Neil Gaiman, the renowned author of fantasy and science fiction, says he would "almost definitely not" wear Google Glass, at least in its current form, because of how it looks.
In a teleconference with reporters to promote his upcoming episode of Doctor Who that features the return of the franchise's cybernetic monsters, the Cybermen, Gaiman responded to the question about enhancing humans through technology and whether or not he would ever don Google's futuristic eyewear.
"Would I wear Google Glasses? Almost definitely not since they look very, very silly."
Gaiman elaborated a little and seemed to imply his disdain goes beyond the design ? that he takes issue with the idea that someone wearing Glass can immerse themselves into a tiny world via its virtual screen, and thus ignore what's in front of them.
"I was there at the TED talks," he says, "and watched that nice Mr. Brin from Google get up wearing his Google Glasses and explain why being able to check your email while talking to people was the best thing in the whole wide world, and I was not convinced.
"I think trying to learn to be present while you're present is a really good thing to do."
Gaimian isn't totally anti-technology, though, After all, he's a product "ambassador" for BlackBerry, and he expressed interest in another high-tech concept from science fiction, the so-called Singularity, the point where human minds can interface directly with machines.
"I quite like the idea of downloading my entire consciousness into a computer and then invading every network in the world, slowly taking over, and... oh sh-t, I shouldn't have said that."
Gaiman's Who episode, entitled "Nightmare in Silver," airs this Saturday on BBC America. It's the second episode he's written for the series, the first being "The Doctor's Wife" in 2011.
Do you agree with Gaiman's thoughts on Google Glass? Let us know in the comments.
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Source: http://mashable.com/2013/05/08/nail-gaiman-google-glass/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss
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