David Caolo on wearing Google Glass to a baseball game (via Peter Cohen):

The only downside to seeing a live, professional baseball game is there’s no TV. Thank God Google is here to end our national nightmare.

So, I’m going to play devil’s advocate here and let me be clear that I’d rather be caught dead than wearing Glass in a social setting (I ONLY HAD IT ON FOR A MINUTE).

However…

What if there was an app that gave you situational analysis from someone you trusted. Like, not Tim McCarver.

“0-2 count, the pitcher’s probably going to throw something low and away.”

“The team shouldn’t bunt here because bunting is for suckers but the manager thinks he’s Ty Cobb without the racism so look for the bunt.”

So, beyond just telling you the speed of the pitches which, yes, you could read on the scoreboard, wouldn’t you be interested in some smart and maybe funny real-time analysis?

Huh.

Wait, smart/funny baseball analysis app is my idea. YOU CAN’T HAVE IT.

Anyway, I’m on record as being less excited about the consumer implications of Glass than the industrial, science and educational implications. But I do see room for certain digital services in these settings.

Not that I want them on my face.

Apple continues to offer the iPhone 4 in China.

Ben Thompson on Apple’s message:

No, you in the tech press and on Wall Street do NOT understand Apple, but we believe that normal people love us, love our products, and will continue to buy, start to buy, or aspire to buy.

Apple’s stock is down $26 so far today because it announced a phone that would be good for its margins instead of a phone that would be good for its market share.

Whatever, Wall Street.

The most interesting things to me, given the rumors in the lead-up:

• The $549 unlocked price for the iPhone 5c. Well, we said not to think of it as a cheap iPhone.
• The retention of the iPhone 4S as the “free” iPhone. The dock connector lives! Which I find odd.
• The M7 chip will be huge.
• It’s not a surprise, but iOS 7 really makes the 5c shine (although, I don’t personally care for the look of the cases).

Congratulations to my friends at Rogue Amoeba (and Paul) for shipping Intermission, a simple menu bar control for audio playback on your Mac.

This is reassuring.

Quartz’s Simone Foxman:

Members of the Glass operations team have been on the road showing it off to companies and organizations, and they told Quartz that some of the most enthusiastic responses have come from manufacturers, teachers, medical companies, and hospitals.

I immediately see the potential for Glass in these settings, like surgeons live-streaming operations. I’m less excited about the consumer applications.

Shawn Blanc has a good tip for how to get the most for your “old” iPhone.

For those who who want to know more about what makes me tick. Is it a bomb? Did I swallow my watch? Read on!