1. Google Glass Prototype Makes
Impressive Debut
Google made history last week by finally unveiling the first official prototype to come off its Project
Glass R&D program at the recently concluded Google I/O conference. The prototype headwear, dubbed
the Google Glass Explorer Edition, is a realization of the company’s dream to bring augmented reality (or
AR) to the mainstream market.
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2. For those not in the know, AR is the application of visually interactive computer technology in tandem
with a real-world surrounding. Simply stated, it’s visible HUDs and controllable user interfaces
superimposed on an actual environment via transparent screen. Possibly in the future, these interfaces
could even become autosteroscopic 3D, eliminating the need for screens. These sound like something
right out of science fiction; and until very recently, they were. If you’ve ever seen the Tom Cruise vehicle
Minority Report, then you have an idea of how AR looks and functions; or at least, how it would look and
function if development continues. In the movie, the police department’s PreCrime Division was privy to
soon-to-be-crimes using a computer that could be manipulated seemingly by hand gestures alone on a
huge transparent screen panel. It would seem that director Steven Spielberg was on to something there,
introducing a very possible future-tech that – maybe unbeknownst to him at the time (or was it?) –
would be seeing real-world fruition sooner than expected.
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3. While the Google Glass is nowhere near such sophistication, it is still a pretty nifty device all the
same. Weighing in at less than most sunglasses, the Glass has a titanium frame, giving it
optimum lightness and comfort. This shouldn’t come as much of a surprise, being that Google
employee, Isabelle Olsson used to be an eyewear designer. It also has a touch panel at the side
to control it with, and a button at the top for shooting photos and videos that works much like
a webcam button does.
Gadget specs are still undisclosed. What’s known is that the device has a camera installed, a
speaker, a microphone, some radio channels used for data communication, and an internal
gyroscope to indicate a user’s position and orientation.
Right now, the Glass’s functions are limited to Google+ hangouts access, video playback, photo
taking and video recording, and file sharing. While seemingly not much, expect further
development to include the functionality of present day portable gadgets; and maybe even
more. For all we know, AR glasses could become everyday necessities in the future, much like
cellphones.
The tech is still unavailable for the moment, even if you pay an arm, a leg, and a used
BlackBerryfor it. The prototype is only available to software developers able to attend Google
I/O; and even then, it would set them back a cool $1500 apiece, deliverable by early 2013. The
rest of us in the mainstream market will just have to wait a bit longer.
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4. This release is exciting news indeed, not just for Google, but for the technoverse as a whole.
What once was just a mere flight of fancy is now seeing itself become reality, and I, for one,
can’t wait to see what the near-future will bring.
Posted by Megan Cunningham in Tech News
Tagged: AR glasses, Google Glass, Google I/O conference, Google+, Isabelle Olsson, used
blackberry
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