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Google Glass Has a (Literal) Blind Spot
Researchers say the techno-specs create a "partial peripheral vision obstruction."
Most times, people wear glasses to not be blind. But the opposite is allegedly happening with Google Glass: The techno-specs can create a "partial peripheral vision obstruction," according to a new study in JAMA.
Google Glass has come a long way in the past four years. It's gone from looking like the glued-together contents of a RadioShack spare-parts bin to an almost-normal-seeming accessory with a mysterious camera-dongle on one side. (And to believe this patent image, future iterations might make that camera all but invisible.) The glasses have been sported at New York's Fashion Week, graced the faces of politicians and professional athletes, and even made an appearance at an Apple conference, of all places.