AJ Jacobs writes about trying all the things you're not supposed to do with Google Glass

My friend AJ Jacobs (author of fantastic self-experimentation books like Drop Dead Healthy and The Year of Living Biblically) says, “My Esquire Google Glass experiment went up today. It’s about how I put it to a series of grueling tests — I used my little face computer to cheat at poker with friends. Watch movies while talking to friends and family. Read Moby Dick. Be a Cyrano to a young single dude. Overload my brain. And as a high-tech moral conscience.”

I don’t plan to drive while watching my Glass — I do enjoying living — but what if I tried to watch video every moment of the day that I’m not operating heavy machinery? My first plan was to stream a series of back-to-back epic movies on my Glass as I ran my errands and made my calls. Unfortunately, Glass isn’t yet compatible with Netflix.

Instead, I had to settle for sixteen hours of YouTube. I watch Ali G while at the grocery. I watch a TED talk about bipolar disorder while scrubbing the dishes. While taking my kids to the Museum of Natural History, I creep myself out by watching the “Blurred Lines” video, squinting to make out the world’s tiniest nipples.

Things start to spin out of control. How could they not? It’s my childhood dream come true, this ever-present TV. My wife approaches me in the kitchen. I can see her mouth moving. I tell her, “I’m watching a Richard Pryor clip about the first black president. If it’s important, let me know, and I’ll pause.” She walks away.

Things You’re Not Supposed to Do With Google Glass