Mike Elgan on wearables (not only Apple Watch) and post-humanism. The Internet-of-Self.

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Originally shared by Mike Elgan

The Apple Watch and our cyborg future.

My first week of wearing the Apple Watch has transformed my thinking about the direction of mobile and wearable computing.

It has become clear to me that we’re all becoming cyborgs. A cyborg is a person whose normal human abilities are enhanced or magnified by technology. This is different from a person who uses technology as a tool.

While becoming a cyborg sounds unappealing, it’s actually going to boost health, happiness and prosperity.

Android fans, Apple-haters and techno-skeptics: Stay with me here. This column is not about how great Apple is. It’s about the cultural journey we’re all on together.

In my week of wearing the Apple Watch, I have experienced three epiphanies about what the wearable revolution has in store for all of us. Here’s what I’ve realized: 

http://www.computerworld.com/article/2920305/wearables/the-apple-watch-and-our-cyborg-future.html

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