Rather than thinking of ourselves as a computer, and trying to give you computer-like functionality, it's better to start from the understanding that this is a pair of glasses, and say, 'How smart can we make these glasses for you?' Astro Teller computerfunctionalitygive share on social
When you try to do something ten per cent better, you tend to work from where you are: if I ask you to make a car that goes 50 miles a gallon, you can just retool the engine you already have. Astro Teller carcentengine Change image and share on social
The future is all about leading a stress-free life and having all the solutions for all problems at hand. Astro Teller freefuturehand Change image and share on social
We've got rings, glasses, we wear things for armor, for protection from the elements, to signal our status to other people. And we're going to co-opt a lot of those things, where wearables are going to end up being the interface between us in the world. Astro Teller armorelementend share on social
Really great entrepreneurs have this very special mix of unstoppable optimism and scathing paranoia. Astro Teller entrepreneurgreatmix Change image and share on social
The Explorer edition of Glass wasn't for everyone, but the Explorer program pushed us to find a wide range of near-term applications and uses for something like Glass. Astro Teller applicationeditionexplorer Change image and share on social
Going from an error rate of 25 meters in GPS to 2.5 meters is huge. Going to 25 centimeters is going to matter just as much. Astro Teller centimetererrorhuge Change image and share on social
To say a scientist is not at all responsible is wrong. But to say that someone who invents a piece of knowledge or technology is responsible for all future uses is ridiculous. It doesn't have to be that binary. Astro Teller binaryfutureinvent share on social
I think we'll see, not only with Glass, but the watch wearables, with the contact lens, that each of these things have their own best purpose, but it will take more on our part and society's part to figure out what that is. Astro Teller contactfigureglass share on social
If you don't have a tonne of optimism, you're not going to make it... you won't be able to evangelise to everyone else. On the other hand, if you aren't constantly paranoid about what can go wrong and put plans in place, then you're going to get bitten at some point. Astro Teller biteconstantlyevangelise share on social
