Friday, December 13, 2013

Wearable Technology

Wearable Technology is the "promise" of the future. Google, for example, has released Google Glasses, and the prediction is that they will be widespread in the next few years. Wearable technology is essentially a computer that one can wear. Google glasses are able to record videos and pictures. They can give text notifications, they can bring information right to the eyes. It is activated through voice command.
Wearable technology, such as Google Glasses, seems scary. Perhaps that sounds old-fashioned, to be afraid of new technology, but to me it sounds like a whole redefining of what privacy is. There is so much room for someone to be invading your personal privacy without even know it. Can these glasses record videos and photos without anyone but the wearer knowing? I would assume the answer is yes. Even with phones it's hard to know if someone is taking a picture or not.
Wearable Technology makes me imagine that there is no "unplugging". You can literally just walk around, hands free with your "computer" on and just one word away. You can take a photo or record a video with barely a blink.
Wearable technology, if it becomes the popular trend it's predicted to be, will change the way we view technology as a society, as well as how we define public vs private space.

1 comment:

  1. Hi Katie,
    Great point about the fact that there may no longer be the idea of "unplugging" or disconnecting from technology with these new wearable devices. I had not thought about that. Very interesting how these tech tools might shape the future of education.

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