your iPhone doesn't have).
7. Facebook is our main addiction and I can't do it in Glass. Sorry Google, but Google+ still isn't used by my family, friends, or those I speak with. At one recent conference I asked who isn't on Facebook and only one hand went up. Google+ isn't nearly as ubiquitous or as nice, truth be told, particularly for mobile users. This lack of Facebook support is the #1 thing that pisses me off about Glass. Do you really think Zuckerberg is gonna put his best developers on Glass? Hell no.
8. No contextual filtering. When I'm standing on stage, why does Glass give me Tweets? Why can't it recognize that I'm at a conference at least and show me only tweets about that conference? Hashtag style. But it can't because Google's contextual OS isn't done and probably won't be done until 2015. Google Glass desperately needs those contextual signals to know when to show you appropriate stuff. Skiing? Only show me stuff about the mountain I'm on. In a meeting? Do something like Mind Meld does (show me stuff about what we're talking about). Shopping? Show me coupons and todo lists. But today Google Glass is pretty stupid, context wise, and makes the experience of using it suck in a lot of ways.
9. Developers are being held back because there isn't any distribution system for apps or Glass experiences. That will get fixed, I'm sure, but right now if a developer wants me to test out a cool app they almost always need physical access to my Glass. That isn't a good way to get lots of people trying/debugging/hyping up apps.
10. The Gruber problem. He just doesn't like the idea of Glass, even if Apple were to bring out one. http://daringfireball.net/2013/12/thoughts_on_google_glass I think I figured this one out after talking to hundreds of people. Most are disappointed in themselves and their lack of ability to put their phones down. They fear that if they were to go with Glass they would just totally lose themselves to their mobile addictions. They are right to be scared of that. If Glass actually worked the way I'm dreaming of I would be even more addicted to our online world than I am today. People are scared of losing their humanness. What makes them human. I get questions all the time about whether the Internet will decide everything in life for us and what that means. Personally after having them on for eight months I'm actually less scared of that than I was when first putting them on. Why? With Glass at least I'm looking at the real world more than when I'm using my phone. But it is a real fear and something Google will have to take on.
That all said, I'm still wearing mine. See you next week in Las Vegas at the Consumer Electronics Show. I'll have mine on, even if +Chris Voss takes me to a strip club. Oh, wait, maybe not. :-)
So, what would I do if I were Google? Reset expectations. Say "this is really a product for 2020 that we're gonna build with you." First release is in 2014, but let's be honest, if it's $600 and dorky looking, it'll be doomed -- as long as expectations are so high.
By 2020 I'm quite convinced this will be a big deal and there will be lots of competitors by then. So, if you make it about 2020, then it isn't doomed. If it's about beating the Apple iWatch in 2014? Yes, totally doomed.
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