The Google Glass
With Google Glass, you are able to view social media feeds, text, Google Maps, as well as navigate with GPS and take photos.
Release Date :- End of 2013
unboxing Google Glass Explorer Editions
The Google Glass Explorer costs $1,500 - around £985 or AU$1,449.
UNBOXING
unboxing Google Glass Explorer Editions
SPECS
1. Display :- 640 x 360 display
2. Camera:- 5MP snapper that
can film at 720p.
3. Battery life :- is apparently a day
4. Storage:- There's 16GB of flash memory built in , although only
12GB will be available for user storage.
5. Bluetooth and WiFi Connectivity:- built in, no GPS; Glass will
probably work best alongside an Android phone, although you can pair with any
Bluetooth enabled phone.
HARDWARE
The Glass has a very simple, clean design is beautiful and elegant look
The plastic-backed titanium
band that sweeps around and forms the frame. It's a single piece that grows
very subtly thinner in the middle and thicker on the edges, deceptively simple
from a distance and strongly defining the overall look.
All the circuitry for the device
lies in two plastic housings,
one that rests behind your ear ;
containing the battery and bone conductive speaker and a second that's up front
with the processor, camera and display assembly. The side portion is
touch-sensitive forming a track-pad It does a good job of hiding the
bulky battery from sight.
The right side tended to
shift lower than the left not to worry ,Google's Glass trainers will ensure
you've got it perfectly positioned before you walk out the door, Google Glass can and will fit over most
eyeglasses, You can modify the wake angle and enable or disable
head detection which
automatically turns off the headset if you remove it. You can't adjust volume levels or display
brightness, can't disable WiFi or Bluetooth ,can't re-arrange the application
cards in the interface or set their priority, can't modify the default screen
timeout length and you can't enable a silent.
WIRELESS AND CONNECTIVITY
Glass is a fully independent
device Since Glass is independent, your wireless carrier will treat it
just like any other tablet or laptop. If your current plan doesn't include
Bluetooth data tethering, there's a good chance you'll have to pay to add it. That
could make the device even more
expensive to run.
DISPLAY
The panel itself is off to
the right, built into the headset It's
an interesting arrangement and the net result is, indeed, a glowing image that appears
to be floating. Google says it's "the equivalent of a 25 inch high
definition screen from eight feet away" and that sounds about right .
we do know that developers
are advised to work with an array of 640 x 360 pixels. contrast is reasonably
good if you use the included
sunglasses attachment, which slots in between your eyes and the Glass display.
Glass actually makes for nice sunglasses,
SETUP AND USER INTERFACE
Setting up a Google Glass
headset easy. Install the
MyGlass app on your phone
and tap a few choices to pair a new headset. Bluetooth will be enabled
and QR code appears. Hold
that code in front of your face while wearing Glass, and Glass is
now signed into your account.
you can either use the app or go to Google.com/MyGlass to configure your headset. through
a big, tiled interface you can select which contacts are accessible by name
, which of your Google+ circles you'd like to have the option of sharing
content with.
You can activate the display in two ways: tilting your head
up or tapping the capacitive touch portion on the side. The default display is
a clock with "ok glass" written below. This is actually quite useful,
as tipping your head up is a quick and easy way to check the time,
If
using the touch controls, you can swipe forward or backward. Swiping forward
takes you back in time, with all recently captured photos and videos , emails,
messages and notifications from apps. Swipe backward from the start screen and
you'll get Google Now cards and, a screen showing connection status and battery
life. Flick your finger and you'll move one screen at a time, but slide it more
quickly along the length of Glass and you'll cycle across multiple.
Tap
on any of these options to bring up a context menu. For example, tapping on a
photo or video lets you share or delete it. Tapping on an email lets you read
more of it or reply.
It takes a few minutes to learn the basics.
VOICE COMMANDS
If you're trying to operate in a hands-free mode, You have to tilt your head up or tap the side
first. And then command it "Okay, Glass." Only then is it willing to obey your commands.
The most basic ones are "take a picture" or
"record a video." where you can say "Google" If you
ask a simple question like "what
year was Brave New World published?" you're likely to get a result you can read on
Glass. If you ask for something more detailed, like "Google a list of Tom
Cruise movies," you'll only be able to read the first few results.
Hangouts are of course a big part of Glass, and you can start
one by saying "start a hangout with" followed by the individual or
Circle. Note that you can't start a public Hangout. You can also call any of
your earlier-designated contacts by name, assuming Glass is connected to your
phone as a Bluetooth headset.
Glass knows the weather, too, defaulting to your current
location
There are some other miscellaneous commands, including translation
("say hello in French"), photo search ("Google photos of Larry
Page") and flight information ("what time does flight 123 depart from
LA?").
SEARCHING
GOOGLE NOW
Google Now is an
increasingly powerful part of the Android operating system, making
recommendations based on where you go and what you do, Weather is the easiest
demonstration, showing an icon representing the current weather, along with
temperature and high / low temps..
Now glass will also suggest directions based on
where it's tracked you going. Get directions from Penn Station to a location
and, once you get there, you're likely to find Now suggesting how to get back
to Penn. It'll also throw up lists of nearby restaurants at dinnertime and,
each of these screens can be interacted with. Tap on the current weather to get
the forecast. Tap on a restaurant to call or get directions. Tap on a
recommended destination to get navigation.
NAVIGATION
Navigation is one of the
best features in Glass. You can speak an address, find a business or tap on a
Google Now suggestion and get turn-by-turn directions there. If you have the
MyGlass app, it will also configure itself as capable of handling navigation,
so you'll get the option of sending directions from your phone to Glass once
you select a destination.
Directions look more or
less as they do on an Android smartphone using Google
As with Google Nav,
spoken directions are sent into your ear as you drive. However, unlike Google
Nav on the smartphone, you can't disable that audio. Thankfully the voice used
here is of the friendly, supportive type . Also, you're not able to choose
navigation using public transport. It's driving, walking or biking for now.
Google lets you search
for lots of things, and indeed you can do the same through Glass. But, You'll
basically get the "I'm feeling lucky" result for any query, which ,
may or may not contain any actual information you want.
For example, say
"Google CNET " and you'll see the description of CNET -- but not the
page itself or indeed any gadget news. But, say "Google Paul Allen"
and you'll get his Wikipedia result. Glass will even thoughtfully read the
first sentence for you: "According to Wikipedia, Paul Gardner Allen is an
American investor..." After that, you can swipe through a few pages of
information about him, including a photo.
So, Googling is of mixed
usefulness through Glass. Anything that hits Wikipedia is great, as is asking
for simple math and conversions (asking "Google how many ounces in a
cup" will get the answer spoken to you), but anything more complex may
result in disappointment.
CAMERA
The camera pointing out
the front of Glass is a 5-megapixel unit capable of recording 720p video.
largely depending on the amount of light available. On a bright, sunny day,
Glass can capture some good shots, with bright, accurate colors and good
contrast. In mediocre lighting, shots can be acceptable, but they very
definitely fall into the "mediocre cameraphone" quality, with murky
colors and often subtly blurred results. In low light, photos will likely be a
mess.
One thing that helps is
that the camera waits a few seconds after you press the button to capture the
shot. This could theoretically mean you miss some incredibly fast-paced moment,
but more helpfully, it gives you time to take your hand from the headset and
steady yourself before the shutter fires.
After the picture is
taken, it's shown to you for a few moments, a useful feature since there's no
viewfinder at all and the angle of the picture won't line up exactly with where
you're looking. Also, if Glass isn't perched perfectly on your face, there's a
good chance the picture will be at an angle, meaning you may need to cock your
head one way or the other.
Here are some few sample shots:-
WRAP-UP
Right now, the Explorer
Edition of Google Glass is very difficult to get. To have a realistic shot of
getting one, you had to pre-register at Google I/O last year, and even then,
the headsets have been slow to ship.
The future is incredibly
bright for Google's Project Glass and it'd be a damn shame if it isn’t manufactured
A look through Glass
A look through Glass
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