Apple co-founder says Google Glass, smartwatches ‘make no sense’

The Apple co-founder said he admired Google Glass owners who are brave enough to try something new, but believes the technology “makes no sense in terms of what it does.”He also labelled previous smartwatches disappointing, and said they should never replace a person’s phone.But, the 64-year-old did praise Apple boss Tim Cook for breaking the […]

The Apple co-founder said he admired Google Glass owners who are brave enough to try something new, but believes the technology “makes no sense in terms of what it does.”
He also labelled previous smartwatches disappointing, and said they should never replace a person’s phone.
But, the 64-year-old did praise Apple boss Tim Cook for breaking the ‘dogma’ that had come from Steve Jobs by releasing larger phones, in the form of the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus.
Speaking to the Australian Financial Review, after becoming an Australian citizen earlier this month, Mr Wozniak said: “I feel like the coolest person in the world when I am wearing [Google Glass].”
“[But], in my mind, it is a great product that will not succeed.”
He added Google will need to find one great commercial application for it to appeal to the masses, but said he hopes the firm doesn’t give up on the technology.
Mr Wozniak co-founded Apple with Steve Jobs during the 1970s, and was responsible for designing the Apple I computer. He left the company in 1987.
In terms of smartwatches, Wozniak told AFR that no company has yet been able to create a ‘compelling’ device, and he had been disappointed with early models of the technology.