{"id":13824,"date":"2013-05-24T08:21:44","date_gmt":"2013-05-24T12:21:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/devwp.davison.com\/blog\/?p=13824"},"modified":"2017-08-21T13:05:06","modified_gmt":"2017-08-21T17:05:06","slug":"future-friday-google-glass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.davison.com\/blog\/future-friday-google-glass\/","title":{"rendered":"Future Friday: Google Glass"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Google Glass looks toward the future \u2013 for better or worse<\/p>\n<p>Like the interactive glass from Tom Cruise&#8217;s blockbuster &#8220;Minority Report,&#8221; the newest product from Google \u2013 Google Glass \u2013 offers customers information presented right before their eyes on a pair of glasses.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-13827\" title=\"Glass 2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.davison.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Glass-2-300x143.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"143\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The future is here. Or is it? Google Glass could be as successful as something like the iPhone or as big of a bomb as the Segway. Only time will tell, but pundits are already weighing in. Currently only a chosen few have been allowed to buy Glass:<\/p>\n<p>The Huffington Post notes:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><em>In February, Google launched a contest inviting U.S. residents to <a href=\"http:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2013\/02\/20\/google-finally-shows-of-google-glass-ui-announces-ifihadglass-purchase-campaign\/\">submit applications detailing how they&#8217;d use Glass<\/a> for a chance to join Google&#8217;s Explorer Program. Glass Explorers would be able to buy an early version of Glass for $1,500, months before the product&#8217;s forthcoming release to the public at large. General sales for Glass are expected to start in late 2013 or early 2014.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"video\"><iframe title=\"Google Glass How-to: Getting Started\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4EvNxWhskf8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>So how does Glass work? According to The Verge:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><em>Glass\u2019 basic paradigm is one of a &#8216;timeline&#8217; full of &#8216;cards.&#8217; Each card, when tapped, can reveal more cards, or present actions like &#8216;reply&#8217; or &#8216;delete.&#8217; Some cards can be &#8216;pinned,&#8217; which places them to the left of the home screen. Otherwise, cards are sorted chronologically to the right of the home screen.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em> <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>While Glass\u2019 best known interaction method is the verbal &#8220;Okay, Glass&#8221; prompt, most of the UI can only be operated by swipes and taps. Outside of the homescreen, the only time you\u2019ll be speaking is when you\u2019re composing a text reply to a card in your timeline (like an email message, or a tweet). While voice might seem like a gimmick, it\u2019s actually preferable to the hypersensitive touchpad at times \u2014 we\u2019ve accidentally tapped to share a photo with the wrong Google+ contact a dozen times, simply because Glass registers a tap instead of a swipe. At least when you\u2019re talking you get a chance to cancel the action if you\u2019re misheard.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em> <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Glass\u2019 very simplicity means there\u2019s actually a steep learning curve: You have to use Glass how Google wants you to use Glass, or it just doesn\u2019t work. Also, you have to be really good at swiping and tapping.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Sounds interesting, but not everybody is a fan. A recent <a href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/eliseackerman\/2013\/05\/22\/google-glass-whats-not-to-like-quite-a-lot-actually\/\">Forbes<\/a> article expounded on what Google needs to do better if Glass is ever going to take off, including:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><em>The Glass camera lacks basic camera functionality.<\/em><\/strong><strong><em> People are used to cameras on smartphone constantly improving. Glass bucks this trend. There are no settings of any kind and no live preview, so each shot is composed blindly. \u201cAfter using Glass for the past few days now and taking hundreds of photos, I\u2019ve gotten used to it,\u201d <a href=\"http:\/\/phandroid.com\/2013\/05\/09\/google-glass-camera-review\/\">writes<\/a> Chris Chavez of Phandroid. \u201cThe camera shoots at a downward angle meaning you point your nose at what you want in the center (if that makes sense).\u201d It does, but only if you are particular kind of gadget-loving masochist.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em> <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Given Glass\u2019s limitations it seems like it\u2019s only a matter of time before Google either releases a radically improved version of the product, or the hype plays itself out and Glass becomes a victim of its marketing success. Will Glass go down in history as one of the decade\u2019s most innovative products or one of its biggest marketing flops? Today, either outcome seems equally possible.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-13828\" title=\"Glass 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.davison.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Glass-1-300x175.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"175\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As with most inventions in the tech world, the early versions tend to be the roughest around the edges.\u00a0 As research is done and feedback from the industry starts to come in, changes are made and the product usually improves.\u00a0 If you take a moment and look at the first version of the iPod and how ancient it may seem now, that same advancement that Apple has made could also be the road Google takes with Glass.\u00a0 Color choices, partnering with titans of the glasses industry (Ray Ban, Oakley and others) and improving battery life are not too far away.<\/p>\n<p>Google Glass might have early limitations but the idea is there and that should make anyone excited about what the future might hold.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Images:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/appft.uspto.gov\/netacgi\/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&amp;Sect2=HITOFF&amp;u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-adv.html&amp;r=13&amp;p=1&amp;f=G&amp;l=50&amp;d=PG01&amp;S1=(20130221.PD.%20AND%20Google.AS.)&amp;OS=PD\/20130221%20AND%20AN\/Google&amp;RS=(PD\/20130221%20AND%20AN\/Google)\">http:\/\/appft.uspto.gov\/netacgi\/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&amp;Sect2=HITOFF&amp;u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-adv.html&amp;r=13&amp;p=1&amp;f=G&amp;l=50&amp;d=PG01&amp;S1=(20130221.PD.%20AND%20Google.AS.)&amp;OS=PD\/20130221%20AND%20AN\/Google&amp;RS=(PD\/20130221%20AND%20AN\/Google)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/gadget-tech.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/google-glass.png<\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sources:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/eliseackerman\/2013\/05\/22\/google-glass-whats-not-to-like-quite-a-lot-actually\/\">http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/eliseackerman\/2013\/05\/22\/google-glass-whats-not-to-like-quite-a-lot-actually\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2013\/05\/22\/google-glass-winners_n_3321325.html\">http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2013\/05\/22\/google-glass-winners_n_3321325.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2013\/5\/20\/4339446\/google-glass-apps-everything-you-can-do-right-now\">http:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2013\/5\/20\/4339446\/google-glass-apps-everything-you-can-do-right-now<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google Glass looks toward the future \u2013 for better or worse Like the interactive glass from Tom Cruise&#8217;s blockbuster &#8220;Minority Report,&#8221; the newest product from Google \u2013 Google Glass \u2013 offers customers information presented right before their eyes on a pair of glasses. 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