9. “The benefit of wearable
technology is that it can
conveniently integrate tools,
devices, power needs, and
connectivity within a user’s
everyday life and
movements.”
(Horizon Report Wiki)
25. what’s inside
Camera
Photos - 5 MP
Videos - 720p
Audio
Bone Conduction Transducer
Connectivity
Wifi - 802.11b/g
Bluetooth - tethering
Storage
12 GB of usable memory, synced with Google cloud
storage. 16 GB Flash total.
Battery
One full day of typical use. Some features, like video calls
and video recording, are more battery intensive.
image from: http://www.catwig.com/google-glass-teardown/
26. types of apps
1. the officially supported Glassware - a subscription service
that runs via the Mirror API and can exchange information
between a server app and your Google Glass
2. the native Android Apps for Google Glass - can be “side
loaded” in google glass via ADB (Android Debug Bridge), a
toolkit included in the Android SDK
Glass App Control Center available for Android only - can do
live screencasting.
Google announced a Glass App store is on the way
29. buttons
POWER
click once to turn on
will make a sound
when turning off
CAMERA
- one quick click for photo
- one long click for 10 second
video
- for video longer than 10
seconds, get the video started
and then click again
30. gesture controls
TAP
wake up; click (choose)
HEAD TILT UP (30º)
wake up
tap
here
SWIPE FORWARD
go back through the
timeline of cards
SWIPE BACKWARD
go forward through
timeline, go to settings
SWIPE DOWN
go back, cancel, go to sleep
35. Glass in
education
• documentary filmmaking
(American Film
Institute, CIA, Rhode Island School of Design, UCLA, USC)
• field trips via Hangout
• medical students • STEMBite
• flipped classroom
• multiple perspectives of same event
• flying drones
• cooking demonstrations
• phobia desensitization training
(CERN)
point of eye of surgeon
(https://www.youtube.com/user/STEMbite)