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GOOGLE GLASSSAI S.S4th CSE

Table Of Content:

1. Introduction

2. Development

3. What is Google Glass?

4. What it does?

5. Features

6. Components

7. Google Glass Explorer Edition

8. Legal & Ethical Implication

9. Advantages

10. Disadvantages

11. Further Research Required

12. Conclusion

Introduction

Google Glass is an augmented reality wearable computer with a head-mounted display (HMD)that is being developed by Google in the Project Glass .

It is the idea that the Internet and computers will be accessible anywhere at any time without having to use one's hands.

Google Glass is equivalent of a smartphone.

Image Of Google Glass

Development

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

Glass is being developed by Google X Lab.

Google Glass displays information in a smartphone-like format hands- free. It can interact with the Internet via natural language voice commands and uses Google's Android operating system.

What is Google Glass?

It’s a glass with a Smart Phone in it.

Brings the internet world and real world together.

It has a micro phone , camera and a screen

Sort of Revolutionary new product made by Google.

What It Does?

Accept/Reject a call

Display the weather

Reading/Sending emails

Take a picture And share it.

Read/Send text messages

GPS tracking and Navigation

Show reminders

uploading, viewing and sharing files

Playing games online

Watching movies

Features

Record videos, take pictures

Show messages

Find information

Show maps

Live video sharing

Integrates Google Now

Translate

Component

Find Information

It will give you alternate routes if there is traffic on the way or give you weather updates periodically, among various other functions.

Google Glass Explorer Edition

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

Legal And Ethical Implication

Potential GPS chip within the device .

The ability for the device to impair driving.

Security Concern

o Individual’s privacy being at risk. o It is easy to hack the operating system.

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.

Useful technology for disabbled/handicapped people.

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.

Disadvantages

Can be easily broken or damaged.

Privacy of people may breach with new glasses.

These glasses show the retrieved data in front of users eyes so it will be a tough experience for them since they will focus on that data and will eventually miss the surroundings that may lead to accidents while driving.

Conclusion

It is hand free technology by Google .Google Glass is user friendly so that the features of Glass fullfill.The Google Glass is Fashionable and the frame colors is available in  gray, orange, black, white, and light blue.

Assistance to disabled individuals. Positive and a negative impact on society.Next generation of technology and hopes to one day replace cell phones.