:“At first Google Glass was this huge thing. And then it became smaller and smaller and smaller. And then it became a tiny little thing that you put on your head, and you just hope you don’t get a brain tumor.” The comment got big laughs, but it was as if she had introduced an elephant many didn’t even know was in the room. “Sorry,” she added. The panel moderator swiftly moved the conversation along, but a woman in the audience circled back to the idea during a question-and-answer period, (28:00 in the video) saying it was proven that holding cell phones close to one’s head causes changes in the brain’s glucose levels. (Earlier this year, Fitbit ran into a separate health issue, and had to recall one model of its fitness trackers when customers broke out in rashes from exposure to nickel and chemicals in the wristbands.) Von Furstenberg put her hand to her brow, wearily. But the audience member had a valid point. For as much as we talk about wearable technology—Is it useful? Is it stylish? Is it affordable?—there’s a question we rarely raise: Is it safe? qz/313039/the-question-we-havent-been-asking-enough-about-wearables-will-they-make-us-sick/
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