Name: Why Google Glass?
Uploaded: 2013-05-17T15:03:29Z
Duration: 7 min 1 s
Description: It's not a demo, more of a philosophical argument: Why did Sergey Brin and his team at Google want to build an eye-mounted camera/computer, codenamed Glass? Onstage at TED2013, Brin calls for a new way of seeing our relationship with our mobile computers -- not hunched over a screen but meeting the world heads-up.

It's not a demo, more of a philosophical argument: Why did Sergey Brin and his team at Google want to build an eye-mounted camera/computer, codenamed Glass? Onstage at TED2013, Brin calls for a new way of seeing our relationship with our mobile computers -- not hunched over a screen but meeting the world heads-up.

Why Google Glass?

Computer scientist, entrepreneur and philanthropist

People spend so much time hunched over their phones that it often cuts them off from the world around them. Google Glass was born from a desire to create technology that frees hands, eyes, and ears, letting information come as needed while life unfolds. Early prototypes were as bulky as a cell phone strapped to the head, but capturing family moments hands-free proved unexpectedly powerful. By shifting focus from the screen to the surroundings, this approach aims to spark richer real-world connections.