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Google Glass: release date, news and features

Google Glass: release date, news and features

UPDATED Are Google's glasses more than just a gimmick?

By Stuart Houghton November 7th 2013

40 COMMENTS

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Many of us spend a significant portion of our day glued to our smartphones, or to other connected
devices. Reading social media or checking out the weather or otherwise dipping into the wealth of
data at our disposal will typically consume all of our attention, making it hard to do anything else.
Google Glass might offer a solution to this problem, giving us a way of using the outboard brain of the
internet while still being able to do other things. Glass was created, according to Google, to "be there
when you need it and get out of your way when you don't."
The first Glass units have been with early adopters (who had to sign up to a lottery for the privilege)
since April and Google is using this semi-public testing period to fine tune the device for general
consumption, as well as get the world used to the idea of wearables.

Google Glass and its prism display

Google Glass features

Essentially, Google Glass is a wearable Android-powered computer built into spectacle frames so that
you can perch a display in your field of vision, film, take pictures, search and translate on the go as
well as run specially-designed apps.
Google Glass uses a miniature display to put data in front (or at least, to the upper right) of your vision
courtesy of a prism screen. This is designed to be easily seen without obstructing your view.

Google Glass options

Glass responds to voice commands as well as taps and gestures on the touch-sensitive bar that runs
along the side of the frame. You can start a search with "Ok Glass.." and take a photo or launch an app
with a command phrase or a tap of your finger. Glass can also be paired with a phone using the My
Glass app to allow quick fiddling with settings and customisation.
Google Glass runs a version of Android, so developers can easily create apps that take advantage of its
unique display and input methods. Developers using Google's Mirror API, which makes it possible for
apps to speak directly with a Glass headset, are forbidden from charging for their software or
embedding ads in the Glass display. Google has indicated that this policy may change however.
The early Google Glass apps provide a neat glimpse into the potential of the headset.

Google Glass - certainly capturing plenty of attention

You'll be able to use Google Maps to get directions although as there is no built in GPS receiver you'll
need to tether Glass to your smartphone. Several third party developers have announced apps for
services including Evernote, Skitch and Path.
The New York Times has also demoed an app that will pop up news headlines on request and
JetBlue has suggested that it could create an app to show how much time was left before you had to
board your flight. One developer even created an app (since removed by Google) to allow
surreptitious taking of photos simply by blinking when you have something good in your sights.
Google has snapped up voice specialists DNNresearch whose voice recognition tech could give Glass
the ability to translate words being spoken to you into your own language on the display. Obviously
you'll need a WiFi connection or a hefty data plan if you're in another country, but it's certainly a neat
trick if it works.

Google Glass design

Glass is designed to be lightweight and as unobtrusive as possible. The frame will come with
adjustable pads for comfort, and is expected to be both light and extremely robust. It will also have a
touchpad along one arm for silent interaction.
If you already wear glasses, don't worry. Google is trialing several different designs that will enable
Glass to be attached to existing frames. There is also the possibility of designer prescription glasses
with Glass functionality built in. This patent might give us a glimpse of a future, more natural
looking version of Glass.

Google Glass - another reason not to miss your flight

At the moment Google Glass comes in five colours: Charcoal, Tangerine, Shale, Cotton and Sky.
Using Glass's translation ability to turn that list from marketing speak to plain English, that's black,
orange, grey, white and blue. Consumer versions of the product could offer a different palette.

Google Glass specifications

Current versions of Glass offer a 640 x 360 display. According to Googlethe display is "the
equivalent of a 25-inch high definition screen from eight feet away." There is a 5 megapixel camera
built-in to the frame that can also capture video at 720p resolution.
The rechargeable battery last for roughly a day, although that's with the standard "typical use" caveat,
which probably excludes a lot of video capture or playback.
There's 16GB of flash memory built into the device, although only 12GB is currently available for
user storage. The device will sync to your Google Drive, giving you both a place to stash your photos
and video clips as well as a stash of documents and files you can call up from the cloud.

Google Glass will come in five colours

Bluetooth and WiFi will be built in, but there is no GPS chip - so the Glass will probably work best
alongside an Android phone for full Google Maps functionality. You can however pair with any
Bluetooth enabled phone and we would expect some support for iOS at least.
Sound will be produced through bone conduction transfer - vibrating your skull to transmit to your
eardrum. Google recently revealed a new version of the Glass headset that can take an optional mono
earbud if you need to wear Glass in a noisy environment where bone conduction just can't give the
volume you require.
Tech Radar was able to spend some time with the Google Glass Explorer edition and give our verdict
on this early model.

Google Glass Controversy

Obviously with any new technology there is the potential for misuse - and Google Glass is perhaps a
little problematic when it comes to privacy. Of course, Google would say that it is merely taking the
functionality that we already have in our portable devices and making it more readily accessible.
A lot will come down to personal preference. For many, the prospect of being filmed by someone from
their glasses will make them uneasy and having conversations logged and transcribed will be divisive.
Google has released some information regarding how you know when people are filming through the
device, which should quash some people's fears that the device will be used as a perving mechanism.
Google also acted to remove an app that allowed photos to be taken silently via blinking, which could
potentially have been abused. Facial recognition apps will also be banned from the Glass equivalent
of Google Play following privacy concerns.

Google Glass - is it evil?

It's important to note that there may be restrictions on when you use Glass, both legal and social.
Indeed, one early adopter has already been arrested for driving while 'distracted' by her Google Glass
headset. On the other side of the legal coin, another member of the Google Glass Explorer program
became the first Glass user to film an arrest using his headset. Some jurisdictions may frown on this
kind of public oversight.
A strip club and a bar have already earned cheap publicity by pre-emptively banning Glass, and
TechRadar columnist Gary Marshall has had his say on Glass' privacy implications. Gary
also looked at just who fears Google Glass and why.

Google Glass Competition

Google Glass - coming to a developer near you (if you live in the US)
Much as with the recent fad for Smart Watches, Google Glass is certain to spawn
competitors. Apple and Microsoft are Google's most obvious rivals - and both are rumoured to be
working on their own equivalents. Samsung could be getting in on the act too with what looks like a
sportier take on the concept.
Sony has gone so far as to patent a Glass-alike offering with a 'double lens' projecting visuals to both
eyes. Vuzix, Oakley, Baidu and Oculon are also said to be working on rival systems.

There is going to be plenty of competition going forward

Another project that is attracting attention for mixing screens and glasses is the Oculus Rift, which is
currently very much about gaming, but could feasibly - using a camera - show you live video of reality
and enable some awesome real time overlays because it's a complete screen. The sheer size and weight
of the Oculus Rift headset as it currently exists means it is unlikely to happen soon, however.

Google Glass price

Google Glass is not yet commercially available but some of those who signed up to the Google Glass
Explorer program have been able to purchase a developer edition for $1,500 - around 985 or
AU$1,449. Such is the buzz behind Google Glass that there is now a black market in Explorer
program invites, with a 'Buy It Now' invite going for as much as $2,999.
The consumer versions are expected to be a little cheaper, although any actual prices remain
speculative. They are unlikely to be super-cheap - but Google's success with the Nexus 7 tablet may
prompt the company to subsidise some of the cost.

Google Glass - robust enough?

Google recently unveiled an accessories store, selling Google Glass add-ons and extras at premium
prices. A spare pouch for Glass will set you back $50 and a clear eye shield is on sale for $75.

Google Glass with glasses

Google Glass release date

There was speculation that Glass may launch early, before the end of 2013 but no announcement has
been forthcoming from Google. Google has however announced that another round of invites will be
sent out to those who wish to buy a Google Glass Explorer edition, with existing users able to invite
up to three friends. Which could mean that the original 2014 launch is more likely. In short, it will
soon be easier to get a developer edition, but those wanting a proper consumer model will have to wait
until well into 2014.
While waiting for the full release, we had some thoughts about where Google Glass may be headed by
the end of the decade. If Google's wearable future comes to pass, just what will the world of tech look
like by 2020?

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metronomeDecember 10th 2013

40
Ha could always get these SMART Glasses that dont make you like a Google Cyborg and dont cost that
much either :-D
http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/pivothead-smart/x/4042531

johnphanchaladNovember 30th 2013

39
The technology and the features of Google glass seems still not yet perfect, despite a lot of news said that
this gadget is amazing, but for some people, including me, Google Slass is to complicated to understand. In
addition, there are so many obscurity things when it will actually released in general. Thanks, By:
Johnphanchalad.net

kt_cambrionixNovember 27th 2013

38
An impressive bit of tech. I'm intrigued as to whether this will go main stream or if it will just be tech keen
people that buy them. If you'd like to know about other wearable tech for your head, have a look at my
blog: http://bit.ly/1frteBt

techboySeptember 24th 2013

37
Great product. It is gonna be milestone for our life. With the new design, it will be much more attractive
also. If you are also interested in glass, take a look at the videos:
www.glassvideo.tv

telestreamAVSeptember 19th 2013

36
It will be interesting to see whether people use these to live stream first person POV - I've already read an
article about surgeons in India using Google Glass to live stream surgery for medical students to watch,
which opens up interesting possibilities for education. As a company that does live streaming
(http://www.telestream.com.au) we're watching the possibilities closely.

zaoudisSeptember 5th 2013

35
Smartphone users on Google glass goo.gl/7GD56y

kampmannSeptember 5th 2013

34
I really want the google glass as soon as possible. When can I order it. On http://www.mygoogleglass.de I
read that it will be available in Germany in the beginning of 2014?!

twitabiliSeptember 4th 2013

33
AKILLI GZLKTEN (GOOGLE GLASS PROJECT) NASIL YARARLANIRIZ ?
Yaklak 3 yl nce yazdm ( ki ayn gnlerde GOOGLE a da bu yazy gndermitim) Gelecein
Gzl projemi Google 4 Nisan 2012 tarihinde yapt ve byk ses getiren bir sunumla 1-2 yl iinde
gerekletireceini umduu bir projeye dntrd.
Bu gelimeden byk bir gurur duyduumu sylemekte bir saknca grmyorum. Her ne kadar yazmda
byle bir teknoloji iin henz erken olduunu , bunun 10 yl iinde gerekleeceini belirtsem de Google
sahip olduu olaanst imkanlarla bunu daha yakn bir tarihe ekebilir.
Google bile henz byle bir cihazn Dnyay ve insanl ne denli etkileyip, yaammzda nasl bir
deiiklik yapacann farknda deil.
Onlar sadece u anda kullandmz akll telefonlarn ve tablet bilgisayarlarn elde tanmayp, giyilebilir
(wearable) bir cihaza dntn sanyor veya hayal edebiliyorlar fakat Akll Gzlkler bunun ok
tesinde, zaman zaman hayat kurtaran, gnlk yaammzda vazgeemeyeceimiz bir cihaza
dneceinden habersizler.
Bu durum yaammza giren pek ok cihaz iinde balangta byle olmutur. rnein bilgisayarlar ilk
kullanlmaya baladnda arkasndan internet geleceini ve yaammz kkten deitireceini hi kimse
ngremezdi.
Yaadmz bunca deneyimden sonra gelecekte Akll Gzlklerin hangi durumlarda ve nasl
kullanlacana dair baz ngrlerde bulunabiliriz.
Google yapt sunumlarda Akll Gzln daha ziyade insanlar aras iletiimin ellerimizi kullanmadan,
sesli komutlarla salanacan vurgulamtr. Bu sunum yanl deil fakat eksiktir.
Akll Gzlk uzmanlardan destek almay ok kolaylatracak bir organizasyonla birlikte kullanldnda
( inter communicationa dntnde) her an, her yerde arkamzda binlerce deiik konuda bir uzmanlar
ordusu olacaktr.
Kii bana 1000-2000 usd lk yatrmla milyonlarca kii ek gelir salayacaktr.
Dnya apnda bir bilgi paylam organizasyonu iinde yer alacak bu uzmanlar kendileri iin zel olarak
programlanm bir Akll Gzle ve yine zel olarak programlanm Standart bir bilgisayara sahip
olacaklardr. Yaplan btn yatrm bununla snrl olacaktr.
Akll Gzlk kullanan bir kii ne zaman zmekte zorland bir sorunla karlasa annda sesli komutlarla
destek isteyecek ve annda kendine uzman destei ulaacaktr.
imdi bunu bir rnekle aklamaya alalm.
Aracnzla yolda giderken bir arza belirdi.
Aracnzn servisinden veya o iin uzmanndan yardm talep ettiniz.
Uzman size gznzdeki akll gzlk takl iken motor kaputunu amanz ve srasyla btn kablolar
yavaa gzden geirmenizi syledi ve bir kablonun yerinden ktn kendi gzlnde veya
bilgisayarnda grd. Sizi yerini sesli komutlarla o kabloya yneltti ve o kabloyu yerine takmanz syledi
ve sorun zld.
O anda sizin gzlnzden sadece siz deil uzman da bakyordu. Yani ayn gzlkten iki kii birden

bakyordu.
Kald ki durumun ciddiyetine gre daha fazla uzman da ayn gzlkten bakarak birinin grmediini dieri
grebilir. Olay birlikte gzlemlemeye balayabilirler.
imdi de hayat kurtarmay bir rnekle aklayalm.
Ayn zamanda bir gne gzl olan Akll Gzlnzle ormanda trekking yaparken hi ummadnz bir
ekilde bir ay ile karlatnz.
Aranzda yaklak 100 adm mesafe var.Tehlikedesiniz ama bir uzman yardm alacak kadar zamannz var.
( panie kaplmazsanz) Hemen sesli komutla uzman yardm istersiniz.
Bu tr durumlarda srayla ne yaplmas gerektiini iyi bilen bir uzman sizi nce sakinletirecek ve
baklarnz evirdiiniz ayy kendi gzlnden veya bilgisayarndan da grecektir.
Aynn sizi grp grmediini anlayarak bu olasla gre baz tavsiyelerde bulunacaktr. Byle durumlarda
ne yaplacan ben de bilmiyorum ama mutlaka ie yarar bir tavsiyede bulunacaktr.
Ya bir aa arkasna saklanmanz ya da aynn o blgeden geip gitmesi iin sessiz kalmanz veya ay sizi
fark etti ise yksek sesle bararak ayy korkutmanz elinizdeki sopayla ona tehditkar davranmanz vs
nerecektir.
Byk bir olaslkla uzmann tavsiyelerinden biri ie yarayacaktr.
Bu rnekleri ilanihaye uzatmak mmkndr. Ama biz bu iki rnekle imdilik yetinelim.
Akll gzln kullanm bunlarla da snrl kalmayp dallanp budaklanp hayatmzn her alann igal
edecektir hatta bir tr bamllk ta yaratacaktr fakat bundan kimse rahatsz olmayacak aksine onun varl
ile kendimizi daha gvende hissedip her olumsuz durumla ba edebileceimiz zgvenine sahip olacaz.
Bizden uzakta olup ta bizden destek isteyenlere onun gzlerinin grd yerleri grerek destek
verebileceiz. Bu imdiye kadar ancak hayal edebildiimiz ancak u gnk teknoloji ile gerekleen
olaanst bir yeniliktir.
Tm Dnyaya ve insanla yararl olur umarm.
Benim de orbada bir tuzum varsa ne mutlu bana. RIFAT KAYIN 15-10-2012

twitabiliSeptember 4th 2013

32
AKILLI GZLKTEN (GOOGLE GLASS PROJECT) NASIL YARARLANIRIZ ?
Yaklak 3 yl nce yazdm ( ki ayn gnlerde GOOGLE a da bu yazy gndermitim) Gelecein
Gzl projemi Google 4 Nisan 2012 tarihinde yapt ve byk ses getiren bir sunumla 1-2 yl iinde
gerekletireceini umduu bir projeye dntrd.
Bu gelimeden byk bir gurur duyduumu sylemekte bir saknca grmyorum. Her ne kadar yazmda
byle bir teknoloji iin henz erken olduunu , bunun 10 yl iinde gerekleeceini belirtsem de Google
sahip olduu olaanst imkanlarla bunu daha yakn bir tarihe ekebilir.
Google bile henz byle bir cihazn Dnyay ve insanl ne denli etkileyip, yaammzda nasl bir
deiiklik yapacann farknda deil.
Onlar sadece u anda kullandmz akll telefonlarn ve tablet bilgisayarlarn elde tanmayp, giyilebilir
(wearable) bir cihaza dntn sanyor veya hayal edebiliyorlar fakat Akll Gzlkler bunun ok
tesinde, zaman zaman hayat kurtaran, gnlk yaammzda vazgeemeyeceimiz bir cihaza
dneceinden habersizler.
Bu durum yaammza giren pek ok cihaz iinde balangta byle olmutur. rnein bilgisayarlar ilk
kullanlmaya baladnda arkasndan internet geleceini ve yaammz kkten deitireceini hi kimse
ngremezdi.
Yaadmz bunca deneyimden sonra gelecekte Akll Gzlklerin hangi durumlarda ve nasl
kullanlacana dair baz ngrlerde bulunabiliriz.
Google yapt sunumlarda Akll Gzln daha ziyade insanlar aras iletiimin ellerimizi kullanmadan,
sesli komutlarla salanacan vurgulamtr. Bu sunum yanl deil fakat eksiktir.
Akll Gzlk uzmanlardan destek almay ok kolaylatracak bir organizasyonla birlikte kullanldnda
( inter communicationa dntnde) her an, her yerde arkamzda binlerce deiik konuda bir uzmanlar
ordusu olacaktr.
Kii bana 1000-2000 usd lk yatrmla milyonlarca kii ek gelir salayacaktr.
Dnya apnda bir bilgi paylam organizasyonu iinde yer alacak bu uzmanlar kendileri iin zel olarak
programlanm bir Akll Gzle ve yine zel olarak programlanm Standart bir bilgisayara sahip
olacaklardr. Yaplan btn yatrm bununla snrl olacaktr.

Akll Gzlk kullanan bir kii ne zaman zmekte zorland bir sorunla karlasa annda sesli komutlarla
destek isteyecek ve annda kendine uzman destei ulaacaktr.
imdi bunu bir rnekle aklamaya alalm.
Aracnzla yolda giderken bir arza belirdi.
Aracnzn servisinden veya o iin uzmanndan yardm talep ettiniz.
Uzman size gznzdeki akll gzlk takl iken motor kaputunu amanz ve srasyla btn kablolar
yavaa gzden geirmenizi syledi ve bir kablonun yerinden ktn kendi gzlnde veya
bilgisayarnda grd. Sizi yerini sesli komutlarla o kabloya yneltti ve o kabloyu yerine takmanz syledi
ve sorun zld.
O anda sizin gzlnzden sadece siz deil uzman da bakyordu. Yani ayn gzlkten iki kii birden
bakyordu.
Kald ki durumun ciddiyetine gre daha fazla uzman da ayn gzlkten bakarak birinin grmediini dieri
grebilir. Olay birlikte gzlemlemeye balayabilirler.
imdi de hayat kurtarmay bir rnekle aklayalm.
Ayn zamanda bir gne gzl olan Akll Gzlnzle ormanda trekking yaparken hi ummadnz bir
ekilde bir ay ile karlatnz.
Aranzda yaklak 100 adm mesafe var.Tehlikedesiniz ama bir uzman yardm alacak kadar zamannz var.
( panie kaplmazsanz) Hemen sesli komutla uzman yardm istersiniz.
Bu tr durumlarda srayla ne yaplmas gerektiini iyi bilen bir uzman sizi nce sakinletirecek ve
baklarnz evirdiiniz ayy kendi gzlnden veya bilgisayarndan da grecektir.
Aynn sizi grp grmediini anlayarak bu olasla gre baz tavsiyelerde bulunacaktr. Byle durumlarda
ne yaplacan ben de bilmiyorum ama mutlaka ie yarar bir tavsiyede bulunacaktr.
Ya bir aa arkasna saklanmanz ya da aynn o blgeden geip gitmesi iin sessiz kalmanz veya ay sizi
fark etti ise yksek sesle bararak ayy korkutmanz elinizdeki sopayla ona tehditkar davranmanz vs
nerecektir.
Byk bir olaslkla uzmann tavsiyelerinden biri ie yarayacaktr.
Bu rnekleri ilanihaye uzatmak mmkndr. Ama biz bu iki rnekle imdilik yetinelim.
Akll gzln kullanm bunlarla da snrl kalmayp dallanp budaklanp hayatmzn her alann igal
edecektir hatta bir tr bamllk ta yaratacaktr fakat bundan kimse rahatsz olmayacak aksine onun varl
ile kendimizi daha gvende hissedip her olumsuz durumla ba edebileceimiz zgvenine sahip olacaz.
Bizden uzakta olup ta bizden destek isteyenlere onun gzlerinin grd yerleri grerek destek
verebileceiz. Bu imdiye kadar ancak hayal edebildiimiz ancak u gnk teknoloji ile gerekleen
olaanst bir yeniliktir.
Tm Dnyaya ve insanla yararl olur umarm.
Benim de orbada bir tuzum varsa ne mutlu bana. RIFAT KAYIN 15-10-2012

briankingAugust 20th 2013

31
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merrickpAugust 15th 2013

30
I love the google glass product. The future is here! Google glass would go great with the HOT smar****ch
that just came out as well on kickstarter! Im getting both together. check it out if you haven't already:
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priyesh152July 31st 2013

29
is google goggle avalable in the market

gracieopulanzaJuly 30th 2013

28
Gracie Opulanza who interviews fashion and sports celebrities for menstylefashion.com would love to be
part of trying this out. please contact me

jennyzhclJuly 29th 2013

27
I'm fascinated by how fast technology is developing these days. I would love to give Google Glass a try, but
for now, I can only rely on consumer testimonials. One of the workers at our company is a Google Glass
Explorer and he recently posted a review of his experience on our blog. You can check it out here!
http://www.dtelepathy.com/blog/design/google-glass

autotee101July 22nd 2013

26
I am blind in my right eye will they have the option of being able to have the heads up display one the left
side of the glasses

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25
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mrgauravesJune 21st 2013

24
Great Info . More details on Google Glass here
http://www.buy-google-glass.in

TechnologyTribuneJune 20th 2013

23
It's a truly amazing device. World can be a very different place if we see it through Google Glass. I think it
can change the we see, communicate with each other.
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MrFoolishgamerJune 14th 2013

22
I can't wait till these come out and I get enough money to buy them, I think this will be fun for when you
are cycling/walking down the road or when in a conversation with friends/family and need to quickly and
easily Google something :D

henkhostingJune 13th 2013

21
Great article. More short info on Google Glass can be found here
http://www.buy-google-glass.com

bartsmitJune 7th 2013

20
I don't know why everything has to become an instant success. The internet itself wasn't useful to the
average consumer until well into the 2000's.

BWilliMay 29th 2013

19
I quite like the idea of augmented reality. It would make being a police officer easier, you could have it
display things you need to consider whenever you attend a crime scene or apprehend a criminal (to make
sure you tie up loose ends so the case doesn't get thrown out of court). You could have a camera on the back
of your hat, and have the rear facing camera displaying on your augmented reality display, giving you the
ability to see what is in front and what is behind you. You could put a wireless camera on your gun or
something, so that you can look around corners, ensuring you know what is around it, before you actually
go around it.
It could be good for anyone with first aid, you could be out and about and someone collapses, not knowing
what to do until the ambulance gets there, you could pull up a first aid app that displays on your augmented
reality what you need to do, you could have someone (they normally have two people in an ambulance)
displaying on your screen what you need to do, whilst the other person drives.
I am also intrigued about whether subliminal messages work. It is one thing to display advertising, but what
if you used the display to flash subliminal messages, so you could learn french on your way to work (I do
not know if subliminal messages work or not). I would like to know if your brain can actually act on visual
queues from a subliminal message, without you having to consciously know about it, i.e could you use the
google glasses to display your cars dashboard, but instead of permanently displaying it, just display it as a
subliminal message (so you don't get distracted by stuff being permanently on screen) and would your brain
be able to register that there is a subliminal message saying you are driving at 105 k/p/hr, so you react by
slowing down. I guess the question would be, can your brain register information without it being
consciously known you are registering it. If that worked, I could imagine there would be a lot more uses for
augmented reality than just displaying images we consciously are aware of.
Imagine a world where you get a subconscious message from an augmented reality device (like google
glasses) and being able to act on it subconsciously using something like
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=pogue-6-electronic-devices-you-can-control-with-yourthoughts, then you could have true hands free everything, you could have the camera on the google glass
pickup the view in front as you are driving along, you could have the augmented reality provide subliminal
queues to the brain on what is happening, and using the headset, have your brain complete a task, like make
the car turn, without you needing to raise a hand, or even visually take note of what is going on around you.
It could be one step closer to having a true surrogate, where you get all the stimulus direct to your brain
through subliminal queues, and then control the surrogate directly with your brain, whilst you just lie back
on a chair..

william512May 28th 2013

18
Google Glass is an interesting concept. If it is used properly it will be of great use. In the meanwhile i
installed Google Glass on my Galaxy S3. http://itechwik.com/install-google-glass-os-on-your-androiddevice-google-glass-launcher-2653/

rnieropMay 22nd 2013

17
I would love to have a set of these. I have a Brain Injury and this device would help me tremendously in my
day to day living. I struggle on a daily basis to do simple tasks because of my memory. Simple task for you
are a chore for me. I could only imagine getting relevant data to me then any normal person can recall on
the fly. Seeing faces and get a name on the fly? I rather be Google experimental subject then the V.A. who
has done nothing for people like me.

CashOnTheNailMay 20th 2013

16
Would-like-to feed-my HDD movie-collection .iso to 'my-glasses'

runrepMay 16th 2013

15
Calm down guys ! The privacy issue is easily solved by a pulsing LED while recording....sensitive people
will soon tell you to switch off. But these are just like bluetooth headsets.....people WONT where them all
day. They will put them on when they are useful and take them off when not.

Dr_WiseAssMay 3rd 2013

14
I also heard through the grapevime that Google is working on another version of Glass called Google ***.
This unit will allow the world to get a bowl-eyed view of the contents that the individual has consumed that
day.

Giena09April 29th 2013

13
What is this world?!?! This is too much! People Won't Move anymore... :( I don't want to live in this
world.......Wall-E you are RIGHT! ...

S1myApril 27th 2013

12
Free brain tumor with every purchase?.

berioApril 19th 2013

11
I had laser eye surgery, no way I am putting anything else than sunglasses on my nose ;-)

BehavioralInterfaceApril 9th 2013

10
OK, today G-glasses doesn't really works and it is not aesthetic.
The real target is to prepare the next generation of mobile, the wearable human factor computing system,
the capacity to operate mobile without hands.
http://www.businessinsider.com/the-end-of-the-smartphone-era-is-coming-2012-11
http://techcrunch.com/2013/03/24/sony-glass/

There is another reason it cannot work (as all others by the way). There is a paradox Google and the others
haven't solved yet : if I want to know the behavior without handling, I need to measure the behavior, my
relation and my reaction to my environment. I have to interfere with the perception (visual in case of Gglass). But if I interfere I degrade the result of the measure. More I interfere, less the result can be useful.
Anyway this is the future : an interface able to measure and interpret our behavior without interfering with
perception.
The key is a behavioral search engine !
Don't dream any more, it works :-)
https://www.box.com/s/10cc1638b1e14494921a

erikvictoryMarch 25th 2013

9
Google Glass is functionally superfluous and is aesthetically on par with other recently passe cornball fads
such as Vibram fivefingers, bluetooth earpieces, et al. I love that pretty much every tech company has spent
the last ten years cribbing Apple's style, yet completely ignore the principle goal that good design is
unobtrusive and ideally invisible. Instead of a focus on those elements, Google wants to affix their hokey*** design across your face like a set of orthodontic headgear on upside-down.

meenaMarch 6th 2013

8
pls send me how to use camera and how to send messages using google glases and how we use it.do we
need our mobile when we use glasses,if so how much distance it can between glasses and mobile and
please if possible send me all data and ppt regarding google glasses pls bcoz i have seminar tommorow

digitalgFebruary 17th 2013

7
no google glasses for me! it reminds me one of sponge bob episodes when plankton took over and gave
everyone a bucket to wear on their head (or wall-e)... it's like a spy of you - only you put it on your head
with your own will and pay money for it. no thank you

asdfjklFebruary 17th 2013

6
Anyone remember WALL-E? I see this society headed there!

grgismeFebruary 15th 2013

5
Advertising is supposedly not planned at all for the device:
IEEE Spectrum: Will Google Glass display advertising?
Babak Parviz: At the moment, there are no plans for advertising on this device.
http://spectrum.ieee.org/consumer-electronics/gadgets/google-glass-features-and-apps-still-in-flux

Romulus1February 15th 2013

4
If LeVar Burton were to showcase them that would guarantee their success. After that, Big Bang fame.

tecktodayOctober 20th 2012

3

Awesome inspiration website,you are a source for all the technology issues great rocking.!
you can also see this site for a friendly visit www.tecktoday.com

MARTINI3377May 14th 2012

2
People who get injured walking with this device shouldn't be allowed to own one lol, and they will
probably pass a law against driving with this device, although with the integration with google's automated
driving car, it won't matter much.

TheStavMay 2nd 2012

1
A direct connect to the cloud? Isn't 16GB on anyone's
phone enough. A home or business server doesn't
cost a lot to set up.
I have privacy concerns about clouds and some
more than others.
I like the tech, but it will be a potential life
threatening distraction for a lot of people
i.e. driving or just walking.

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