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# If You See the Computer They Blew It
- URL: https://chrisenns.com/2013/02/if-you-see-the-computer-they-blew-it/
- Published: 2013-02-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2024-04-08T23:52:36.000Z
- Author: Chris Enns
- Tags: Uncategorized, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-04-08 17:47, #ichris

> The difference is, of course, I can put the phone in my pocket the second you start talking to me. It is not part of our conversation and there is no screen alerting me to a new message or enticing me with some video. Putting the phone in my pocket is a way to say, “Okay it’s just you and me talking now.” But wearing that computer on your face is a reminder that, well, you have a damn computer on your face.

*[Andre Torrez on Google Glass](https://notes.torrez.org/2013/02/if-you-see-the-computer-they-blew-it.html?ref=chrisenns.com), link to Torrez article via [Daring Fireball](https://daringfireball.net/linked/2013/02/26/torrez?ref=chrisenns.com)*

As a tech geek I'm intrigued by [Google Glass](https://www.google.com/glass/start/?ref=chrisenns.com). But having seen how little self control most people have with their smartphones - *turn off notifications, put it away when you're in a conversation, your 5 year old doesn't need an iPhone* \- I can't imagine handing over this level of distraction to the average person.

Think of that annoying person who's texting, tweeting or Instagram'ing constantly while you're sitting together at a coffee shop. Now imagine that they're doing all that on a pair of glasses so it kind of looks like they're talking to you but completely not.

> What? Oh sorry. No I was talking to my glasses. What were you saying?

When this is more widely available, it'll really test the old saying that you wouldn't punch a person wearing glasses.