Google Maps' new Live View is an impressive feature that gives us yet another way to ignore the world around us.
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Live View gives us a glimpse into the future of augmented reality (AR). You hold up your phone and the app scans your surroundings using your camera, overlaying map data on top of the live view. The idea is that you can learn more about your surroundings. But does this add useful data to the world, or does it turn your street into another Google Maps layer?
“We’re already so connected to our phones and tablets that we risk accidents every day because we’re too busy scrolling to pay attention when we’re walking or driving. This new feature will make that worse,” Kyle MacDonald, VP at GPS tracking company Mojio, told Lifewire via email.
Once, a few years ago, I was so focused on following Google Maps directions down a dark village street that I stepped in a puddle that soaked my sneakers. This has become a family joke, even though I’m the least likely person to pull out my phone for a quick hit of app-fueled dopamine.
