An Introduction to Google Glass

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What is Google Glass and How it works?

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Content

• What is Google Glass?• Technology & Features• Components• How it works?• What Glass does? • Hardware Specifications• Software• Advantages• Disadvantages• Next Companies• Conclusion

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• The Glass project was started "about three years ago" by an engineer named Babak Parviz.

• Glass is being developed by Google X Lab.• It is an augmented reality wearable computer with an optical

hand-mounted display(OHMD)• It displays information in a smartphone-like hands-free format• It can communicate with the Internet via voice commands

What is ?

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Technology & Features

Android4.0

SmartScreen

Wi-FiBluetooth

VoiceControl

Hands-FreeCamera

Speaker(Bone Conduction Transducer)

Gyroscope of detecting gradient

Touch panel

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Components

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How it works?

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What does? • Accept/Reject a call• Display the weather• Reading/Sending emails• Take a picture and share it.• Record a Limited length Video• Read/Send text messages• GPS tracking and Navigation• Show reminders• Uploading, viewing and sharing files• Watching movies

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• 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

Hardware Specifications(Explorer Edition)

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• Applications:Google Glass applications are free applications built by third-party developers. Glass also uses many existing Google applications, such as Google Now, Google Maps, Google+, and Gmail.

• MyGlass:Google offers a companion Android app called MyGlass, which allows you to configure and manage your device.

Software

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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.

• 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.

• A useful technology for all kinds of handicapped/disabled people.

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Disadvantages

• It may lead to accidents while driving.• Privacy of people

may breach with new glasses.

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It’s suprisingly simple.

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Say “take a picture” to take a picture.

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Record what you see. Hands-free.

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Even share what you see. Live.

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Directions right in front of you.

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Speak to send a message.

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Ask whatever’s on your mind.

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Translate your voice.

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Answers without having to ask.

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21Saving Lifes...

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Strong and light.

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Evolutionary design.

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Thanks for your attention