GOOGLE GLASS
Google Glass displays information in a smartphone like hands-free format that can interact with the Internet via natural language voice commands. The first Glass demo resembled a pair of normal eyeglasses where the lens is replaced by a head-up display.Glass prototype weighed 8 pounds and now it has become lighter.
**The product began testing in April 2012. Sergey Brin wore a prototype of the Glass to an April 5, 2012 Foundation Fighting Blindness event in San Francisco.
**In May 2012, Glass was demonstrated in the first test video shot with the eyewear, demonstrating the 720p HD first-person video recording capabilities of the device.Sergey Brin demonstrated the Glass on The Gavin Newsom Show, and California Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom also wore the Glass.
**On June 27, 2012, he also demonstrated the Glass at Google I/O where skydivers, and mountain bikers wore the Glass and live streamed their point of view to a Google+ Hangout, which was also shown live at the Google I/O presentation.
**In February 2013, Google released a demo video showcasing the voice-augmented display of the Glass filming various experiences in first-person.
Features:
***Photography and video:-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.
***Google applicationsGlass will utilize many already-existing Google applications, such as Google Now and Google Maps. The device will also be able to display the weather.
***Voice commandsMultiple features of Glass can be seen in a product video released in February 2013
Feature Voice activation text
Record video :"ok, glass, record a video."
Take picture :"ok, glass, take a picture."
Use Google Now :"ok, glass, [question]."
Start Google+ hangout :"ok, glass, hang out with [person/circle]."
Search :"ok, glass, google [search query]."
Search photos :"ok, glass, google photos of [search query]."
Translate :"ok, glass, say [text] in [language]."
Give directions :"ok, glass, give directions to [place]."
Send message :"ok, glass, send a message to [name]."
:"ok, glass, send [name] that [message]."
:"ok, glass, send [message] to [name]."
Display weather none/automatically (Google Now)
: "ok, glass, how is the weather in [location]?"
:"ok, glass, do I need an umbrella today?"
Give flight details none/automatically (Google Now)
: "ok, glass, when does flight [flight number] depart from [airport]?"
In November 2012, Glass received recognition by Time Magazine as one of the "Best Inventions of the Year 2012"..
Google has not yet announced when the product will go on general sale to the public, but judging from the latest developments such a moment is not too far away.
Demand and excitement among the Google-inspired masses is so high that the company organised a competition whereby it would sell the first 8,000 units for $1,500 each to the winners of a competition for the most innovative ways to use the product.
Whenever a new technology is announced there are thousands of people wo support it and also who are against it. StoptheCyborgs.com claims that the device will make hidden cameras ubiquitous, that people will have no way of knowing if they are being recorded, and that merely having the device in operation will furnish Google with an inordinate amount of detailed data about the user.
“There are serious consequences for human society. There will no longer be any distinction between the ‘digital world’ and the ‘real world’. People will make decisions and interact with other humans in the real world in a way which increasingly depends on information that Google Glass tells them,” the site claims.
However the Glass is expected to be available to the people by late 2013.
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