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Monday 12 August 2013

Google comes up with google glass......though for some its old news....but for rest here goes.....

Google Glass (styled "GLΛSS")...one of the latest  smartphone like hands free technologies introduced. It is a wearable computer with an optical head-mounted display (OHMD) that is being developed by Google in the Project Glass. Most of you must be wondering what it does Google Glass displays information in a smartphone-like hands-free format, that can interact with the Internet via natural  voice commands.
Glass is being developed by Google X, which has worked on other futuristic technologies such as driverless cars. 
According to several Google employees, the Glass was initially projected to be available to the public for "around the cost of current smartphones" by the end of 2012, but other reports stated that the Glass was not expected to be available for purchase by then. 
The Explorer Edition is available to testers and Google I/O developers in the United States for $1,500, to be delivered in early 2013, while the consumer version will be available in 2014 for approximately 300$ to 500$(rumoured).
Google Glass has the ability to take photos and record 720p HD video. While video is recording, a recording light is displayed above the eye, which is unnoticeable to the wearer.

A man controls Google Glass using the touchpad built into the side of the device
A touchpad is located on the side of Google Glass, allowing users to control the device by swiping through a timeline-like interface displayed on the screen. Sliding backward shows current events, such as weather, and sliding forward shows past events, such as phone calls, photos, circle updates, etc.
For the developer Explorer units the technical specs were given as:
  • Android 4.0.4 and higher
  • 640×360 display
  • 5-megapixel camera, capable of 720p video recording
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
  • Bluetooth
  • 16GB storage (12 GB available)
  • Texas Instruments OMAP 4430 SoC 1.2Ghz Dual(ARMv7)
  • 1 GB ram , but 628 MB abailable for developer edition.
  •  gyroscope 
  •  accelerometer 
  •  magnetometer (compass)
  • Ambient light sensing and proximity sensor 

Google Glass applications (Glassware) are free applications built by third-party developers. Glass also uses many existing Google applications, such as google now, google maps, google+, and gmail.
Many developers and companies have built applications for Glass, including news apps, facial recognition, photo manipulation, and sharing to social networks, such as facebook and twitter

Other than the touchpad, Google Glass can be controlled using "voice actions". To activate Glass, wearers tilt their heads 30° upward (which can be altered for preference) or tap the touchpad, and say "O.K., Glass." Once Glass is activated, wearers can say an action, such as "Take a picture", "Record a video", "Hangout with [person/Google+ circle]", "Google 'What year was Wikipedia founded?'", "Give me directions to E-Square", and "Send a message to Ezio Auditore". 

CREDITS --Mukul Dang

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