Google Glass- The Future of Travel?

Technology becomes more and more advanced with each and every breath we take. Google Glass is the prime example of how technology will transform our everyday lives more than we could've ever imagined. It is a portable computer with an optical display that you wear similar to eye glasses. It can be considered a camera and display that works by simply taking the environment around you. You can interact with it using your voice, and see the result set of anything you'd like right in front of your eyes.

So how does this relate to travel? Being released as early as 2014, Google Glass utilizes Augmented Reality to take in the scenery in front you and can function integrating with WiFi and Bluetooth- perfect for on the go. In essence you could stand in a crowded street in Rome and turn around in a circle and see places pop up based on what you are looking for: the Trevi Fountain, the nearest place to get world renown Gelato, or the best ristorante for pasta in town. It can pull up facts in front of you in real time of the nutrition value of the menu of the place you're eating in, pull up a map of the airport terminal as you are running late, and can let you take videos and photos of everything you see as you see it in front of you without even moving your hands- you simply say, "OK, Glass" and the photo you just snapped of The Colosseum is instantly uploaded to your Instagram news feed. It allows you to concentrate more conveniently on the experience of your travels rather than fumble around with with your clunky camera.

It could let you do many of the things this blog has talked about previously- take the Google Translate App for example. You're trying to figure out how to ask a street vendor in Chinese for three pounds of vegetables. You say: "OK, Glass: how do you say, "How do you ask for 'three pounds of vegetables' in Chinese?" and instantaneously get a response to communicate efficiently. This can totally change the travel and technology industry as we know it.

See an example demonstration of Google Glass:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vo96VxzM_4A

Isn't this technology amazing? It seems unreal that this is what the future can possibly hold. What are your thoughts on it? Would you use it?