Banana Scoop

As you’ve read, Google’s most ambitious project to date will be slated for release sometime next year. With all the other fancy gadgets we haven’t seen yet that were predicted (like hoverboards a la Back to the Future), it’s nice to see some genuine innovation when it comes to every day use technology. Additionally, as you’ve probably already seen in the video, Google Glass is a radical change from the touch screen environment we’re used to using to a more futuristic and edgy kind of optical technology. I haven’t seen anything that dictates how it works yet, but rest assured I’m a true believer in it despite not knowing much else. Check out more in the article I wrote up about this futuristic step forward.

Google Glass is definitely going to revolutionize the way we talk, walk and interact with people on a daily basis assuming that the overlay we see in the video is what we see in real life. I’m hoping that they iron out most of the bugs and show us what a lot of dedication can really do in the long run. All I know for the most part is that the programming for such a project is grand, immense and terrifying all at the same time. Being a programmer myself I know the basic functions and the layouts for the languages well enough to know that their compiler will be on overdrive before the first live demo (unless there’s already been a live demo, in which case I’d love for a link to something like that).

Now, whether or not Skynet launches when these release we’ll have yet to see, but if this causes it I wouldn’t be surprised if the entire system failed. Priced at $1500 with a strange dorky look, I’m not sure how many of these will sell on release, considering you could buy a large television set for the same price as these glasses. Their style factor may also be a large selling point that doesn’t quite hit the mark assuming their rather young consumer base. In my opinion these would be worth the look if we got a product that acted just like the preview video displayed for us. Otherwise they’re some really overpriced headbands that can’t really do much more than make calls for you.

On the other hand, assuming these things do work then I know where my next paycheck is going. One-thousand five-hundred dollars is a lot to sink into a first generation piece of tech, but how often do we get an innovation like this in the market? It’s been a while since the world has gotten something this refreshing, considering everything that we get usually are either cell phones or other handheld devices or tablets. The concept for Google Glass is one that I hope will succeed in the future, even if the original project turns out to be a huge flop. Only one step closer to a world in which we live on space stations and check out new planets with warp drive technology…or Mass Relays, but that would imply that we would be getting close to causing our own destruction at the hands or reapers.