Enough about always listening (for a moment)…what about Always Looking?

Google’s Glass seems to get a lot of flack about being able to watch, but cameras are already everywhere. Whether it’s a concert, the zoo, a kid’s soccer game, or just walking down the street, everyone seems to have their cameras or phones out snapping photos and taking videos. Back in February the world got to see videos from all the dashboard cams across Russia when the meteor exploded. I had no idea so many cars were outfitted to be watching everything.

Store’s around the world commonly deploy cameras as a means of security. A recent NPR story even discussed the use of facial recognition software to identify VIPs and celebrities. Thank goodness we never have to miss an opportunity to see what the Kardashians are up to! Hey, this technology could have prevented Oprah from being told a handbag was too expensive for her by a (clueless?) clerk in Switzerland!

So it seems like we are living in a world where cameras and microphones are going to be on, watching and listening. The cool thing is how much better Sensory functions can be when we COMBINE vision and hearing!