The Transgressive Early Adopter: Being a Google Glass Explorer
Resumo
Com o advento dos dispositivos informáticos portáteis disponíveis no mercado,
nossos mercados impulsionados pela tecnologia aceleram um estilo de vida cada vez
mais desenhado, mediatizado e em rede, onde os sensores conectados, câmaras e telas de
visualização se incrustam no corpo em lugar de simplesmente descansar nossos bolsos e
nas palmas das nossas mãos. Esta primeira fase dos computadores portáteis inclui pulseiras
que contêm sensores e rádios sem fio para localizar o movimento e a atividade até um “ser
quantificado” através dos dados e o contexto pessoal, sobretudo até os objetivos de fitness e de saúde. Muito menos discretamente, Google Glass, o dispositivo de óculos com uma
câmara integrada e uma tela prisma colocada por cima da linha de visão é talvez o novo
produto mais surpreendente e polêmico que põe à prova os limites da utilidade de vestir
e aceitabilidade social. Ao momento de escrever este artigo, só uns poucos seleitos “glass
explorers” podem hoje adquirir este dispositivo já que Google está testando o produto
como “influenciadores” e “compradores pioneiros”. O autor foi aceitado como usuário
para a avaliação de Google Glass e oferece aqui uma análise e crítica pessoal da experiência
como uma maneira de apontar até um futuro próximo de uma informática cada vez mais
portátil que se incorpora ao corpo e sua relação com os contextos sociais e espaciais.
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