Google Glass

Although Google Glass has been available to the limited public for a long time for now, the technology is still in its beta phase, and it is having problems finding its way into common use, but for now Google is finding more uses for it in the business world. In a new application of Glass, highlighted by this article, it is being used in hospitals to provide life feedback of surgeries. The particular example in this article is when a new doctor performing a procedure uses Google Glass to provide a video feed of the surgery back to an experienced surgeon who can provide live feedback. The major benefit of Glass seems to be that it can allow people to pull up information without using their hands which has the potential to help the millions of workers who use their hands everyday. With the benefit of Google Glass a mechanic could figure out how to remove a part while still having free hands, a nurse could ask for advice while still working, and so on. This is why Google has begun working directly with companies to work with Google Glass and see if productivity can increase.

I personally think that it will still be a long time until Google Glass catches on. While it is a great idea that has many applications, I just feel that people will expect too much out of it, and the technology that exists now won’t be able to provide what people want. Looking at it now, I barely hear anything about Google Glass even though there are people who can wear it, and there is even one on NC State’s campus. While there will definitely be people who will use Google Glass I just don’t think that it will become a major part of our lives until the technology gets better, and it becomes cheaper. Right now a phone does nearly all the functions of Google Glass, and is cheaper, and more convenient for people. What I can see happening with Google Glass is for it to become more specialized and become the next big thing in a certain field. Maybe for surgeons it will become the crucial piece of information that can provide the surgeon with the power of a computer while operating, for people in the military it could provide crucial information on the fly, and so on. I do still believe that something similar to Google Glass will become a thing soon because we are rapidly progressing to a point where technology is wireless, convenient, and there is no need for screens.

http://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/british-doctor-livestreams-cancer-surgery-using-google-glass-n113596