As disappointed as I get with Google, you know what I mean: Google’s insufferably complicated ad sense program, it’s non existent tech support., the way it’s always changing it’s user interface.
Well Google is onto something I am interested in.
Google’s Project Glass:
Besides, hot HOT are the glasses below? They could hold regular prescription lenses, I’d still purchase them.
PRO - Glasses will no longer be cause for derision. Instead, they’ll be as fashionable as iPod earbuds. Dorothy Parker’s adage about men seldom making passes at girls who wear glasses will finally be proven wrong.
CON - What about the millions of bespectacled people? According to Vision Council of America about 75 percent of the U.S. adult population wear some type eyeglasses. Unless Google's glasses correct vision or act as sunglasses for many it will be a hard sell.
PRO - You'll stand out. Now that computers will be on your head instead of in your pocket or purse, you can identify other technophiles more readily on the street (although like the distinctive white iPod earbuds when they first came out, you might be a more visible target for being mugged for your tech).
CON - Where’s the battery? Google’s prototype design begs the question as to where the battery may be located. As my colleague Megan Guess pointed out last year, smartphone batteries suck. Will Google glasses require us to wear some kind of battery pack or will your smart glasses run out of juice every three hours?
PRO - Mobile anytime "knowledge" will be breakthrough technology for handicapped people of all types, especially for intellectually and physically challenged. This technology could also revolutionize knowledge, manufacturing, and service industries allowing for fast access to needed data, maps, and schematics.
CON - Potential privacy issues. As we wear these glasses around town, the search giant might be able to gather even more data on our daily lives. The video clearly shows deep integration to Google services: you are encouraged to share with the search giant. You think Google’s ads are too personal now? Imagine those ads after wearing Google glasses!
