Experience the World Through the Glass

Hey Guys! Did you like our previous post? Now Let's get to know more about the latest technology introduced by Google. Also checkout the review video at the end of the post.

 It's dream of creating wearable technology is far closer to release than anyone would have guessed : 'Google Glass'. What is Google Glass? Why is it attracting people's attention? What are its implications? How it feels to wear a Google Glass?  Let's take a quick look at all these aspects.

What Is Google Glass?

Google Glass is an attempt to free data from desktop computers and portable devices such as mobiles and tablets, and place it right in front of you. Essentially, Google Glass has a camera, display, touchpad, battery and microphone built into spectacle frames so that you can perch a display in your field of vision, film, take, pictures, search and translate on the go. Google Glass uses a display technology to put the data in front(upper right) of your vision in a prism screen. This is designed to be easily seen without obstructing your vision. According to Google the display is equivalent to a 25-inch high definition display that is 8 feet away.

What Can Google Glass Do?

Any function that requires you to look into the screen could be put in front of you. Controlling this data is the neat trick. With a microphone and a touchpad on one arm of the frame, you can do it with a brief gesture or by talking to the device, and Google Glass will interpret you commands. Google Glass can also provide sound with bone induction technology that vibrates your skull to produce sound which is less cumbersome than on a traditional headphones. It provides a 640 x 360 display and the built-in camera is 5MP that can film at 720p.

 

Essentially the battery life is about a day which excludes a lot of videoing. The device will sync to your Google Drive on the cloud apart from which there is a flash memory of 16GB(12GB user storage). Bluetooth and WiFi are built-in but it has no GPS chip. So the glass will best work alongside an android phone although you can pair with any Bluetooth enabled phone. For this Google offers MyGlass app that pairs the Glass with your android phone. You can use the Google hangout software to video conference with your friends. Messages can be received, viewed on the display and answered using Goolge's voice-to-text functionality. This functionality will also bring the ability to translate the words spoken to you in your own language.



Third parties are also ready developing new and cool apps for the Glass. Considering its physical specs, the frame will come with a replacement, adjustable nosepads and a touchpad along one arm. It is also expected to be extremely light weight and extremely robust. There is a Micro USB and a charger in the developers version and all of the above specs will be available in the consumer version. Lastly Google Glass come in 5 colors: Charcoal, Tangerine, Shale, Cotton and Sky.

It's Implications?

Apart from its high costs ($1500), we believe that the Google Glass is a great breakthrough in the development of technology. It would also make people's life easier and faster with this revolutionary wearable technology. If you are worrying that you may not be able to use the glass because you wear glasses, then you are wrong. You need not worry as Google has models that include prescription lenses and stylish shades. Ultimately, the Google Glass will be something that will change lifestyles of people.

Google Glass Explorer Edition

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Amazon has come up with a new product that really does not have any current equivalent from other tech companies - the Amazon Echo. Amazon Echo is a voice activated, cloud-connected speaking for your living room. With 7 microphones embedded in the top of its 9.25 inch, tower-like design, it promises to hear you from anywhere in the room. Ask it to stream music, to set an alarm or any information and it will respond with what you want.

Features

The cylindrical device has room filling sound,and seven microphones on top which use beam forming technology to pinpoint your voice and ensure it can hear you no matter where you're speaking from in a room - so you really don't have to shout at it. To wake it up, you'll address it as "Alexa", the system's activation word. However, Amazon's plans on adding additional activation words. It also filters out all background noises including the music to hear your commands and processes it via Amazon's cloud-based web servers, which means that it will get better at identifying requests and responding to commands over time.

 It has a 360-degree firing speaker, and it works with both Bluetooth from your device, bringing in services like Spotify and Pandora into play, as well as built-in support for playback of music from Amazon Music Library, Prime Music, TuneIn and iHeartRadio. You can also get news and weather information from local radio, NPR, ESPN via TuneIn, and other sources. It'll answer queries and provide basic information from Wikipedia, and even convert units on the fly.

Amazon's shipping a dedicated Echo app to go with the speaker, which runs on Fire OS and Android, and a web-based app for iOS via Safari. You can use this app to set up your service and check information you input via the speaker, like monitoring your alarms, checking reminders and shopping lists you create.

Pricing

Amazon's Echo is available at an introductory cost of $199. But if you're an Amazon Prime members  you can buy it for $99, for a limited time. If you want to buy it then the you need to request an invitation from Amazon to be ordered.

This product is fairly unique among the major tech company products. The Echo is also intriguing and will likely gain popularity. If this thing gets a wider connectivity to the growing category of smart devices like Philips Hue connected Bulbs and Nest's learning thermostat, then you could see it shifting to become a whole-home smart hub.

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