Today in Glass - Google's Eyewear Device Banned From UK Movie Theaters 1

Today in Glass – Google’s Eyewear Device Banned From UK Movie Theaters

18

gogle
Google Glass just may be the ultimate in wearable technology. It is absolutely the most “futuristic” of all the currently available gadgets, that’s for sure. It’s so futuristic, however, that it is ahead of the curve regarding what is considered acceptable behavior in society. As such, some bars have banned Glass as other businesses. The issue here is privacy. If Glass can record stuff without people knowing they are being recorded, which it can, then feathers tend to get rustled. There is a new tragedy in the mission of Glass users to wear the device 24/7 in all aspects of their life: The humble local cineplex.

Britain has made the opening salvo in society’s fight against Glass! British movie theaters have officially banned Glass from use. Dunzo. This counts for any and all movie theaters, be they first run or the ones where you sit on a couch and drink a beer as you watch the flick. This comes merely a week after Glass formally went sale for residents of the UK. That is some swift justice right there! Why are they so up in arms? It’s not as if recording a video of a person in the dark is anything to write home about. It all comes down to paranoia regarding movie piracy. As one could surmise, Glass could make one heck of a piracy device. It’s even instantly at eye level, although the camera isn’t exactly the greatest(yet.)

So yeah. There is no telling if theaters in other countries around the world will follow suit, but my guess is yes. We have quite the uphill struggle here folks. We don’t want to pirate! We just want to look at Facebook during the boring parts! Is that so wrong?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1dW-kE4f_U

 

Features: Eyewear Display
Technologies: AR / VR, Display
Tags: glass, Google, UK

// Google Company Profile

Google Inc. is an American multinational corporation which provides Internet-related products and services, including Internet search, cloud computing, software and advertising technologies. Advertising revenues from AdWords generate almost all of the company’s profits. – View Profile

Google Products
Google News

// Wearables with Related AR / VR,Display Tech

// Wearables with Related Eyewear Display Features

// Related Eyewear Articles

Previous Post
Second Life Gets Into Virtual Reality For Its Second Act
Next Post
This Head Mounted Display Lets You Swim With the Fishes Safely

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Fill out this field
Fill out this field
Please enter a valid email address.
You need to agree with the terms to proceed

You May Also Like

Like this article? Share with your friends!