Google Glass

Google Glass: It's not an enterprise product, get over it

Sat, 25 May 2013 00:05:42 GMT

Source: www.zdnet.com --- Friday, May 24, 2013
The wearable computer has many benefits. The problem is none of those bear any relevance to enterprise customers, and bring-your-own-device (BYOD) may cause more problems than it's worth. ...

Google Glass Features: Facial Recognition Coming To Glasses Via Lambda Labs App Interface [REPORT]

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:20:59 GMT

Source: www.idigitaltimes.com --- Friday, May 24, 2013
Google Glass will be receiving a facial recognition API thanks to Lambda Labs. Find out what this could entail! ...

Google Glass to Soon Go Out to Next Rounds of Users

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:20:00 GMT

Source: www.eweek.com --- Friday, May 24, 2013
Glass recipients in the first wave were developers at last year's Google I/O, but now Google will begin shipping to regular folks who applied to try them. ...

Google Glass exploration demonstrates a hidden browser and more (video)

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:31:00 GMT

Source: www.engadget.com --- Friday, May 24, 2013
While it's known that Google Glass has in-testing features just waiting to be exposed , we haven't seen many attempts to reveal them all. Zhuowei Zhang has stepped in with a complete list of what's under the hood, and it turns out that some of those features work... more or less. After modding the latest Glass firmware, Android Police can confirm that there is a functional Chrome browser lurking inside; Google just hasn't woven it into the user experience. Other Labs features produce similarly mixed results. OK Glass Everywhere lets users easily start a voice command chain from anywhere in the interface, but a video stabilization mode clearly isn't ready for prime time. Although you'll want to visit the source links for the full rundown, it's evident from just a cursory glimpse that Glass has plenty of room to grow. Filed under: Wearables , Google Comments Via: Android Police Source: GitHub ...

Google Glass might be fun - but your boss might not think so. Should you bring G...

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:07:33 GMT

Source: www.facebook.com --- Friday, May 24, 2013
Google Glass might be fun - but your boss might not think so. Should you bring Google's glasses to work? Read: http://www.zdnet.com/7000015872/ ...

Sherpa digital assistant coming to Google Glass, aims to outdo Google itself htt...

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:34:47 GMT

Source: www.facebook.com --- Friday, May 24, 2013
Sherpa digital assistant coming to Google Glass, aims to outdo Google itself http://slgr.co/10XIWMd ...

New Google Glass labs features leak, including ability to give voice commands anywhere in the UI

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:13:32 GMT

Source: thenextweb.com --- Friday, May 24, 2013
Following Google’s decision to release the Glass system image and rooted bootloader for hackers, new labs features have surfaced , including an “Ok Glass Anywhere” feature, which lets users give voice commands from anywhere in the UI. According to Android Police , this new feature initiates an “always listen mode.” Glass still has to be on, but now users won’t have to return to the main screen to give a voice command. Additional features can be enabled, including the “wink to take a picture” feature —which we’ve known about for a while now — and a Web browsing flag that simply does not work at the moment. Remember, this is highly experimental software, which is why everything from slightly buggy to downright broken features are to be expected. To see the newly discovered labs features in action, check out the video below: Earlier this week, Google shared that winning #ifihadglass applicants will start receiving invitations to try Glass “over the next few weeks.” Sadly, if you are not among the lucky few selected by Google, it doesn’t look like you’ll get your hands on Glass any time soon — the company says it isn’t “taking any more applications right now.” ...

Will Google (And The US Government) Permit Google Glass To Recognize Faces On Sight?

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:01:14 GMT

Source: www.popsci.com --- Friday, May 24, 2013
Google Glass Sans Person Google "Okay, Glass. Who's that?" TechCrunch has a nice look at a new API from Lambda Labs, an "early-stage startup" (meaning, brand-new) from San Francisco, that's causing a bit of consternation. Lambda Labs makes a facial recognition API, which you can actually try out here in your browser. But now Lambda has released a version of that API specifically for Google Glass. There are certain software restrictions that hold back what the hardware can do--in this case, you can't use the facial recognition API to get a real-time identification. Instead, you have to take a picture, send it to the app's developers for it to be analyzed, and then receive the ID. That doesn't take long, but it's not exactly a Robocop-level ID system. But the Glass hardware is capable of that kind of real-time information flow, to a degree. Glass isn't an augmented reality system; it's more like a tiny notifications screen in the corner of your field of view. You won't see a face with a name under it, but you might see a face, then tilt your eyes up and to the left and see text with an ID on it. The bigger and perhaps more interesting issue here is whether this will fly with Google and the US government. In a New York Times article , Steve Lee, director of project management for Google Glass, said: "We've consistently said that we won't add new face recognition features to our services unless we have strong privacy protections in p ...

What People Look Like Taking Photos and Video Using Google Glass

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:16:59 GMT

Source: links.laughingsquid.com --- Friday, May 24, 2013
What People Look Like Taking Photos and Video Using Google Glass ...

Recon Instruments Creates the Cycling Version of Google Glass

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:01:47 GMT

Source: www.bikerumor.com --- Friday, May 24, 2013
Recon Instruments, the same company that has already brought us heads up displays in goggles, is now taking... ...

Hands On With a Vision of the Future With Google Glass — Google I/O 2013

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:00:00 GMT

Source: www.apartmenttherapy.com --- Friday, May 24, 2013
Back in April, Gregory posted Everything You Need to Know About Google Glass , and just recently at this year's Google I/O I had the opportunity to try on Glass myself. As someone excited about the potential of a minimally intrusive, easy-to-wear, augmented reality experience, I was still a bit wary. My time wearing Glass revealed all of my best hopes and worst fears about the technology... More ...

How long is the battery life on Google Glass?

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:16:41 GMT

Source: www.itworld.com --- Friday, May 24, 2013
One of the biggest annoyances about otherwise great smartphones is when the battery struggles to make it through a single day of normal use. I'm pretty interested in Google Glass, to the point of considering buying when they become available to the general public, but I'm worried that they will have short battery life. read more ...

Sherpa digital assistant app coming to Google Glass

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:56:09 GMT

Source: androidcommunity.com --- Friday, May 24, 2013
Sherpa, for those not familiar with the name, is a virtual assistant app for Android. The app had been available for those in Spain and Latin America and back in[...] ...

Samsung will Supposedly Supply OLED Display for Consumer Version of Google Glass

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:20:16 GMT

Source: www.droidforums.net --- Friday, May 24, 2013
It looks like forces are moving in the industry and the manufacturing phase of Google Glass is pushing forward. New intel has surfaced that Samsung will be providing the OLED displays for the consumer version of the Google Glass wearable computer. Here's a quote with the details, Quote: The current versions of Glass, which Google has so far sold to developers and enthusiasts through the Explorer program, is said to feature a liquid crystal on silicon (LCOS) microdisplay, though official technical information isnt available. If the report is accurate, Samsung will provide OLED on silicon displays to replace the LCOS technology. OLEDs (organic light emitting diodes) require no backlighting, as liquid crystal displays do, which may let Google save space in the Glass by removing the lighting source. In addition, OLEDs have lower power requirements than LCDs, which is important in applications where the size of the battery is limited, such as Glass. At the Society for Information Display convention in Vancouver, Samsung Displays CEO hinted at this collaboration: OLED on silicon may be used for glasses-type, augmented-reality devices much like the Google Glass. The executive went on to say that Samsungs flexible OLED technology could be used in other wearable devices, such as smartwatches and health bands. Sources told Android Authority ahead of Google I/O that the Mountain View company is working on a smartwatch that has been dem ...

Viral Video: More Google Glass Photographer Spoofing (The Gift That Keeps on Giving)

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:14:24 GMT

Source: allthingsd.com --- Friday, May 24, 2013
No need to preface this, except to say there will apparently be no letting up on the meme that Google Glass presents some interesting challenges for its users. Enjoy: ...

Google Glass will be heading to the public soon. For now though here's everythin...

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:01:10 GMT

Source: www.facebook.com --- Friday, May 24, 2013
Google Glass will be heading to the public soon. For now though here's everything we know including our hands-on review of the 'Explorer' Edition... http://www.t3.com/news/Google-Glass-price-release-date-specs-and-info ...

Bad news: Google Glass will probably launch with terrible battery life

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:26:36 GMT

Source: www.neowin.net --- Friday, May 24, 2013
Quote Whether or not Google’s connected eyewear will appeal to the mass market, early reviews painted Google Glass as a very intriguing product. It’s not without some faults, of course, and one of the biggest problems with early units was battery life. Glass reportedly goes for about five hours on a charge with average usage, which isn’t very impressive at all. Use the device for something like capturing long videos, however, and battery life can drop to as low as just “a couple of hours.” The version tested by earlier reviewers was just a prototype though, and Glass fans are hoping that Google will improve the device’s efficiency before launching it. But according to recent comments from Google cofounder Sergey Brin, that may not be the case. In its deep dive into Google’s X Lab, Bloomberg Businessweek spoke with Brin about a number of things “Google X” is working on. Glass is clearly the division’s most widely publicized project, and Brin made an interesting, possibly troubling comment while discussing it. From the report: “Asked about Google Glass, a project he championed and which he has been photographed testing on the New York City subway, he points to the device perched on his nose and says, ‘You know, this is basically done.’ “ There are a few ways to interpret that comment. One interpretation suggests that while the “Explorer” models currently in use are prototypes, an updated version that is “basically done” exists withi ...

Bad news, Glass fans: Google Glass will probably launch with terrible battery life

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:05:17 GMT

Source: bgr.com --- Friday, May 24, 2013
Whether or not Google's connected eyewear will appeal to the mass market, early reviews painted Google Glass as a very intriguing product. It's not without some faults, of course, and one of the biggest problems with early units was battery life . Glass reportedly goes for about five hours on a charge with average usage, which isn't very impressive at all. Use the device for something like capturing long videos, however, and battery life can drop to as low as just "a couple of hours." The version tested by earlier reviewers was just a prototype though, and Glass fans are hoping that Google will improve the device's efficiency before launching it. But according to recent comments from Google cofounder Sergey Brin, that may not be the case. Continue reading... ...

Google Glass price, release date, specs and info

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:00:00 GMT

Source: www.t3.com --- Friday, May 24, 2013
Google Glass may not be the first AR headset we’ve ever seen but it’s certainly the one that's getting the most attention thanks to its Android-based credentials ...

Google Glass Photography & Android Apps for Writers: Top Stories of the Week

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:42:22 GMT

Source: www.mediabistro.com --- Friday, May 24, 2013
For your weekend reading pleasure, here are the most popular AppNewser headlines of the week. They include apps to clean your Android device, recommended apps for kids, and a Google Glass photographer. (video embedded above). Click here to sign up for AppNewser’s daily email newsletter, getting all our publishing stories, book deal news, videos, podcasts, interviews, and writing advice in one place. 1. Recommended Apps for Kids 2. Open Source Google Reader Replacement Released 3. Hilarious VIdeo Imagines Google Glass Photography Styles 4. Best iPad Stylus for Writers 5. How to convert ePub Books for use on Kindle 6. Send Free International Texts with These Apps 7. Best Writing Apps for Android Users 8. Elle is First Magazine To Launch Google Glass App 9. Free eBooks of the Week 10. OverDrive & SourceBooks Test Lending Same eBook to Millions of People New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media . ...