Google’s Project GlassNicole Wong & Julia Paradis

What is Project Glass?

• Wearable Technology

• Glasses integrated with computers

Google Glass

• Small Screen

• Semi- Transparent

• Front Facing Camera

What is Project Glass?

• “Location – aware”

• GPS

How It Works

• Voice input and output

• Head Tilting

How It Works

• Transparent LCD display• Wi-Fi and Bluetooth

How It Works

• stand-alone device

• works with cloud

Google Glass

• Android/iPhone

• Cloud Computation

Why Google Glass?

Info you want when you want

Potential?

• Like Siri?

• Actual use?

Potential?

• In ordinary glasses

• In contact lenses

Potential?

• Similar to Dragon

• Voice commands

Social Problems

• Communication to the device

• Lack of reality

Societal Problems

• Safety

• Privacy

Societal Problems

• Reliance

• Annoyance

Engineering Problems

• Screen for sunlight and darkness

• Dynamic Focusing

Privilege Pre-Orders

• $1,500

• “Private Updates”

• Google+

Competition

• Olympus

• Microsoft

Release

• Possibly 2013 to Pre-Orders

• Earliest 2014 to Public