In February of 2013, Google announced project Glass. Glass is a wearable computer with an optical head-mounted display so the wearer can see everything without moving their head. There is no screen on Glass, it uses a small mirror prism to bounce information directly into the wearer’s right eye. To transmit sound to the wearer, Glass vibrates the skull which then transfers sound to the inner ear so that the persons normal hearing abilities are not impaired. For ease of use there is a small touch-pad on the outside surface of the device, around the ear area. When wearing Glass the wearer can use the internet, take pictures, Google searches, send and receive texts and emails, receive turn by turn directions, participate video chats, and many more things all while the wearer’s hands are free. This can all work because of Google Now, a cloud service. Google Now is a new service that will help users with daily tasks by looking through personal contextual information and public data to be able to notify the user about things ranging from sports scores to traffic conditions. Mike Elgan of Forbes Magazine believes that with Glass being announced, other big tech companies will start to release their own wearable technology. One of Google’s main goals when launching Glass was the mission of producing a mass-market ubiquitous computer, computing is made to appear everywhere and anywhere. As a result of Google Glass and new wearable technologies, there is the potential for safety issues, laws and regulations will need to be updated, and the way people live their lives will have to change.
Any time new technologies are created there is a possibility of safety hazards. Damage to the body is a real possibility with Glass. One ...
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...ass is important because it will cause a change in the way the world works and how people interact. One year after Glass was announced, there are already a bunch more wearable technologies that have been announced.
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In Nicholas Carr 's article, “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” he discusses the effect that technology has on our brains as the world becomes more advanced. He gives examples of how technology has helped us and hurts us. Nicholas Carr tells about his own experiences with technology and others as well. In this paper, I will talk about the first part of Carr’s article, I will then agree with Nicholas Carr, give examples from his article, talk on his structure, sources, counterarguments or solutions, and end with why I agree with what he has said.
In a modern world driven solely by technology, it appears that almost every aspect of our daily lives now relies on some form of technological means.While reading the article “Is Google Making us stupid?” written by Nicholas Carr on the Atlantic. Made me realize how dependent we are to technology and its commodities. It is a great example of what is going on with todays society and the attachments to technology, How it's almost impossible to complete certain task without the help of our handy technological tools. But it’s what it does to us without intention that may be a cause for concern. For one, we now live in total dependency of technology, from cars, to smart phones, home computers, or even our TV’s. Today,
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Google Zoo, Google Alphabet’s in-house research subsidiary which provides value for brands by helping them seek ways to use Google products and platforms, released a study about how audiences experience VR. The study includes how journalists and marketing creatives can relay messages to consumers through VR in the future, and how consumers will react to and process this new form of communication.
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Carr, Nicolas (2008 Jul-Aug). The Atlantic Magazine. Is Google Making Us Stupid? What the Internet is doing to our brains. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2008/07/is-google-making-us-stupid/306868/
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