I wonder if we'll see public service ads about etiquette for Google Glass. ("Google Glass -- wear it in your home, not in the street.") That Penny Arcade cartoon did make a good point. What if you walked out your front door, and every single person on your street had a video camera hoisted onto their shoulder?
They're still showing reminders to turn off your cellphone when you're in a movie theatre. (In fact, they're also still sorting out all the ramifications of cellphones and drivers.) The technology arrives, and then our society fumbles around over how we'll use it...and often over many years. The best argument for the importance of Google Glass is that its potential is disturbing enough to provoke this conversation....
They're still showing reminders to turn off your cellphone when you're in a movie theatre. (In fact, they're also still sorting out all the ramifications of cellphones and drivers.) The technology arrives, and then our society fumbles around over how we'll use it...and often over many years. The best argument for the importance of Google Glass is that its potential is disturbing enough to provoke this conversation....