What This Blog is About

What This Blog is About

Innovation, change, and technological revolution in the Form of a product that challenges the way we, as humans, see the world around us. The product: Google Glass. The time: Now.

I will get into the details of my thoughts regarding the Google Glass product as well as its characteristics and specifications in later posts; this post is purely about why this blog is worth your time, which I know is valuable, so lets get to it.

I wish I could start this paragraph with a blurb like, "This mission of this blog is simple," or, "All you need to know is..." however, I simply cannot. I feel the examination of a product like Google Glass must go deeper then product specifications, characteristics, implications, and price. Why? Because these aspects of such a groundbreaking product, while important, will change as design after design is lost, replaced forever by the never-ending tides of technological development.

Such a pattern inevitably leads to the question:
"In a market characterized by dynamism and constant obsolescence, what (if anything) is long lasting?

The answer:
The changes seen in culture and society left in the wake of a groundbreaking product's release.

Soo... what does that mean?
Let me give you an example: Motorola has been accredited with creating the first mobile phone (as we know them today) in 1973. Since then cell phones gained popularity, slow at fist, then more rapidly then anyone could have predicted. While thousands of cell phones have come and gone, the world has come closer then ever before. People from the fields and villages of Africa to the skyscrapers of the United States possess devices which allow them to contact anyone at a moments notice and with that ability has come more wide spread social, economic, and political changes then I care to address in this segment. The box is now opened, these changes are here to stay. This is the long lasting impact of a truly groundbreaking product.

What does long lasting change from Cell Phones have to do with anything?
Google Glass has the potential to be the next "Cell Phone" bringing the complete body of knowledge of the planet earth from a device, to the forehead. This isn't a big move, after all, the average person keeps their phone less then a meter away... So what is that, 1.5 meters from the forehead? This move has intrinsic and symbolic meaning which embodies a far bigger move: The willingness to move communication of information and transmission of data from the phone, a standalone device, to the human head,the control center of the vehicle through which we experience and exist in this world, shows that we as humans are evolving. We are embracing this new input in our environment and yearn to move it onto the human platform. The catalyst to kick start this new phase of evolution? Google Glass.

Quick Recap: Truly groundbreaking products change the earth the course of human evolution and interaction. It was seen with the Cell Phone, and now we are looking the at next step, Google Glass. So how do I wish to analyze this newest product which currently resides in the testing phase of its life?

Here I wish to examine more then just technical specifications:

• Societal interaction: How does this device help its user interact with society? Does it aid communication with previously unseen ergonomic access to calling and messaging? Does it devastate by further straining the one-on-one human interaction which has already become difficult in the "Cell Phone Age"? Is it simply to obtrusive to be worn in a practical way during live situations?
• Biological/Conscious Response: As I mentioned previously, the move to embracing data constantly in one's field of vision is a large one on a psychological and philosophical level. Does the presence of the abilities that come with Google Glass in the visual field enhance ability? Does it erode the ability to think similarly to how the constant presence of a calculator limits one's mental math ability? Does a feeling of inferiority or superiority accompany the presence of the glass?
• Practical Lifestyle Implementation: Does Google Glass have enough power and variable abilities to be practical 24/7? Is this a use-at-will or use-all-the-time product?
• Potential Future implications: What abilities can be predicted for the future of this technology? How could Google Glass impact the world?
• Much More: This will serve as a dumping ground for all thoughts related to Google Glass so hold on tight!

Lets go on an adventure...