Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Safety of Google Glass Questioned

"Google's Glass 'eye wear' could be potentially dangerous, leading professors have warned," reports the UK's Daily Mail. "The revolutionary 'wearable computer' could disrupt crucial cognitive capacity and distract wearers to the point where they miss things which are 'utterly obvious', they say. Daniel J. Simons, is a professor of psychology and advertising at the University of Illinois and Christopher F. Chabris, is a professor of psychology at Union College." Read more.

At the same time, "Apple chief Tim Cook says he sees promise in computers shrunk down and worn like watches or other accessories, but drew the line at internet-linked eyewear such as Google Glass." That's the post on Canberra Times. Read more.

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