Google Glass: A Technology to Fear or Embrace Kang Zheng 1 Introduction Google Glass is a wearable computer with a head-mounted display developed by Google. It includes a translucent prism as the display, a camera and a touchpad on the right. There is also a microphone for voice input. Fig. 1 is a Google Glass prototype. Wearers can hear audio output via bone conduction transducer or earbuds. The glass can be controlled by voice commands, gestures on the touchpad and MyGlass app on smartphones through
The Google Glass is one of the most popular new examples of wearable technology [19]. The Google Glass is a pair of glasses, prescription or non-prescription, that has a camera, touchpad and a display that can do multiple technological tasks: search, navigation, Gmail, Calendar, Now cards, phone calls, text messages, photos, videos, and video calls [17]. Glass has yet to be released to the public, but has been available for developers since February 2013 [9]. Although the Google Glass is still
Executive Summary 1 Question 1 2 Introduction 2 Google Glass 3 Ongoing Corporate Planning 3 Ongoing Market Planning 4 Ongoing Technology Management 5 Opportunity Analysis/Serendipity 5 Ansoff Matrix 6 Market Penetration 7 Market Development 7 Product Development 8 Diversification 8 Multidimensional Concept of Google Glass 9 Brand Name 9 Quality Specifications 9 Price 9 Packaging 9 Features 10 Technology 10 Level of Service 10 Question 2 11 Dilemma of Google in Innovation Management 11 Uncertainty Management
Google Glass, Good or Bad Google Glass, the future has arrived. Being able to use the computer with only your head has always been thought of as futuristic but this technology may already be here. Google announced its new project, project glass, in January 2013, and it took the world by surprise, no one thought it was capable to search the web, take a video, or even text someone using only glasses. Google X Lab is developing Glass and Project Glass leader Babak Parviz announced the new project
as if we would never know what technologies will become by the next day morning, it grow fast and it keeps on changing. We could not deny that today’s technology changes our world and our way of living, most of the new devices that are invented are replacing the old ones, just as those phones with a physical keypad design are replaced with our new touch screen smart phone today, these changes occur rapidly. In this technology leading world, have you ever wondered, what are the next incredible devices
Issues All challenges encountered by Google after the announcement of the Google Glass Project were a result of not having effectively communicating the company’s Value Proposition which caused the shutdown of Glass and Astro Teller now has to decide what to do to maximize business value for Google. Google lost its reputation when it failed to market Glass in a transparent manner, what was once perceived as a cool product has been seen as creepy. Analysis Through the SWOT analysis (see Appendix
ethical issues surrounding Google Glass in the global social context. The first of those is potential security issues that the glasses pose. Critics of Google Glass have asked and raised concerns to Google about the potential for Google to take user data without permission, Google 's vague privacy policy, and how the device will protect the sensitive user information from loss and theft. The second major societal issue with Google Glass is privacy and cultural concerns. Google Glass could be a subtle, stealthy
Table of Content What is google glass? 2 Development 2 Google Inc. 2 Google X 3 How does it work? 4 The MyGlass App 4 Glass Gestures 5 Design Principles and Guidelines 6 Design Principles 6 Voice Commands 7 Glass Development Kit 8 Requirements 8 Pattern Building blocks 9 Live Cards 10 Immersions 12 Developing Glassware 13 A Simple Hello World Example 13 Using the default glass theme 14 Create an menu item 15 Touch Gestures 15 Bibliography 18 What is google glass? Google glass is a digital headset
that technology distracts us from our daily tasks. To solve this problem Google created Google Glass, which it touts as way of ‘getting technology out of the way’. Google Glass is a device which many won’t believe actually exists. It is a frame with a camera and a small display on the top right which can relay information on top of your field of vision. Google’s released Glass in its ‘Explorer Program’ where it is selling Glass to a limited audience for testing the product before retailing it to public
reality, pattern recognition, electronic textiles and fashion design. However, this documentation special focuses on one of the latest and interesting technology which is Google Glass and further discussion is about area of information management in Google Glass, use of Google Glass, its limitation and benefits. 1.2 Google Glass Google Glass is categorised as a Wearable technology with an OHMD (Optical Head-Mounted Display). Additionally, it is a wearable and voice-controlled Android device to facilitate