BY: Richard Hodge
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.
Google Glass is a wearable computer with an optical head-mounted display (OHMD) that is being developed by Google in the Project Glass research and development project. Glass is being developed by Google X, which has worked on other futuristic technologies such as driverless cars. The project was announced on Google+ by Project Glass lead Babak Parviz, an electrical engineer who has also worked on putting displays into contact lenses.
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 customization.
Current versions of Glass offer a 640 x 360 display. According to Google the 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.
There was speculation that Glass may launch early, before the end of 2013 but no announcement has been forthcoming from Google. 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?
Google Glass is awesome! This is revolutionary and will definitely change the world. I don't know if the coolest thing is the fact that it can record my email or provided direction. I do feel like there should be a better design for cosmetic appearance purposes though.
ReplyDeleteI'm so ready for Google Glass!
ReplyDeleteThe possibilities for gaming with First Person Shooters and racing games are going to go to another level
ReplyDeleteI might be the only one that thinks this is a little...excessive. I mean don't get me wrong it's nice and an advancement in technology but I don't see much for the need of it. Everything it does, a phone can do, except it's just not from a first person perspective. I also wonder would it be too much going on that it will distract when walking (especially in populated area) and especially driving.
ReplyDeleteOn second though, the thought of a shooting game through those would be absolutely amazing...but they might not wanna do that with all of these psychotic people that get influence by anything to go on some mass murdering spree.
Robert Kinney
Google keeps relesing some interesting products I definitely cant wait for this
ReplyDeleteI'm extremely excited for the Google Glass! It will be a new way of life and can open up so many new possibilities for the world. From video games to academics to entertainment. This will be amazing. Kudos to Google!
ReplyDeleteGoogle Glass is the next innovative step towards the future! I look forward to seeing the final product. However; I wonder if they use a price point that is low for the masses to purchase it, how much data will they be able to collect.
ReplyDeleteGoogle Glass seems very interesting but I am probably one of the few in my generation who would probably be reluctant to this change in technology. Granted, it's innovative but I wouldn't want to wear them very often at all and with the price I don't think it would be a great investment. I'll just look at my phone.
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