New categories of electronic gadgets really do not come along much. One example of the last few years is the iPhone. The iPad is possibly another. One potentially groundbreaking new product that is in development is Google Glass.
That is the name for the Google prototype device that you wear on the face like a pair of reading glasses. Actually, Google is not fond of the term 'glasses' for the product. There are not actually any lenses in Google Glass.
In reality, Google Glass resembles the headband from a pair of reading glasses. This is the part that hooks on the ears and lies along the line of the eyebrows. There is a small, transparent window that is to the top right of the right eye. That is the screen for Glass, which is in reality a full-featured computer. Or, think of it as a smart phone that you never have to pull from your pocket.
The product was first demonstrated by Google in a video in April 2012, and it has received a lot of buzz. It also was featured at Google\'s I/O Conference in May. Glass got a lot of hype as attendees saw a live video feed from Glass as a sky diver jumped out of an airplane and onto the conference building roof. But to this point, very few people in the public have been able to try on Glass.
Recently, a New York Times reporter was able to try them on. Google stressed that Google Glass is still in an early stage. Many aspects of the product are not finalized, including what it will do, how the interface will look, how it works, and more. Google is not interested in getting the public too excited about a feature of the product that may not be there in the end. The search giant has stated that it intends to offer prototypes in 2013 for $1500. Glass will be sold to the public in 2014.
According to the reporter, the device is incredibly light, actually less than a pair of sunglasses. In the right ear piece, there is the memory, processor, speaker, camera, microphone, battery, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi antennas. All in that earpiece!
One of the biggest surprises is that the little screen above your right eye is totally invisible when you are driving, reading or talking. You actually forget about it. But when you focus on the little screen, the tiny display really seems as if you are looking at a large desktop monitor. According to the reporter who tried out the prototype, the display floats at the correct distance so that you do not need to use your reading glasses.
Google says that down the road, Glass is going to feature a radio and will be able to get online. You will be able to surf the Internet with Google Glass. Also, as small and light as the prototype is, it only will get smaller in later generations of the product.
It is too early to predict if Google Glass will succeed or not, or what the exact features will be, but we know that Google Glass will not replace reading glasses. Fortunately, there is an excellent Website - Reading Glass World - where you can find the largest assortment of reading glasses anywhere online.
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