{"id":2574,"date":"2012-06-30T17:41:39","date_gmt":"2012-06-30T15:41:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.procamera-app.com\/?p=2574"},"modified":"2025-03-18T16:09:55","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T15:09:55","slug":"google-glass-light-weight-wearable-computer-cam-the-next-revolution-in-mobile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/procamera-app.com\/en\/blog\/google-glass-light-weight-wearable-computer-cam-the-next-revolution-in-mobile\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Glass: Light-weight wearable computer-cam — the next revolution in mobile?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The trendiest new tech toy may soon be wearable computer glasses from Google that augment the wearer\u2019s reality via the power of the Web. These high tech specs would allow users to access tools such as Google Maps, Video Chat and enables the capture (yes, it takes pictures) and sharing of photos and videos with friends on Google+.<\/p>\n

Google is not the only player in wearable computers, but for the time being, their Project Glass<\/a> prototype is getting most of the attention. The still ‘under development’ device includes: a tiny computer (memory + micro processor), a touchpad on the side, along with a camera, microphones, a speaker, an accelerometer, compass and gyroscope. All built into a light-weight pair of glasses. It appears that Google will introduce additional Glass form factors and a sunglasses version.<\/p>\n

Project Glass demos<\/a> thus far are showcasing the personal interaction and Net connectivity benefits.\u00a0“The compelling use case for us is the sharing experience”\u00a0<\/em>~ Sebastian Thrun<\/a>, Google Project X<\/a>.\u00a0In the spirit of a video being worth 10,000 words, here is a clip showing Google’s vision for Glass when it eventually comes to market (circa early 2014):<\/p>\n