...GOOGLE GLASS- FUTURISTIC GADGET A SEMINAR REPORT ON “GOOGLE GLASS” A Seminar report submitted in the partial fulfillment of the requirements of IEEE format 2013. k.syndy k.kittu SUBMITTED TO: JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY QUEST2K13 DEPT. OF CSE UNDER THE ESTEEMED GUIDENCE OF: Prof. T. vykunt DEPT. OF INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGY CONTENTS * INTRODUCTION * DESCRIPTION * TECHNOLOGIES USED * APPLICATIONS * BENEFITS * COST * DISADVANTAGES * OVERVIEW * FUTURE SCOPE * CONCLUSION GOOGLE GLASS ABSTRACT: A sleek technology designed for the human face, Google Glass delivers a killer augmented reality experience that will undoubtedly have profound implications on how we interact with the world around us. Google Glass is a research and development program by Google to develop an augmented reality Head-Mounted Display (HMD). The intended purpose of Project Glass products would be the hands-free displaying of information. Google Glass is as futuristic a gadget we’ve seen in recent times. A useful technology for all kinds of people including handicapped/disabled. It is a project glass. INTRODUCTION: Google is currently in the phase of testing their new augmented-reality head-mounted display, known as Google Glass. Essentially, its a pair of glasses, with a camera...
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...1. Google Glass from Google Incorporate 2. We chose this product because it is convenient, useful and high technology but unsuccessful product. 3. Google was found in 1998 by Sergey Brin and Larry Page while they were PhD students at Stanford University. Google is an American multinational technology company. The name of "Google" originates from the misspelling of the word "googol", a mathematical term, which means 1 followed by 100 zeros. Google’s chairman is Eric Schmidt and Larry Page is the CEO. Its headquarter is in California called Googleplex and over 70 offices in more than 40 countries with more than 55 thousand of employees. The main product of Google of course is Google search. Their mission is to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful. One of the interesting fact of Google is Google has a pet T-rex, named Stan, which lives at their California headquarters. The reason why the founders bought it is because they want to remind the employees to not let Google go extinct. 4. Google glass is a wearable technology and its goal is to be able to create a mass consumer market supply pervasive computing device. Google glasses in order to avoid armed with smart phones to display a variety of information in a similar manner. The wearer through the natural language voice commands to communicate with the Internet service contact. Structures: A touchpad is located on the side of Google Glass, allowing users to control...
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...Google Glass and its implications: It is slated for release in the second half of 2012, Google had created its own brand of smart style Wraparound glass. Google mirror right in front of online interactive activities the user with the Search function. Depending on the success of the product, the potential social impact can be huge. If it was successful, smart Google Goggles prices as cheap and smart technology of the future can be used to change the way society perceives. The field of smart wearing glasses vision of Google in front of mirrors made to display information in Real time. Google X, Google owns and operates a secret place in a laboratory created. Glasses are not sure of the exact details, but rumours and leaks to collect information from Google based on images captured by the camera attached to them, do not work. Information is one of objectives in a smaller screen. Smart wear glasses, even in places where people used to gather information. The Android operating system is based on a version of the glasses and the ability to provide Internet connectivity and GPS. Users of the device can be controlled by gestures and voice commands. (Gorman, 2006) Smart features for the arrival of the opportunity to have both positive and negative effects on society. On the positive side, wearing glasses and cannot use their hands, especially when the information is always there when you need it, you can win. Slightly negative impact on the effectiveness...
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...1/23/2014 Google Glass Research Paper 12th November 2013 Google Glass Research Paper Google Glass: A New Technology Jasmin Manea (G00777041) IT 101 October 7, 2013 "By placing this statement on my webpage, I certify that I have read and understand the GMU Honor Code on http://oai.gmu.edu/honor-code/ [http://oai.gmu.edu/honor-code/] . I am fully aware of the following sections of the Honor Code: Extent of the Honor Code, Responsibility of the Student and Penalty. In addition, I have received permission from the copyright holder for any copyrighted material that is displayed on my site. This includes quoting extensive amounts of text, any material copied directly from a web page and graphics/pictures that are copyrighted. This project or subject material has not been used in another class by me or any other student. Finally, I certify that this site is not for commercial purposes, which is a violation of the George Mason Responsible Use of Computing (RUC) Policy posted on http://universitypolicy.gmu.edu/1301gen.html [http://universitypolicy.gmu.edu/1301gen.html] web site." Google glass is a new type of technology that is a way to have a touch tablet, or any sort of phone, whether it is an iPhone, android or any new technology, such as a Google phone in “glasses form”. This new knowledge is a form of free data that is right in front of your eyes! What Google Glass entails is it can film, take photos, give directions, search for things on Google, a translator...
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...Display Google Glass uses a miniature display(640 x 360) to put data in front (or at least, to the upper right) of your vision courtesy of a prism screen. This is designed to be easily seen without obstructing your view. Voice Commands Glass responds to voice commands as well as taps and gestures on the touch-sensitive bar that runs along the side of the frame. You can start a search with "Ok Glass." and take a photo or launch an app with a command phrase or a tap of your finger. Glass can also be paired with a phone using the My Glass app to allow quick fiddling with settings and customisation. Navigation You'll be able to use Google Maps to get directions although as there is no built in GPS receiver you'll need to tether Glass to your smartphone. Several third party developers have announced apps for services including Evernote, Skitch and Path. Memory There's 16GB of flash memory built into the device, although only 12GB is currently available for user storage. The device will sync to your Google Drive, giving you both a place to stash your photos and video clips as well as a stash of documents and files you can call up from the cloud. Camera There is a 5 megapixel camera built-in to the frame that can also capture video at 720p resolution. Battery The rechargeable battery last for roughly a day, although that's with the standard "typical use" caveat, which probably excludes a lot of video capture or playback. Connection Bluetooth and WiFi will be built in,...
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...Google Glass This is the future Google glass will change how we live. Google Glass is a wearable computer with an optical head-mounted display. Google Glass displays information in a smartphone hands-free format. It works with voice command through the internet like a phone would. The glasses do not have lens in them it’s just a little computer screen type device. “Testers have found the glass to be quite comfortable” (Hill,2013) This is a new way to advertise products. This is a new way to buy products and to communicate with the sellers. You can look at something you want and it will read what it is and take you to a web site where it is available. “Simply look at them, find out where they’re from, and buy them instantly within (literally) the blink of an eye.”(unknown,2013) This will change the future of shopping online. Google glass will be the future of mapping. This product will read where you have walked. It will have satellite, and street views, it will also have 3d views on the maps. This product uses Google maps to help you navigate just like a gps on a cellphone but only hands free. Google glass is going to be the future of journalism. This will make it way easer to record people hands free. You will be able to get video footage on the go. This will make it less suspicious when you are undercover trying to get info instead of holding a huge camera. With this new technology I think it would be invading our privacy by not knowing you are being recorded. Hill...
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...Google Glass: Possibilities and Problems Prepared for Dr. Helen Waite Director of Research Technology Advisory Group Prepared by Casey Setzer Tushar Arvind Zach Harris Hugh House Research Department Technology Advisory Group December 2014 ------------------------------------------------- MEMORANDUM To: Dr. Helen Waite, Director of Research From: Casey Setzer, Tushar Arvind, Zach Harris, and Hugh House Date: December 6. 2014 ------------------------------------------------- Subject: Google Glass: Possibilities and Problems ------------------------------------------------- Here is the report you requested August 20 on Google Glass’s status as a consumer product. Since our task was to provide advising to the average consumer on both advantages and problems concerning Google’s wearable, our goal was to exterminate all personal bias and provide a report that, while providing informed advice, leaves the consumer armed with the information he/she needs to make an informed and personal purchasing decision. Upon gathering our research, we learned a lot about how committed both Google and other entities are to pushing Project Glass into the consumer electronics arena, and came up with the general conclusion that if a consumer is interested in this bleeding-edge technology, it would probably suit him/her best to wait until the consumer version of this product is announced, with the added features and lower price tag Google has promised en towe. ...
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...Google Glass as a Cybernetic System Paola Gulian 18/06/2013 p.gulian@me.com Stavangerweg 352, Amsterdam 1013AX Telephone: +359 888 88 30 81 Student Number: 10396144 Thesis supervisor: Michael Dieter Media Studies: New Media and Digital Culture Universiteit van Amsterdam 1 Table of Contents: 1. Introduction / 3 2. Chapter 1 – History of Cybernetics theory, Systems Theory, Cyborg and Posthumanism / 6 2.1. Introduction to Norbert Wiener’s theory of cybernetics / 6 2.2. Gregory Bateson on second-order cybernetics / 8 2.3. The kinship between human, animal and machine, Donna Haraway’s theory of the cyborg / 12 2.4. The disembodiment of the human being, Katherine N. Hayles’ theory of the posthuman / 14 3. Chapter 2 – Google Glass, Individuation and the Black Box / 21 3.1. Introduction to Google Glass / 21 3.2. Google Glass and Gregory Bateson’s theory of self-corrective systems / 24 3.3. Industrialization of memory through Google Glass and Bernard Stiegler’s theory of the exterior milieu / 26 3.4. Google Glass as a black box and W. Ross Ashby’s theory of the black boxing / 29 3.5. Experience Design, Olia Lialina and the disappearing user / 30 3.6. Miniaturization of technology, Google Glass as a ubiquitous computer through Mark Weiser’s theory / 32 4. Chapter 3 – Google Glass as an Extension of the Human Being: MediumSpecificity and Becoming Posthuman / 34 4.1 Media ecology through Marshall McLuhan and Google Glass as an extension of the human being / 34 4.2 Perceptual...
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...ID: 17692665 Google Glass Introduction: Google Glass is the new forefront of technology. This new technology will change how we watch television, view our favorite pictures and information that we use everyday. Like social media, navigation, and news. Summary of key findings: * How we watch television * As we advance in life, we advance in technology. Like watching television. Today a lot of humans receive information from the television. Since the first television was used in homes and businesses it has evolved. From CRT (Cathode Ray Tube), to Plasma, and LCD (liquid Crystal Display) to now Google Glass. Can you imagine watching television using a plain sheet of glass! No longer having the thick box televisions that weight a lot. Now u can have a thin television weighs a quarter of todays televisions. * How we view our favorite moments of family Today we view our family and our favorite moments with pictures printed on paper. With todays form of viewing pictures, you will need to physically change each picture when you want to view something different. With Google Glass, you can have the pictures change automatically. Also pictures come in standard sizes. With Google Glass, you can customize your pictures to an unlimited size, * How we get information * Humans need a lot of information to complete tasks that they do everyday. We use our phones, computers, and tablets for social miedia, navigation, and news while on the go. With Google Glass, you can get all...
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...In this paper we will discuss how Google Glass is a revolutionary integration of powerful technology. We will address how Google Glass might be helpful in daily personal and work life. Google Glass is defined as a wearable computer that has a optical head-mounted display. The Google Glass displays information like a smart phone would, but in a hand free format, that also communicates with the internet via voice commands. Google Glass can be described as having Blue-tooth, Wi-Fi microphone, GPS, speakers, and a camera. The Google Glass comes with or without frames in the colors of charcoal, tangerine, shale, cotton, and sky, and developers are working on integrating prescription frames in them for a fee. Google Glass isn't available for purchase yet, but for a fee of $1,500 before taxes you can be placed on a list if a spot opens up. Google Glass for me would work great in my personal and work life. In my daily activities in personal life I would be able to capture tons of pictures as I do now, and record videos. The Google Glass would help me out by allowing my hand to be free while I'm doing something. I would be able to capture special moments without reaching in my purse to find my phone, and possibly missing the moment. I would have the time there available on the glass, seeing as I don't wear a watch. It can also give me directions while I’m driving so I won't have to look at the GPS. I can speak and send messages to friends and family without texting while driving...
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...ACKNOWLEDGEMENT [pic] We would like to thank Asst. Prof., Ila Parmar for her guidance, her support and the opportunity to work on this project and H.O.D., Mr. Lokhandvala for his support and the encouragement. We would also like to thank our families for their constant support, encouragement and motivation without which the accomplishment of this project would not be possible. We would also like to thank our friends and all the people who directly or indirectly played a role in this project. ABSTRACT [pic] Mankind has always strived to give life like qualities to it’s artifacts in an attempt to find substitutes for himself to carry out his orders and also to work in a hostile environment. The popular concept of a robot is of a machine that looks like a human being. Cleaning of floors of rooms and corridor usually involves lot of effort and labour on the part of the person doing it. It causes much trouble, waste of time and energy on the part of humans. Moreover, it also proves to be expensive if a person is hired for doing it. It also makes the employer dependent on the person hired for getting the job done. Thus it bounds people in a way and renders them helpless. What if this process is made automatic and independent of any apparent human role. This can be done with the help of embedded technology and automation. That is the job we as future EC engineers have undertaken. The process of cleaning can be...
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...Alexander Klocke Group member: Gul Turgut English C1; WiSe14/15 Instructor: David Martin 03.12.2014 Göttingen Report on Google Glass limitations Introduction Our latest product Google Glass has absolved the beta phase. As a result of that we got a lot of feedback, which will help us to improve our product. The task of our team is to forecast the Google Glass’ potential for longevity. In order to that it was my job to analyze the limitations by itself and even to work the social hurdles out. Over the last weeks we gathered lots of ideas for improvements from our 10.000 “Explorers”. Findings To start with the technological impression, there is to say that the technological level is very low. Countless flaws led to nine updates since the release of the beta version, which means much effort for our customers to keep at the best available technology. Another point is that the software seems to be quite poorly sophisticated. It is neither possible to edit photos nor to upload them to Instagram. The directory includes only 10 contacts while it has very weak capabilities anyway. Besides that there are struggles with the voice control while talking in loud areas what makes our Google Glass useless in such a situation. Furthermore many consumers have complained about the weak battery, which only runs about 2 hours or 45 minutes of recording. Consequently our product is not made for workaday life. In comparison to conventional glasses our product does not have hinges...
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...Assignment Topic Area: Technology and Business Ethics Thesis: Should the ‘Google Glass’ be sold to the general public, or, should there be a restriction on the people who can use the device? Imagine what the world would be like with the ‘Google Glass’, a device that can be used to capture everything, even our thoughts, and it all happens without our consent. Although the glass is a revolutionary piece of innovation that allows access to information and services in a matter of seconds, it is “essentially going to allow people to come in and spy on you and record that without you knowing what’s going on”. Google claims that the glasses are designed to address this issue of privacy and “in order to activate the camera or to record the video you have to take an explicit gesture or say something out loud”. However, there are ways around this, such as developed by Mike Di Giovanni, who has came up with a way to take pictures with just a wink and hackers have also been able to run facial recognition programs on the device, where the glass can scan a face and provide information about that person. With technology like this available to the public anything can be recorded and uploaded on the Internet in a matter of minutes, therefore its use is essentially breaking ethical codes by disrespecting the privacy of others. A recent example is a video uploaded by filmmaker, Chris Barret, who secretively captured an arrest on the New Jersey boardwalk on the 4th of July 2013 and without...
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...1.With Google Glasses, the technology disappears from in front of you and you get data and applications in the context of what you’re doing or what you’re looking at. Want to know the weather right now? You won’t have to find the weather app and click on it to get a report. Weather apps for Google Glass will know when you’re looking up at the clouds and provide you with an instant weather report. If you’re unsure of what’s at a particular street address, look at the premises and Google Glass will tell you who’s inside, and possibly even show you the indoor plans along with a 360° panorama view if it’s a business. 2. Google Glass introduces absolutely new way of computing, with a simple, voice-driven user interface that makes a number of tasks much more intuitive. There are some examples of these: 3. To start using Google Glass, you tap the frame of the glasses and you’re taken to the home screen. You don’t see a bunch of icons like on smartphone home screen, just a simple real-life scene you’re looking at. To issue a command, you tap the frame and say “OK Glass”. 4. After you issue the order “OK Glass”, you can instruct the glasses to do something specific by saying something like “take a picture”. That’s it. There’s no fumbling around looking for the camera icon. 5. Same goes with video. With Google Glass, you can record what you see without moving a finger. 6. Now this is what calls serious sharing — actually sharing what you see with your friends . 7. Lost...
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...Harris treated the slaves like if they were prisoners in his jailhouse. The government gives a prisoner a new identity which is a number that they must go by while in jail so that it would be easier to keep track of them. Joel Chandler Harris simply gave them new names, names that he would remember because of the persons trait or how dark their skin was. From the moment he gave them the name, that was their new identity as long as they were under his ownership. That is why Chandler Harris takes away the slaves' Identity when he creates Uncle Remus. Mrs. Cullinan sees herself superior to her employees, Margaret and Miss Glory. “There were goblets, sherbet glasses, ice-cream glasses, wine glasses, green glass coffee cups with matching saucers, and water glasses. I had a glass to drink from and it sat next to Miss Glory’s on a separate shelf from the others”(212). Mrs....
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