Next year, 2014, is expected to be the year of the iWatch and Google Glass. Wearable technology is becoming the latest trend. Is it good for us?
Some say yes. If someone would call on our watch, we can just press a button on our wrists. If you want to take a picture, just wink with your Google Glass. As early as 1945, a Life Magazine article predicted wearable technology would one day be a way of life. The article is called, “As We May Think”. Some say wearable technology will help us communicate together face to face. Another argument is that wearable technologies reduce time. For example, Google Glass is designed to take 10 second video clip, photographs and hangouts, and share these experiences with ease.
I am not one of these voices. In fact, I think wearable technology is going to increase our dependance on it. At least with phones and cameras, we have to put a physical effort to answer your phone and take a picture. With this, it’s so attached to you that it becomes a part of you. I doubt it will help us communicate better. Imagine looking at somebody wearing Google Glass. Imagine looking at somebody talking to his own wrist. Sorry if it seems I’m a little old school when it comes to these new things. Maybe they will prove me wrong. Do you think wearable technology will wane or intensify our tech addition?