Imagine
yourself walking down the street, and as you advance many notifications pop up in front of your eyes. They tell you names of
restaurants, how far away your friends are, or ask if you want to take
a video recording of what is happening in front of you.
This
may be reality in a couple of months as Google finishes work on
“Project Glass”. The project is a set of glasses that has no lenses at
all, just a camera and a screen. They described this product as an “augmented reality” or a “wearable computer”.
“Project Glass* sets up a small video screen set in front on the right eye, as
well a a little speaker and microphone near the right ear. This device will
probably work with a cellphone that will be connected by bluetooth and
you can share all this information through the different social
networks.
Technology
is advancing quickly these days; maybe this new invention will depose
Apple’s vice-grip on novel technology. However, there is more to
consider than just the purchasing desires of virtual reality geeks
around the world. While this kind of technology may be very useful,
it also brings up the question Are we isolating ourselves too much? How
much virtual reality and digitalization of life is too much? Are we
destroying the real-life connections that hold our societies together?
I'd like you to watch this video, and tell me if you are willing to live in a society as the video shows.
