As we inch closer to the 2014 release date for Google Glass—the search giant's innovative new "smart glasses"—tech journalists and app developers are going wild with reviews, articles and ideas for third-party applications for the wearable technology. One of Glass’s touted features is its ability to take high-resolution pictures and videos. These first-person images and movies could change the way we use photography. Some in the industry are welcoming it, while others are threatened by it.
Because Google also owns its own social network, Google Plus, built-in sharing integration will detour more popular networks and go straight to Plus. This could have serious implications for Facebook if every picture taken on a pair of Google Glasses goes straight to its native social network.
Glass has two unique advantages: first-person perspective and a ready state. Because they’re worn on the face and don’t need a free hand to operate, Glass can snap images similar to what a head-mounted GoPro might capture during extreme sports (a popular use for the camera). Glass is also in an ever-ready state to grab a picture. Its voice-activated features let the photographer prepare for any opportunity without bringing a camera up to the face.
Googles Glass has been talked for a few months now and they should be. It could completely revolutionize the whole reality of what mobile photography is. Could they cancel out SLR's? Who knows a the present moment, but be on the look out for that 2014 release, and wait for the reviews.