Just when you think
you’ve seen it all in mobile computing, something new and very different comes
along.
you’ve seen it all in mobile computing, something new and very different comes
along.
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| Sergey Brin, co-founder of Google Inc., wears Project Glass Internet glasses while speaking at a conference in San Francisco. ( http://www.bizjournals.com) |
The latest device
generating significant buzz is Google Glass – a wearable computer with a tiny
head mounted display that’s being developed by the Internet search company .
generating significant buzz is Google Glass – a wearable computer with a tiny
head mounted display that’s being developed by the Internet search company .
The device, which looks
like futuristic eyewear, is a radical departure from Smartphones and tablet
computers in that it offers 100 % hands free computing.
like futuristic eyewear, is a radical departure from Smartphones and tablet
computers in that it offers 100 % hands free computing.
Using only verbal
commands like, “OK, Glass, record a video,” or “OK Glass, send a
message to “eyegotcha,” you’ll be able to record a video,
send an e-mail, share photographs, search the Web, and perform several other
computing tasks without touching a keyboard or screen.
commands like, “OK, Glass, record a video,” or “OK Glass, send a
message to “eyegotcha,” you’ll be able to record a video,
send an e-mail, share photographs, search the Web, and perform several other
computing tasks without touching a keyboard or screen.
Google Glass is
scheduled for commercial launch in the United States later this year. The
estimated price will be “under $1,500” according to several sources.
scheduled for commercial launch in the United States later this year. The
estimated price will be “under $1,500” according to several sources.
(All About Vision Magazine)