Wearable Tech, The Circle, and Google Glass
I am over-the-moon excited about wearable tech – and I know it’s finally a thing because Amazon has its own wearable tech store ( http://www.amazon.com/b?ie=UTF8&node=9013937011 ). I have a Fitbit Flex, an iPhone, an iPad, and numerous mp3 devices. I am hopeful that the iWatch is coming soon, although I’m not positive I have a use for it. One of the articles telling me about the iWatch (which is far from confirmed) quoted a poll from September stating that 49% of Americans believe wearable tech is a fad. And that’s about how much of America I hate. I don’t know where the idea that technology is bad comes from – maybe movies like I, Robot and Transformers , but I can’t wait for Rosie robots like on The Jetsons and an entire life like The Circle . If you haven’t read The Circle yet, you should. It’s extremely well-written by Dave Eggers and it depicts a world I’m excited to be a part of… even though I think the point of the book is to discourage a social media-driven world. I we