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'Wearable Computing Will Be the Norm,' Says Google Glass Team

Posted by Soulskill on from the beam-the-internet-directly-into-my-skull dept.

An anonymous reader writes "In an interview with Wired, Google's Steve Lee and Babak Parviz spoke about how they've come to use Project Glass in their lives, and where they expect the mobile computing industry to go in the near future. 'We've long thought the camera's important, but since we've started using this in public and with our family and friends and in real situations, not just hidden in the Google lab, we've truly seen the power of being hands-free. ... It's my expectation that in three to five years it will actually look unusual and awkward when we view someone holding an object in their hand and looking down at it. Wearable computing will become the norm.'"

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  1. Some things I want first by houghi · · Score: 4, Funny

    Self adjusting clothing, self closing shoes and a hoverboard.

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  2. I'm looking ahead to... by Lisias · · Score: 3, Funny

    ... see the implications on the professional life.

    I want to see a manager blatantly lying to me when wearing one of those. :-)

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  3. Re:Heh. by Lumpy · · Score: 4, Funny

    And two in his home.....

    Dammit, I let the secret out, Oh well.

    Will you please put some clothes on when you walk around in the living room. Us at the Cable company are grossed out.

    And please move the bedroom cable box to the left a little and put the bottle of hand cream elsewhere, it has been blocking our view and we have been using it as a kind of torture device for the new employees.

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  4. Re:Don't forget about the end purpose of all that by Lumpy · · Score: 5, Funny

    Oddly, I wear a dead heads up display panel all day long every day, they are called GLASSES. it's just the projector display section is defective, but the image enhancement section still works.

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  5. Re:already the norm by jo42 · · Score: 1, Funny

    people with blue tooth headphones in their ears, it's already 'the norm'

    And they look like 'tards. So looking like a 'tard is becoming the norm. Then we all better learn to look like a 'tard just to fit in.

    Can't wait until walking around with yer thumb up yer arse becomes 'the norm'...