This document summarizes a presentation about Google Glass and smart eyewear technologies. It discusses Augnition's work mobilizing businesses using technologies like Glass, iBeacons, augmented reality, and games. It provides an overview of Glass's technical capabilities and limitations. Example apps are given for different use cases like notifications, camera, sharing, monitoring, scanning, and games. Open questions are raised about whether Glass and other smart glasses can succeed as consumer devices or are better suited for enterprise uses like field service support or healthcare.

1. Google Glass
Meetup
Communicatieloft - Gent, 10/3/2014
Luc Peeters
@augnition
www.augnition.com

2. • Augnition: “We mobilize your business”
• Better than real: smart glasses & augmented reality
• Next gen mobile technology
Our mission, our business

3. Our mission, our business
Mobilize
Your
Business
=
Mobile
iBeacons
Glass
AR
Gamification
Simulators & 3D
Partner:
Digitmedia
Partner:
Digitmedia
Partner:
GRIN

4. • Joint-Venture with Digitmedia
Ø Apps for smartphone & tablets since 2010
Mobile Development

5. • Joint-Venture with Digitmedia
Ø Apps for smartphone & tablets since 2010
Mobile Development

6. • Mobile companion apps to inform and
support any time, anywhere
• Smart eyewear apps for handsfree info in
the blink of an eye
• iBeacon-solutions to provide proximity
based info
• Augmented Reality to enrich the view
• Gamification to engage and interact
Our services : design & build
Source: Survey by ‘Open Mobile Media’, 2013
Wearables are booming

7. MWC 2014: Year of the Wearables
Sony SmartBand
Fitness Tracking
Samsung Gear Fit
Huawei Talkband B1

8. Google Glass: Star Trek technology
that comes true ? (VISOR)

9. Google Glass: Augmented Reality
Glasses ?

10. Google Glass: Augmented Reality
Glasses ?

11. Glass technology #1: “rear mirror” view
• “Corner of the eye” screen
• Limited Field of View (<20°)

12. Glass technology #1: “rear mirror” view
• Google Glass:
• Display: 14° DFoV

13. Glass technology #1: “rear mirror” view
• Google Glass:
• Android 4.0.4 (>4.4)
• Proprietary UI:
‘timeline cards’

14. Glass technology #1: “rear mirror” view
• Google Glass:
• Prism Projection

15. Glass technology #1: “rear mirror” view
• Google Glass:
• Positioning of the projection layer

16. Google Glass : technical features
• Wifi, Bluetooth
• GPS (Paired with Phone)
• Touchpad
• Voice-controlled
• 5 MP/720p Camera
• HD screen (equivalent
63cm screen at 2,5 meter)

17. SMART
EYEWEAR
DEVICES:
WRAP-UP
Who will become the king
of smart glasses ?

18. Smart Eyewear: Technical
Specifications

19. It’s not about technical specs,
It’s about the UX*
* User Experience
Who will become the king of smart
glasses ?

20. Which UI will become leading ?
Optinvent Ora
Google Glass
Recon Jet
(Concept)Glassup
Meta Pro

21. Context that creates successful use cases for
Glassware:
Smart eyewear use cases
Handsfree
Contextual
information/
guidance
Location-
based
services
Sensordata

22. • #1 Notify (Alerts & feeds)
• Example: VRT Ninjanieuws – powered by Augnition
Glass Feed Service
Glassware - by activities (1/7)

23. • #1 Notify (Alerts & feeds)
• Example: Augnition Glass Feed Service
Glassware - by activities (1/7)
Customer’s
Content Feed
• RSS News
feed
• Video feed
(YouTube,
Vimeo,
Instagram…)
• Facebook
Page, Twitter
feed,…
• CMS/CRM/
API,…
Monitoring &
Interfacing
• Augnition
Glass Feed
Service
(Google App
Engine)
Notification
Delivery
• Google
Mirror API
Time Card
Creation
• All
subscribed
Glass devices
Glass Feed Service

24. • #2 Capture (camera)
• Photos: 5MP
• Voice Command: ‘ok glass, take a picture’
• Press Capture button
• Wink
Glassware - by activities (2/7)

25. Privacy Concerns
• “Are you recording this?”
• Concerns from opponents– eg Stop The Cyborgs:
• No indication when recording (…)
• Invasive surveillance
• Out-of-control of the user (always on)
• Collection of big data through tools like Google Glass

26. • #2 Capture (camera)
• Videos: HD 720p
• By default max 10 sec
• Max 1h with built-in battery
• Live Streaming with 3rd party apps, eg Hang w/
• Video Calls: Google Hangouts
Glassware - by activities (2/7)

27. • #3 Share & Communicate
• Share to Google+ / Twitter / Facebook / YouTube / Contacts
• Text messages Send via voice recognition (EN)
• … (Integrate with any social or cloud service)
Glassware - by activities (3/7)

28. • #4 Log & Monitor
• Fitness apps eg Strava: location/distance/speed/…
Glassware - by activities (4/7)

29. • #4 Log & Monitor
• Wearable Monitor for professional equipment
• Eg Philips case: Medical Monitoring
Glassware - by activities (4/7)

30. • #5 Scan / Recognize / Verify
• Augnition Visual-Picking:
• Order Picking guidance
• Scanning of QR-code / Barcode
• Item recognition: AR markers
• Error prevention by verification
• Tracibility (photo of completed order)
Glassware - by activities (5/7)

31. • #5 Scan / Recognize / Verify
• NameTag Face Recognition
• Real-Time Face Recognition app – ported to Glass
• Database with 2mio faces & linked profiles
• Face recognition not allowed by Google !!!
Glassware - by activities (5/7)

32. • #6 Augmented Reality
• Word Lens: AR-translation layer on top of origin language
Glassware - by activities (6/7)

33. • #7 Play (Hands-free games)
• Eg Google Glass mini-games
• Input: head gestures & voice commands
Glassware - by activities (7/7)

34. GLASS:
CONSUMER
DEVICE ?
Whill Glass become as
ubiquitous as
smartphones ?

35. • What will we use Glass for ?
Ø What will be the killer app ?
Ø Just a hands-free smartphone add-on ?
Ø Or will we see new & innovative use cases ?
• Is Glass cool or for glassholes ?
Ø Wearables have to make you look good…
Ø It’s not (just) about killer apps
• Privacy concerns
Ø What is acceptable use ?
Ø Who will regulate that use ?
Ø Google via submission guidelines & AUP ?
Ø Government via legislation ?
Smart eyewear for consumers:
a lot of questions remain…

36. • Extending & powering business processes:
Ø Field service management support
Ø Manufacturing and logistics workorder instructions & support
Ø Empowering healthcare services
Ø ...
Smart eyewear in the workplace
Augnition Glass App