What more do we want? We have phones that can do outright amazing things…. to the point that I won’t even list them because I’ll offend by missing some cool feature – or worse yet – make myself look worse by not knowing about one.
BUT…
There is one thing that a phone (or watch for that matter) still can’t do – show you the world through my eyes (hat tip BP). Yes, we can record with our phones, and anyone who has been to a concert or sporting event or just a kids recital knows what that looks like.
What about sharing that experience without ever reaching into your pocket or altering your point of view? Without ever missing a goal or song…
As someone who is married to a photographer I am very aware of this concept of capturing the moment, memories, and emotion of something as it is happening and from a particular angle. This idea that Google Glass brings to life, of sharing from your own perspective matches very well with our increased familiarity and usage social networks and wireless data – and frankly, our increased narcissism as a society.
Yes, Google Glass has many other attributes and use cases that we will cover at a later date – but this concept of sharing is one that is not met by any other device. Food for thought.

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