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Project Glass is a research and development program by
Google to develop an augmented reality head-mounted display"
Or, in simple language, Project Glass is Google's attempt to incorporate a
camera, a microphone real time internet connection, sat-nav, Android OS, and
basically everything a computer can offer you (probably more, knowing Google) in
a pair of spectacles.
They will sit a few inches away from your eye, and are 1.3 cm or half an inch
large. Also, the RAM/Memory/Storage is rumored to be on par with that of the
last generation Android phones.
Project Glass Concept Video
Immediate Reactions
My immediate reaction upon reading about the project for the first time
was:
"Computer in a pair of spectacles eh?Good luck with that!"
Astonishingly, Google have managed to complete this Project of theirs, and
the Glasses are already available for $1,500 to I/O developers, and certain
reports state that these miracle-glasses will be available to consumers within
the U.S by early 2013.
Initially the Project was met with heavy skepticism from people, which
according to me was thanks to the fact that they did not believe such a device
could be perfected. Google's main stream of income is through advertising, and
some went as far as to say that Google were going to use this as yet another
medium for advertisements. Google have however stated that they are not going
have advertising on the super-spects.
Wired spoke to Blair MacIntyre, director of the Augmented Environments Lab at
Georgia Tech, who said "you could not do [augmented reality] with a display like
this." MIT Media Lab researcher Pranav Mistry agreed, saying that "the small
screen seen in the photos cannot give the experience the video is
showing."
Why Google Will Do Better Than Apple
This again is a ginormous case of people underestimating Google.
I have
said in the past, and firmly believe, that Google will be, and is Apple's main
competitor.
In fact, I think Google has a higher potential than
Apple.
Apple made iOS, the most advanced OS, Google made Android, the world's
most popular OS.
Apple made Siri, Google made Google Search(Jelly Bean) which
has been proved to have a faster reply time than Siri.
Google, in my opinion,
will do better than Apple, as they can match up to Apple in the mobiles sector,
two examples of such I just showed you above, however they are also succeeding
in other fields, which is proving, and will continue to be a major factor in the
battle between the two global giants.
A Few Pictures Of Project Glass
