This document provides an overview of Google Glass, including its development, features, components, and Explorer Edition specifications. It was created by Babak Parviz at Google X Lab and functions similarly to a smartphone by displaying information hands-free via voice commands and using the Android operating system. While it provides advantages like hands-free internet access, concerns exist around privacy, legal issues, and potential accidents from distraction.

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2. Table Of Content:
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Introduction
2.
Development
3.
What is Google Glass?
4.
What it does?
5.
Features
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Components
7.
Google Glass Explorer Edition
8.
Legal & Ethical Implication
9.
Advantages
10. Disadvantages
11. Further Research Required
12. Conclusion

3. Introduction
 Google Glass is equivalent of a smartphone.

4. Image Of Google Glass

5. Development
 The Glass project was started "about three years ago" by an
engineer named Babak Parviz.
 Glass is being developed by Google X Lab.
 Google Glass displays information in a smartphone-like format
hands- free. It can interact with the Internet via natural language
voice commands and uses Google's Android operating system.

6. What is Google Glass?
 It’s a glass with a Smart Phone in it.
 Brings the internet world and real world together.
 It has a micro phone , camera and a screen
 Sort of Revolutionary new product made by Google.

7. What It Does?
 Accept/Reject a call
 Display the weather
 Reading/Sending emails
 Take a picture And share it.
 Read/Send text messages
 GPS tracking and Navigation
 Show reminders
 uploading, viewing and sharing files
 Playing games online
 Watching movies

8. Features
 Record videos, take pictures
 Show messages
 Find information
 Show maps
 Live video sharing
 Integrates Google Now
 Translate

9. Component

10. Find Information
It will give you alternate routes if there is traffic on the way or give you weather updates
periodically, among various other functions.

11. Google Glass Explorer Edition
 Operating system:Android (4.0.4) and higher.
 Power:Lithium Polymer battery (2.1 W)
 CPU: OMAP 4430 SoC, dual-core
 Storage capacity: 16 GB Flash total(12 GB of usable memory)
 Memory:1GB RAM (682MB available to developers)
 Display: Prism projector, 640×360 pixels
 Input:Voice command through microphone.
 Camera: Photos - 5 MP, videos - 720p
 Connectivity: Wi-Fi 802.11b/g, Bluetooth, micro USB
 Weight: 50g

12. Security Concern
o Individual’s privacy being at risk.
o It is easy to hack the operating system.
Legal And Ethical Implication
 Potential GPS chip within the device .
 The ability for the device to impair driving.

13. Advantages
 Project glasses will act as a hands-free computer, so you won’t
need to break your country law while driving.
 We can text and see the map while we are on our way.
 Users already wearing glasses also be able to wear this. It performs
almost all functions of a smartphone and it also runs on Android
platform.
 Useful technology for disabbled/handicapped people.
 Fast access of maps, documents, videos, chats and much more.
 A new trend for fashion lovers together being an innovative
technology.
 A spectacle based computer to reside directly on your eyes rather
than in your pouch or pocket.

14. Disadvantages
 Can be easily broken or damaged.
 Privacy of people may breach with new glasses.
 These glasses show the retrieved data in front of users
eyes so it will be a tough experience for them since they
will focus on that data and will eventually miss the
surroundings that may lead to accidents while driving.

15. Conclusion
 It is hand free technology by Google .Google Glass is user
friendly so that the features of Glass fullfill.The Google Glass is
Fashionable and the frame colors is available in gray, orange,
black, white, and light blue.
 Assistance to disabled individuals. Positive and a negative
impact on society.Next generation of technology and hopes to
one day replace cell phones.