Imagining a future dictated by Google Glass

Charlie Brooker already did this, as a lavishly produced 45 minute one off drama.<p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Mirror_(TV_series)" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Mirror_(TV_series)</a><p>(Episode 3 is the relevant one, though you should watch all of them.)

The article missed one important scene from the video - the last one.<p>Maybe mind control stuff is too far reaching but consider another possibilities: for example censorship. If we would have only one news and data stream all the time in front of us, then you will be <i>literally</i> not able to see and hear censored things.<p>One can imagine that the contact lenses could remove some object from the vision in real time. Frightening.

I especially liked how she characterized the experience of the Sight system crashing while she was running with the assistance of a running/exercise application: 'Sight crashed, I didn't see anything. I couldn't find my way home. I didn't see anything!'<p>Good illustration of cyborgism: her tech-augmented vision is so tightly integrated into her life that she "can't see" without it.

This vision of the future seems surprisingly lonely. Aren't we becoming a hivemind? Wouldn't it become more likely, rather than less, that manipulative types get caught and have their career and reputation instantly destroyed? Wouldn't status depend on which communities you're part of, not what products you consume?

Nobody comments here on the profile way to get to know people. "Are you vegetarian? You didn't write that in your profile..."<p>I guess we are already so used to this kind of virtual interaction.<p>last.fm compatibility - 88% foursquare - 74% you both LIKE this and this...

So for the past five years, it's been pretty common to hang out with friends that moved across country to catch up and all just talk about the same crud we saw online.<p>If we extend this trend, then perhaps I won't feel a need to catch up with friends since we're just consuming the same data feed all the time. It certainly hasn't made my friends more interesting, and I am sure I am just as boring to them.<p>Whether this is a problem is a much more interesting conversation. I'd like to have a coffee with someone over this.

It's hilarious to imagine the effects of software glitches. Like getting the wrong suggestions for the date scenario. Or wrong instructions for a task.

So what was the last scene about? Was he on a date with a real person or testing a robot prototype?

Heh, I suppose most people would use it this way.<p>I believe we need to fully utilize our brain before switching to external help - maybe there's going to be an app for that?

Why were his home displays publicly viewable? If anything <i>her</i> displays (twitter, messages, etc) should've been filling the blank spaces.

Have a look at the new ShowCase TV series Continuum for some ideas on how an implanted Glass chip may enhance police work in the future.

Gamify everything!!!