Google Glass Addiction? Doctors Report First Case of Disorder
Recently, an article on NBC reported the first case of Google Glass addiction. According to a consulting doctor, the patient experienced withdrawal symptoms from not having on Google Glass, which he reportedly would wear for 18 hours a day. Apparently, when the doctor would ask the patient a question, he would place his finger to the right side of his face as if he was communicating with Google Glass and the patient even experienced dreams in which he was looking through the Google Glass headset. While, according to the doctor, Internet addiction has not been added to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorder, he believes it will so as the rate of Internet addiction, and now Google Glass Addiction, continues to rise.
After reading this article, I was shocked that Google Glass addiction has become a reality mainly because the tools seems incredibly limited at this moment. Along with the lack of ability to do much on Google Glass, I was also surprised by the fact that the patient spent approximately 18 hours a day on the device. This was surprising because according to further research, Google Glass only had a battery life of approximately two hours. I believe, though, that what this article highlighted most was not about Google Glass but about how the media is finally starting to pay attention to online addiction through technology whether that be the Internet, video games, or even Google Glass.
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