No, I don’t own a pair - but assuming all of the descriptions of “smart phone on your head” are true, what do you think are the good and bad things to come from this?
Good:
With a blink, you can take a photo of grandma or a video of your kid’s first steps!
You can check the traffic before/during driving to/from work to avoid traffic jams.
Judge Judy will have it a whole lot easier to make decisions, based off an exact filmed copy of the events leading to the lawsuit.
Lots of videos of politicians saying what they REALLY think behind closed doors.
More criminals being arrested as more videos catch them in the act.
Bad:
Dead bodies in car wrecks caused by people checking traffic jams and not watching the road.
Pictures of you in the restroom posted on the Internet by some stranger who happened to wander in.
Telling that funny joke at lunch, having someone send the video to Human Resources before dessert is served and getting fired before you get back to your desk.
Every movie, concert, play, musical and sporting event will be taped and later accessed, for free, by friends and family - pretty much ruining copyrights and income for these venues.
Lots of videos of friends and family saying what they REALLY think about you, after you have left the room.
Am I missing any?
Is this going to be a hit technology?
Good or evil?
Do you want a pair of these glasses?
I want a pair if they come with an offline version of Google Earth, so I would be able to use them as maps while hiking without having to fiddle with maps or GPS. Especially if they come with their own GPS.
Having address overlays when driving down the street. I’m always passing by the address I’m looking for and having to turn around. I’d like address pins whenever I traveling less than twenty five miles an hour.
Now if the cursor would follow where you looked and a double blink could click. And a projected keyboard. That would rock.
The police suddenly being a lot more careful because everything they do is being uploaded by everyone in the crowd watching them. And they can’t in practical terms tell everyone to hand their glasses over.
I tried one briefly. The display was totally unimpressive*, but it’s amazing that they can squeeze a voice-activated cell phone into such a small package. I wouldn’t spend $1500 for one, but then again, I wouldn’t wear one of those ear buds either.
*It’s small and transparent, so you can’t expect it to be very vivid.