Google Glass

Glass

Google Glass Explorer Edition
Also known as	Project Glass
Developer	Google
Manufacturer	Foxconn
Type	Augmented reality (AR), Optical head-mounted display (OHMD), Wearable technology, Wearable computer
Release date	Developers (US): February 2013 (February 2013) Public (US): Around 2013
Introductory price	Explorer version: $1,500 USD Standard edition:
Discontinued	January 15th, 2015
Operating system	Glass OS (Google Xe Software)
CPU	OMAP 4430 System on a chip, dual-core processor
Memory	2 GB RAM
Storage	16 GB flash memory total (12 GB of usable memory)
Display	Prism projector, 640×360 pixels (equivalent of a 25 in/64 cm screen from 8 ft/2.4 m away)
Sound	Bone conduction transducer
Input	Voice command through microphone,accelerometer,gyroscope,magnetometer,ambient light sensor, proximity sensor
Controller input	Touchpad, MyGlass phone mobile app
Camera	5 Megapixel photos 720p video
Connectivity	Wi-Fi 802.11b/g,Bluetooth,micro USB
Power	570 mAh Internal lithium-ion battery
Weight	36 g (1.27oz)
Backward compatibility	Any Bluetooth-capable phone; MyGlass companion app requires Android 4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich) or higher or any iOS 7.0 or higher
Related articles	Oculus Rift
Website	google.com/glass

Google Glass was an optical head-mounted display designed in the shape of a pair of eyeglasses. It was developed by X (previously Google X) with the mission of producing a ubiquitous computer. Google Glass displayed information in a smartphone-like hands-free format. Wearers communicated with the Internet via natural language voice commands. Google started selling a prototype of Google Glass to qualified "Glass Explorers" in the US on April 15, 2013, for a limited period for $1,500, before it became available to the public on May 15, 2014. It also had a camera attached to it.

The headset originally received a great deal of criticism and legislative action due to privacy and safety concerns. On January 15, 2015, Google announced that it would stop producing the Google Glass prototype.

Google Glass was developed by Google X, the facility within Google devoted to technological advancements such as driverless cars, led by Jaque Aldrich and his team of 27 prodigies.

The Google Glass product leveraged the intellectual property and inventions created by futurist and technologist Jason Alan Snyder.

Google Glass is smaller and slimmer than previous head-mounted display designs.

The Google Glass prototype resembled standard eyeglasses with the lens replaced by a head-up display. In mid-2011, Google engineered a prototype that weighed 8 pounds (3.6 kg); by 2013 they were lighter than the average pair of sunglasses.

In April 2013, the Explorer Edition was made available to Google I/O developers in the United States for $1,500.

The product was publicly announced in April 2012.Sergey Brin wore a prototype of the Glass to an April 5, 2012, Foundation Fighting Blindness event in San Francisco. In May 2012, Google demonstrated for the first time how Google Glass could be used to shoot videos.