By now, you may have seen someone walking around looking up somewhat and swiping the side of his or her glasses. Chances are he or she is a proud owner of a pair of the new Google Glasses.
The co-founder of Google, Sergey Brin, describes on TED Talk's “Why Google Glass?” what motivated the Google team to create the camera / computer that they hope one day will take over the many functions of using a smartphone. Brin describes the vision behind the Glass to be as simple as the desire for features from a phone and computer to be mounted on the face. Instead of constantly looking down at a phone, the user can access the same information and features as on a phone or computer while continuing to interact with the world around them.
Google Glass is free from the ears and eyes so it’s out of sight if it needs to be, thereby allowing the user to still experience everyday life, but giving the option to capture what he or she is doing in an instant.
Brin opened his TED talk with a Google Glass promo video where one can see photos being taken at the top of a rollercoaster, a video of skydiving, directions appearing while navigating through traffic, sending videos as a reply to text messages, and Google+ hangouts. As for the camera and video recording feature he says, “It’s been really magical to capture time spent with my family [and] my kids. I never would’ve dug out a camera or phone in those minutes.”
After admitting to having a nervous habit of always leaving the world to check social media and e-mail, Brin realized how much of his life was spent on his phone and this was the perfect way to get him back into the world around him. It’s important to have a reason behind a development, whether it is a useful product, necessary product, or exciting product like the Google Glass.
Sergey Brin’s “Why Google Glass” discussion via TED.com
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