Through the Looking Glass

THROUGHITHE LOOKING GLASS Google Glass is on its way, much to the excitement of some and consternation of others, but what exactly can it do? HEADS-UP-DISPLAY SMART LENS LOCATED JUST ABOVE ONE EYE Constructed either of a transparent LCD or AMOLED screen Multiple Microphones Processor Speaker Camera just like the gyroscopes in your smartphone Radio GPS Sensors NEXT GENERATION CAPABILITIES 3G OR 4G CONNECTIVITY ) POST TO SOCIAL NETWORKS. Constant connection with the cloud TAKE PICTURES AND RECORD VIDEO Share multimedia with others Video chat on the fly You Tube REAL TIME ACCESS TO ALL THE INFORMATION YOU COULD WANT Weather Stocks Email Calendar Messaging Text messaging A MOREREALISTIC REALITY Sci-fi has envisioned the coming of technology like this for several years, with similar pieces in Iron Man, Mission Impossible HANDSFREE HUD NAVIGATION: and Terminator. Using glass-like technology integrated into his suit, Iron Man is able to monitor the performance of the suit and fix Voice Head tilt Eye tracking any issues. Input LOCATION-BASED PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SERVICE UPDATES INTERACTIVE MAP OVERLAYS Turn-by-turn navigation to your destination PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS STREAMLINING BUSINESS NEGOTIATIONS HELPING DOCTORS WITH DIAGNOSIS Providing access to journals and medical information whilst doctors are with patients. ENGINEERINGA BETTER TOMORROW Providing access to the latest stock rates and business news. Providing the ability to consult specific sections of blueprints whilst on a construction site. UP-TO-DATE NEWS Those people not honoured enough to trial the glasses have been wondering what it might be like when wearing Google Glass and recently Google have released a video to give you a little taster. The expected release date has been pulled forward to 2013, so you can hope for it to be delivered by Father Christmas, and the first generation price is rumoured to have been dropped. There are concerns over privacy issues with Google Glass although they aim to be settled before its release. "I think the people giving backlash have never "The screen looks bigger and more useful than l'd expected, like a reasonable-sized TV seen across a room. However, you may feel a bit daft walking down the street and shouting to yourself, 'Do I need an umbrella tomorrow'." seen the device and don't know much about it. Once you understand its limitations you'll see how carefully it was crafted to address "It's a mixed bag. I can walk around all day and reply to emails and text messages just by speaking, but they're kind of a tease. It's a glimpse into what there could be but the privacy concerms." technology just isn't there yet." Allen Firstenburg Rory Cellan-Jones BBC Technology correspondent Andrej Kostresevic Fisherman's Wharf SF San Francisco EVERYONE ISLININGUP TO GET THEIR OWNPAIR PUBLIC RELEASE IS SET FOR 2013 COST: ????? The first gen price is rumoured to have been dropped. Likely to cost between $250 and $600 HERE'S LOOKING TO THE FUTURE, where one day we might all live-blog video while skydiving at 10,000 feet all the while browsing Yelp reviews and plotting driving directions to the nearest happy hour while tweeting the latest Mashable article and selecting the perfect Instagram filter! SOURCES: http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/story/2012-06-27/google-glasses/55873080/1 http://www.technologyreview.com/review/428212/you-will-want-google-goggles/ http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/04/augmented-reality-experts-say-google-glasses-face-serious-hurdles/ http://money.cnn.com/2012/06/27/technology/google-glasses/index.htm http://www.theverge.com/2012/4/4/2925237/googles-project-glass-augmented-reality-glasses-begin-testing http://www.techradar.com/us/news/world-of-tech/google-glass-available-to-everybody-in-2014-1087406