Caption contest: Google Glass explorer takes virtual vision to a whole new level

Caption contest Google Glass explorer takes virtual vision to a whole new level

What’s better than a single pair of Glass Explorer Editions, you say? How about five? Well, that’s exactly what Mr. Adib Towfiq has done, mounting a few of these bizarre frames to his head and, luckily for us, he took to Mountain View’s social network to share it with the world. Now, he asks, “Am I doing it right?” If anything, we’d say this is certainly a step in the right direction.

Edgar: “You stay Glassy, San Diego”
Billy: “What? I’m just multi-tasking!”
Brad: “This is the best way to solve the battery life problem.”
Ben Gilbert: “Adib Towfiq is … THE SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN.”
Jamie: “Google Glass… Baller Edition”
Tim: “Okay, Glass. Okay, Glass. Okay, Glass. Okay, Glass. Okay, Glass. Take a picture. Take a picture. Take a picture. Take a picture. Take a picture.”
Richard Lai: “I’m four times cooler than Tim Stevens.”
Jon Fingas: “Augment all the realities!”
Andy: “Am I the man? Yes. Can I walk a straight line? Maybe.”
Darren: “Goooooooooogle Glass”
Terrence: “So I says to myself, ‘I can completely pay off my student loans or buy five Google Glass headsets.’ I have no regrets.”
Mark: ” I see dead people!”
Myriam: “Google glass, now with 10 cores.”

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Google Glass Explorer Editions start receiving XE5 software update, new features

Google Glass Explorer Editions start receiving XE5 software update, new features

Google’s cadre of Glass explorers only started receiving the headgear last month, but the folks in Mountain View are already pushing out an update. Named XE5, the fresh software carries a raft of tweaks and new features, ranging from crash reporting to Google+ notifications. Among the more notable upgrades are the ability to comment and +1 posts on the search titan’s social network, alerts for incoming hangouts, improved battery life estimation and quicker transcription. One thing that may dampen spirits is a new charge to sync policy, which only allows background uploads when devices are plugged in to power sources and connected to WiFi. For the complete list of tweaks, hit the break for the changelog.

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Google Glass snags unofficial Facebook photo sharing

Google Glass snags unofficial Facebook photo sharing

Sure, Glass Explorers can post photos to Google+ with the high-tech headsets straight out of the box, but sharing to other sites requires additional glassware. While Facebook has yet to out its own app for Glass, an unofficial application dubbed Glass To Facebook has just arrived, allowing Google’s adventurers to post images to the social network. Hooking up the the app appears to be an easy affair, consisting of granting the software access to a user’s Google and Facebook accounts, and enabling it with Zuckerberg’s crew. After that, Mountain View’s headgear guinea pigs will be able to snap pictures and shoot them to Facebook. Count yourself as a lucky Google Glass owner? Hit the link below to grab Glass To Facebook.

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Hidden sensors in Google Glass could enable AR apps

Hidden sensors in Google Glass could enable AR apps

One of the bigger digs against Glass so far has been its rather limited feature set. In particular, there seemed to be no way to build full augmented reality applications for the wearable. (And it’s not like Google has exactly been forthcoming about many of its specs.) But all hope is not lost. Programmer Lance Nanek was digging around in debug mode and managed to push an Android app to the head-mounted display that spit out a list of available sensors. Looks like Glass does in fact have all of the necessary components for full-fledged AR — the official API just hasn’t exposed those capabilities yet. Currently, third-party Glass apps are limited to updating your location once every 10 minutes, but with a little bit of hacking, we’re sure that limitation could be overcome and the full suite of orientation sensors exposed to developers. Perhaps it won’t be long before someone ports Yelp Monocle to Glass. Of course, it’s probably only a matter of time before Google opens those features up to devs. For the full list of sensors and location providers head on after the break.

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Fullscreen BEAM app sends Google Glass videos directly to YouTube

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Sure, using Google Glass to record a video is a pretty neat trick, but how about uploading it to YouTube without a computer? Thanks to Fullscreen’s BEAM video sharing app for Glass, you can do just that. After setting up an account with the company’s website, Glass owners can use their high-tech eyewear to send clips to YouTube along with a tweet linking directly to the video. If you’ve managed to get hold of Google’s modern-day monocle and would like give BEAM a try, you can register at the source link below. As for the rest of us, at least we can watch the demo video after the break.

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Physics teacher adopts Google Glass, gives students a glance at CERN (video)

Physics teacher adopts Google Glass, gives students a firsthand look at CERN video

When Google asked what we’d do if we had Glass, it was no doubt hoping we’d produce some world-changing ideas. We now know at least a few exist, courtesy of physics teacher Andrew Vanden Heuvel. He’s long been hoping to use the wearable tech for remote teaching and one-on-one sessions, and the Glass Explorer program has given him the chance to do just that. His first stop? None other than CERN. Courtesy of a trip for Google’s new Explorer Story video series, Vanden Heuvel is the first person to teach a science course while inside the Large Hadron Collider tunnel, streaming his perspective to students thousands of miles away. While we don’t know if other Explorer Stories will be quite as inspiring, we’ll admit to being slightly jealous — where was Glass when we were kids?

[Thanks, Peter]

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Google Glass to support GPS navigation, text messages without companion app

Google Glass Explorers looking for turn-by-turn directions and text messages to be displayed from the device must pair the wearable with an Android smartphone, and a companion app. But that could soon change, according to a TechCrunch report. When writer Frederic Lardinois went to pick up his Glass yesterday afternoon, a Google rep explained that the headset will soon be able to display directions and text messages within the device — in other words, you won’t need a smartphone to act as the middleman. You will, of course, still need to source your web connection through another device, unless there’s a WiFi hotspot around, but this new method will at very least enable a bit more functionality for iPhone users. It’s unclear whether Glass will also still need to pull GPS data from a synced handset, so don’t make any plans to ditch your smartphone just yet.

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Google Glass developer reveals ‘Winky’ eye gesture app that takes photos

Google Glass developer reveals 'Winky' eye gesture app that takes photos

Remember those “eye gestures” spotted in Google Glass code? Developer Mike DiGiovanni, who just released the “Bulletproof” lockscreen for Glass, has already used them to develop an app called “Winky” that snaps photos on the Explorer Edition of the AR eyewear. When activated and calibrated, a simple wink of the eye allows you to capture a still of whatever you’re looking at, rather than using a voice command or tapping the side of the glasses as normally required, which DiGiovanni says “takes you out of the moment.” He released the app purely as Android source code to protect users’ personal info, so if you’re interested, you’ll need to compile and run it as an APK — assuming you’re lucky enough to have a pair of the specs, of course.

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Source: Mike DiGiovanni (Google+)

Google Glass Bulletproof app gives the wearable a lock screen (video)

Google Glass Bulletproof app gives the wearable a lock screen (video)

In our review of the Explorer edition of Google Glass, we were surprised at the lack of security features — there’s nothing to stop anyone from picking up your pair, accessing your data and having complete control. We’re obviously not the only ones to have noticed this, and developer Mike DiGiovanni, who has his own set of high-tech specs, has come up with an app to alleviate those worries. Called Bulletproof, the app registers when Glass parts from face and engages a lock screen, which can then be disabled with a user-defined combination of swipes and taps on the wearable’s touchpad. A brief video demo of the app is available below, and those with the hardware will likely know how to get it loaded using the files linked at the source. It’s good to see the dev community already putting out useful software, but it does make you wonder why Google didn’t think of it first.

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Google helps you get acquainted with Glass UI in how-to video

Google helps you get acquainted with Glass UI in howto video

Explorers have the device in hand, early reviews have begun to flow in, and heck, you might have even seen Glass in person by now. Unless you’ve had a chance to slide the product on your head, however, a comprehensive tour of the near-final user interface has likely remained out of reach. Until now. The team at Project Glass has uploaded a brief (60-second) how-to video, giving you an opportunity to step behind the tiny display for a point-of-view preview. If you have a minute to spare, you can view the clip just after the break. Then, set aside some time for our comprehensive Explorer Edition review, complete with sample pictures, videos and plenty of first-hand impressions.

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