• DocumentCode
    1758417
  • Title

    Cyborg Cops, Googlers, and Connectivism [Leading Edge]

  • Author

    Hayes, Austen

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, Australia
  • Volume
    32
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    Spring 2013
  • Firstpage
    23
  • Lastpage
    24
  • Abstract
    The paper mentions that Project Glass is a research and development program by Google to develop an augmented reality head-mounted display (HMD). The intended purpose of Project Glass products is the hands-free display of information available to most smartphone users, allowing for interaction with the Internet via natural language voice commands. Given that Project Glass connects wearers en-mass and ostensibly ensures that they can continue with physical activity hands-free, it creates arguably one of the largest known veillance vehicles into previously unmapped territories that humans already frequent. A hands-free, fashionable, and constantly connected technology positions the product well among the seemingly unending array of Google´s seamless and integrated services.
  • Keywords
    augmented reality; helmet mounted displays; research and development; Google; HMD; Internet; Project Glass; augmented reality head-mounted display; connectivism; cyborg cop; information hands-free display; natural language voice command; research and development program; smart phone user; Augmented reality; Cameras; Cell phones; Google; Headphones; Internet; Privacy;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Technology and Society Magazine, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0278-0097
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MTS.2013.2247731
  • Filename
    6479436