American doctors have documented the first case of mental disorder attributed to the -unrecognized- Internet addiction disease caused by the use of Google Glass.
The patient was a 31-year-old man who was admitted to the US Navy's detox center in the summer of 2014 with symptoms of alcoholism. He was showing symptoms of depression which were quickly attributed to the lack of his glasses, doctors from San Diego, USA, noticed, which he wore continuously for 18 hours, with short breaks to sleep or take a bath.
Kathryn Yunga, Erin Eickhoffa, Diane L. Davisa, Warren P. Klama and Andrew P. Doanc published a related report in the scientific journal Addictive Behaviors.
The patient was particularly irritable when he could not use Google Glass, often and involuntarily making a movement with his right hand towards his head and then a tap with his index finger, a movement that activates Google Glass. Whenever he was asked to take off the Glass in his work environment, he became irritable and argued to the contrary.
The young man remained in home treatment for 35 days, and eventually his irritability decreased, as did his involuntary movements. His short-term memory and clarity also improved. At times, he continued to have dreams as if he were looking through Google Glass, the doctors reported.
The otherwise wonderful Google Glass has been heavily criticized, mainly because it annoys those who are wearing it, fearing that they are being recorded without their consent. This is also why there are increasing voices that are already consigning it to the shelf of history, such as the well-known columnist for PC Magazine, John Dvorak (RIP Google Glass) or for other reasons such as the one cited by Steve Jobs' successor, Tim Cook:
However, Google has already dispelled many of the "myths" surrounding its Glasses, including that Google Glass will soon be on store shelves.
Most Google Glass owners are located in South Korea (8% of the total), with Indians following (6%), according to a recent survey by Expedia.
Source: tech.in.gr
