'SNL' Mocks How Google Glass Can Be Used 'Discreetly'

By Vignesh Ramachandran2013-05-05 15:13:24 UTC

There has been a lot of chatter about how Google Glass will allow us to do things more discreetly. For example, the new gadget lets you take a photo with a slow wink or tweet with your eyes.

But during Saturday Night Live's "Weekend Update" skit on Saturday, tech correspondent "Randall Meeks" (played by Fred Armisen) showed just how "discreetly" a Google Glass user can send commands to the high-tech eyewear, while holding a regular conversation with anchor Seth Meyers.

"I used to spend so much time of my life looking down at my phone, and now, thanks to Google Glass, the phone is up here and I can use it without being rude or distracting," Meeks said, with a hint of sarcasm.

Meeks then proceeded to demonstrate how "easily" he can command Glass to connect to Wi-Fi and find Italian food. But he managed to have a mishap with...er...watching some adult material. Watch the entire Google Glass parody sketch above.

Homepage thumbnail image courtesy of NBC/Saturday Night Live.

Topics: Entertainment, Fred Armisen, Google Glass, Google Glass, parody, Saturday Night Live, Television if(window.pageChanged) window.omni({"channel":"entertainment","content_type":"article","top_channel":"entertainment","content_source_type":"Internal","content_source_name":"Internal","author_name":"Vignesh Ramachandran","age":"0","pub_day":5,"pub_month":5,"pub_year":2013,"pub_date":"05/05/2013","isPostView":true,"post_lead_type":"No Lead Image"}); metaData = {"link":[["canonical","http://mashable.com/2013/05/05/snl-google-glass-parody/"],["image_src","http://rack.1.mshcdn.com/media/ZgkyMDEzLzA1LzA1LzQ3L1NOTEdvb2dsZUdsLmNmNzg4LmpwZwpwCXRodW1iCTcyMHg3MjAjCmUJanBn/a8b8b82e/9d2/SNL-Google-Glass-Parody.jpg"]],"meta_property":[["og:url","http://mashable.com/2013/05/05/snl-google-glass-parody/"],["og:title","'SNL' Mocks How Google Glass Can Be Used 'Discreetly'"],["og:type","article"],["og:site_name","Mashable"],["og:image","http://rack.1.mshcdn.com/media/ZgkyMDEzLzA1LzA1LzQ3L1NOTEdvb2dsZUdsLmNmNzg4LmpwZwpwCXRodW1iCTcyMHg3MjAjCmUJanBn/a8b8b82e/9d2/SNL-Google-Glass-Parody.jpg"],["og:article:published_time","2013-05-05T15:13:24Z"],["og:article:modified_time","2013-05-05T17:22:58Z"]],"meta_name":[["description","A Google Glass parody sketch on \"Saturday Night Live\" showed just how \"easily\" one can use the gadget, while holding a regular conversation with someone."],["keywords",["parody","snl","saturday-night-live","uncategorized","entertainment","tv","google-glass","fred-armisen"]],["twitter:title","'SNL' Mocks How Google Glass Can Be Used 'Discreetly'"],["twitter:description","There has been a lot of chatter about how Google Glass will allow us to do things more discreetly. For example, the new gadget lets you take a photo with a slow wink or tweet with your eyes. But durin..."],["twitter:image","http://rack.3.mshcdn.com/media/ZgkyMDEzLzA1LzA1LzQ3L1NOTEdvb2dsZUdsLmNmNzg4LmpwZwpwCXRodW1iCTU2MHg3NTAKZQlqcGc/005d4301/9d2/SNL-Google-Glass-Parody.jpg"],["twitter:site","@mashable"],["twitter:url","http://mashable.com/2013/05/05/snl-google-glass-parody/"],["twitter:creator","@mashable"],["twitter:card","photo"],["twitter:image:width","560"],["twitter:image:height","750"]],"short_url":[["short_url","http://on.mash.to/Zy3gQL"]]};

View the original article here