Google Glass: Cool or Creepy?
The latest gadget to spark controversy this year are the Google glasses. The Google Glass Explorer is an attempt to free data from desktop computers, tablets and smartphones, putting the information right in front of your eyes. This is a phenomenon which has been around for years. We are seeing the fantasies of Star Trek coming to life with these new futuristic developments. But are people ready for this new phenomena or does it violate people’s privacy and become intrusive?
What is it? From the outside Google glasses appear as a perfectly normal pair of specs but, for the person wearing them it is so much more. The glasses project a screen in the top right hand corner of your vision which according to Google is the equivalent of a 25 inch, high defi nition screen from 8 feet away. This glasses project a variety of diff erent images, similar to the function of a smart phone. With a microphone and touchpad on one arm of the frames you can command the glasses with brief gestures or indeed by talking to the device … this may take a while for anyone walking passed you to get used to.
What does it do? Essentially Google glass is a camera, display, touchpad, battery and microphone built into spectacle frames. The photo and camera function need little explanation … it can record what you see, completely hands free, giving you
new apps. Here are some of the pipeline developments we could be seeing soon … • • •
Identifying your friends faces in a crowd Dictating your emails
The New York Times are looking into a news app, displaying breaking news across your screen
• Air Carriers suggest having fl ight details beamed to you.
How to get one? The Google glass is expected to go on sale at the end of 2013. So far it has only been specifi c decision makers and developers that have had a chance to try out this new gadget and the lucky chosen ones who Google selected from an application process. These glasses did not come cheap with developers paying up to $1500 for a sneak preview.
Cool or creepy? So is this new Google product pretty cool or just a bit creepy? Some people have raised concerns over the new Google product. Although it may seem like a great idea to those who clutch
to their smartphone, fl exibility and a very “real life”
image of what you want to capture. You can also video conference with friends and show them what you are currently looking at. You can also use Google maps to streamline GPS directions into your vision. One of the most exciting functions is the ability for the glass to translate the words being spoken to you in a foreign language into text on your own on screen.
The new gadget has a big buzz about it with developers producing exciting
checking every email, text and Facebook update religiously, others fi nd this new gadget intrusive and are wary of the developments that may come with it. The thought of people being able to capture images instantly in the blink of any eye seems a daunting thought for many and the thought of face recognition proves problematic. Some specifi c bars in America have already made a stance against the glasses, saying they will be banned on their premises. Alex Roth from TechRadar was lucky enough to be one of the few who have tried out the new specs and concludes “Is glass cool and entirely novel? Yes, it certainly is. Is it a device that will change the life of, or even just prove useful to the average consumer? That’s doubtful.”
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