Some kind of Google Glass like device will be huge 5-10 years from now. The way phones blew up makes everyone feel like they will be destroyed if they don't hit the next thing (they might be right), so everyone will try to buy into everything at every opportunity.
I really don't think so. We've been resistant to putting things on our faces since the invention of glasses. Glasses with a UI on them? That's a completely alienating experience. I suspect they'll be used much the way head-mounted displays are used now - for when you have no other choice. A downhill skiier could use something like that. A motorcyclist. We've had devices tied to the atomic clock in our pockets for 20 years now, yet watches are still commonplace. More than that, watches that aren't synced to the atomic clock are commonplace. Sometimes fashion isn't fashion, it's psychology.
I'm not at all excited about the idea of having my glasses be the conduit for my tech. Now, a wrist device is exciting to me. There is something engrained in me, perhaps a survivalist instinct that says I shouldn't impair my field of vision if I can avoid it. That said, I've yet to actually try them and it could very well be that after doing so, I'm won over. The proof is in the pudding. -Have you tried them yet? You ought to get your hands on a pair, I'd welcome that #bl00sreview.
It isn't a survival instinct, it's a social instinct. The eyes aren't just the window to the soul, they're the primary indicator of body language. Saccading = humanity; the muscles around the eye exist for signaling as much as they do for controlling vision. When you put so much as a prism in front of that, it distorts others' perceptions of our emotions. That's how we can be anonymous and aloof simply by putting on a pair of sunglasses. Buddy of mine is a "pioneer." He had the choice between spending $1500 to be a Glasshole or spending $1500 to make a $500 profit on eBay. Once I pointed out the gouging possibilities he considered it for all of fifteen seconds.
Google Glass seems awkward as all hell, I'm not convinced it will catch on. Then again, I thought G+ was the death nail of FB, so I don't have the best track record for such things.It isn't a survival instinct, it's a social instinct.
In this day and age, the two are intertwined. But yeah, I get what you are saying. When I'm in a social setting, even if the sun is bright and we are outside I will take my sunglasses off so that I can look someone in the eye.
That's a little dramatic, don't you think? How many times in the past year has your your survival been on the line? And how many times in the past 24 hours have your social skills played a part in your day? G+ was a mismanagement of an idea. Most everything that Google plus had as an advantage over Facebook it stole from D*... which was never designed to be monetized. So Google took that privacy-centric framework and forced it to fit their "we track you everywhere all the time in all things" business model. What was left was something more confusing than facebook with none of your friends on it. mk, forwardslash - we need a better symbol than the plus sign for bold. I appreciate the new markup over the old markup but every time I use a symbol I shout at somebody.In this day and age, the two are intertwined.
That's a little dramatic, don't you think?
-It was meant more as a commentary on what "survival" means in modern western culture. Most of us (thankfully) aren't facing daily "survival threats" so our concern shifts to a social-centric one. The moment my true survival is threatened, I'm sure I'll care less about my social standing. But then, I would guess that in a very real way the better thought of you are in society the more likely you are to survive longer. -But yeah, it was dramatic, no doubt.And how many times in the past 24 hours have your social skills played a part in your day?
-I've made 5 phone calls this morning where my social skills played a very real part in my day and in a "earn your bacon" way, a real part in my survival. You might say I make a living by utilizing and leveraging my social skills. What was left was something more confusing than facebook with none of your friends on it.
-Exactly.