via John Gruber. Casey Newton, c|net:

Speaking at the TED Conference today in Long Beach, Calif., Brin told the audi­ence that smart­phones are “emas­cu­lat­ing.” “You’re stand­ing around and just rub­bing this fea­ture­less piece of glass,” he said.

Emasculate:

What a weird thing to say. And almost none of us rub our smart­phone dis­plays, unless we’re try­ing to clean them. Weirdness aside, Google Glass meets a very spe­cific need: Photos or videos from a first per­son point of view requir­ing both hands to be free.