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Is Google Glass Really Worth It?

, May 4th 2013 Discuss [0]

Google Glass is all the talk in the wearable technology industry. The headset, which will be work as glasses and allows users to do everything from get directions to snap photos and capture video, is arguably the most exciting device to be entering the technology space.

Wearables are new to quite a few folks. Although they’ve seen (and perhaps used) pedometers or those wristbands that track their movements, the average customer has never really thought about wearing glasses that would allow for communication and all of the other features Glass boasts. And thanks to some smart marketing on Google’s part, quite a few people are now saying that they’d jump at the chance to buy Google Glass when it hits store shelves.

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Google Glass Bulletproof lockscreen adds unofficial wearable security

, May 1st 2013 Discuss [0]

Security concerns around Google Glass and what data access those casually - or nefariously - picking up your wearable might have has prompted the first DIY lock system for the headset, Bulletproof. Resembling the standard Android lockscreen, but adding some head-detection smarts to prevent you from having to swipe in a code every time you want to use Glass, Bulletproof is the handiwork of Explorer Edition owner Mike DiGiovanni. Read The Full Story

Square CEO questions value of Google Glass

, Apr 30th 2013 Discuss [0]

Square's Jack Dorsey is keen on wearables but cautious on Glass, arguing smart glasses aren't likely to offer legitimate value to wearers for another decade or so. "Glasses are very compelling and I think it's an amazing technology" Dorsey told the NYTimes, "but I just can't imagine my mom wearing them right now. What is the value of Glass?" Read The Full Story

Glass hack runs native Android code on wearable

, Apr 28th 2013 Discuss [0]

Efforts to hack Google's Glass have already seen unofficial Android apps running on the wearable, as Explorer Edition early-adopters get to work tweaking and modifying the headset. Google recently released the kernel source for Glass, but Mike DiGiovanni already has regular Android software up and running, as per this blurry screenshot through the compact lens block. Read The Full Story

Mayer reportedly new Jawbone director as Yahoo eyes wearables

, Apr 26th 2013 Discuss [0]

Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer has joined the board of portable gadget specialist Jawbone - known for its UP fitness monitor, headsets, and speakers - it's reported, reigniting chatter that the search company might look to leveraging wearables along the lines of Google's Glass. Mayer had apparently been in talks with Jawbone about a director's position prior to joining Yahoo back in July 2012, so AllThingsD reports, and has already attended at least one board meeting sources at the company claim. Read The Full Story

30 minutes of video capture and Glass is dead says early-adopter

, Apr 25th 2013 Discuss [0]

Google's Glass may be sleekly comfortable enough to wear all day long, but the battery may well not be, with users taking advantage of the headset's potential for impromptu photography finding it chews through power at a rate of knots. Real-world trials of Glass by early user Robert Scoble suggest video recording with the headset's integrated camera could drain the battery completely in as little as 30 minutes. Read The Full Story

Gibson meets Glass: Cyberpunk creator dons Google’s wearable

, Apr 23rd 2013 Discuss [0]

Neuromancer author and arguably the father of wearable tech in fiction William Gibson finally met up with Google Glass at the weekend, donning the headset and finding – to his frustration – himself left intrigued by it. Gibson – whose 1984 novel coined the term “cyberspace” as well as kickstarted the cyberpunk genre – got to try out Google’s developer-version of the wearable at an event at the New York Public Library, after one member of the audience brought along their new unit.

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A new age of Glass social etiquette dawns says Google’s Schmidt

, Apr 22nd 2013 Discuss [0]

Google Glass will spur an evolution in social etiquette, Google chair Eric Schmidt has predicted, though he argues users of the wearable have a responsibility to “behave appropriately” as well. The augmented reality headset has already been preemptively banned from bars, casinos, and other locations, over concerns that users might film their fellow patrons; however, Schmidt pointed out to BBC Radio 4, it’s also down to individuals to use Glass responsibly.

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TomTom GPS sport watches capitalize on smartwatch hype

, Apr 17th 2013 Discuss [0]

This afternoon the folks at TomTom have revealed two GPS sports watches that they say completely re-define what it means to work with a GPS-tracking wrist-bound computer. Witht the TomTom Runner and the TomTom Multi-Sport GPS sport watchs you'll be working with massive displays, one-button control, and full-screen graphics-based training tools to make your sporty self a futuristic runner in no time! Read The Full Story

Google Glass goes Go-kart racing

, Apr 17th 2013 Discuss [0]

This week the Explorer Edition of Google's Project Glass is being delivered to intrepid developers all across the planet, and the unboxing videos and demonstrations have begun! What you're about to see is, at first, a single demonstration video filmed from the developer set. As more demonstration videos appear, we'll be capturing them here on SlashGear one by one! Read The Full Story

Glass gets strict: Sharing, paid apps and ads risk remote kill

, Apr 16th 2013 Discuss [0]

Google’s Glass Explorer Edition headsets will come with a set of usage, tech, and app limitations at odds with the freedom Android developers are used to, including blanket permission to remotely strip out functionality from the wearable computer. Glass, which Google announced had begun shipping in partial numbers from Monday, comes with a new Terms of Sale agreement as part of the setup process, with strict limits on who you can allow to use your headset, and how Google can update it to remove features it may decide are dangerous or simply not in keeping with how it feels the wearable should evolve.

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Vuzix unveils Star 1200XLD all-digital augmented reality glasses

, Apr 12th 2013 Discuss [0]

Vuzix has been peddling all sorts of video glasses and other products for a number of years. The company was showing off augmented reality glasses before Google ever stepped into the game with its Glass project. Vuzix has announced the launch of its Star 1200XLD all-digital see-through video glasses. Read The Full Story
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