We already know the first, lucky six who have the honor of paying Google $1,500 in exchange for Glass and the adventures and general ridicule that will follow. But now, @projectglass is in the process of announcing the rest of the lucky winners by replying individually to each of their past #ifihadglass tweets. Here’s a sampling of the trailblazers in all their glory. There will be 8,000 in total. More »
Google is promising its Google Glass will be available sometime later this year for under $1,500, but until it’s officially available to the public to purchase, the company is being selective as to who gets their hands and eyes all over it.
Google is announcing it has picked 8,000 “winners” who will be able to purchase their Google Glass for $1,500 making them the first people to be given a chance to experience the wearable computer. The winners Google selected were chosen from a contest the company ran last month requiring U.S. residents to submit a 50-word application through Twitter or Google+ explaining how exactly they would use the technology. (more…)
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Google’s finally starting to reveal the winners of its #ifihadglass promotion, and surprise! You’re not one of them. Not yet, anyway, unless you happen to be one of the following six golden ticket recipients. More »
You might say the day is never really done in consumer technology news. Your workday, however, hopefully draws to a close at some point. This is the Daily Roundup on Engadget, a quick peek back at the top headlines for the past 24 hours — all handpicked by the editors here at the site. Click on through the break, and enjoy.
A lawmaker in West Virginia is seeking to ban the use of Google Glass, and other Google Glass-esque products, while driving. Gary G. Howell, a republican in the West Virginia Legislature, believes that Google Glass poses the same dangers, if not worse, as texting and driving. He does have a valid point, because how safe can it be to watch a YouTube video while heading to the grocery store?
If the legislation passes, using Google Glass while driving would incur a hefty fine. For the first offense, you will be charged $100. Every offense following will incur an accumulative $100 charge (i.e 2nd offense = $200, 3rd offense = $300, and so on). Driving while wearing Google Glass wouldn’t be worth the risk, especially since buying the device itself will cost you a fortune.
It should be noted that Howell doesn’t hate the idea of Google Glass, and in fact sees it as the future. However, he believes that using Google Glass will pose a great danger to drivers, especially the younger, teen drivers. He stated, “We heard of many crashes caused by texting and driving, most involving our youngest drivers. I see the Google Glass as an extension.”
Howell also says that even if his proposal isn’t turned into a law, he believes that similar bills will be filed by other legislatures. Many debates have already surfaced over the proposed bill. Many cars already have HUD systems that can be just as distracting as Google Glass. And Google Glass is much more safer than looking down at your phone while texting. Your eyes (at least one) will still be on the road, and your hands will still be on the wheel.
It all depends on what happens when the device actually comes out, and if people are responsible enough to use it. We shouldn’t really have to worry about too many teens buying Google Glass when it comes out and using it while they’re driving, because its doubtful that many of them can afford its high price-tag.
[via TechCrunch]
Lawmaker seeks to ban Google Glass use while driving is written by Brian Sin & originally posted on SlashGear.
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The early criticism of Google Glass—that it’s for assholes, that it will lead to a dystopian Panopticon nightmare—is mostly well-founded. But what everyone has glossed over in their opening salvos is, I think, the most immediate and obvious problem Google Glass will precipitate: Once these things stop being a rich-guy novelty and start actually hitting the streets, the rise in creepshots is going to be worse than any we’ve ever seen before. More »
This week the folks at Telepathy Inc have revealed the smallest – and arguable the most fashionable – alternative to Google Glass yet revealed. With the “Telepathy One”, wearable technology has once again equipped prospective wearers with an eye-based glasses design, but this time it’s only just around one side of the face, and lenses aren’t even in the picture. This machine is also a startup, being shown this week on the Japan-based startup-friendly site “Startup Dating”.
This device works with a “virtual” 5-inch display that’s projected in front of your eye through a glass on the right side of your face. Like what we’ve seen several times before from several companies before, this is more of a virtual reality sort of situation than Google Glass, with Glass showing a tiny panel that’s much closer to your eye, making less assumptions about how large it actually is.
With Telepathy One you’ll also just be connecting to your smartphone with Bluetooth, so it’s a bit more of an accessory than it is a standalone device. You’ll be checking up on emails, seeing social networking updates, and sharing what you see through what must be a camera embedded in the device’s side – must be a tiny one, too! Have a peek at this rather fabulous teaser video to see how little you can see while getting excited about a product that’s only shown in the last few seconds!
Note that this project is off and running, too, with the CEO of the company letting the world know this week that he projects the device to be available by the holiday season (read: Christmas and the like) 2013 – that’s only a Summer, Fall, and a few months away!
Telepathy One takes on Google Glass with ultra-sleekness is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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You might say the day is never really done in consumer technology news. Your workday, however, hopefully draws to a close at some point. This is the Daily Roundup on Engadget, a quick peek back at the top headlines for the past 24 hours — all handpicked by the editors here at the site. Click on through the break, and enjoy.
Google I/O registration begins tomorrow at exactly 7:00 AM PDT, so I hope you all have your alarms set, Google+ accounts registered, and Google Wallet information prepped to shell out $900 for a ticket ($300 for academic students and faculty). Yes, Google is requiring registrants to have a Google+ and Google Wallet account this time around, but I’m guessing most of the people attending already have both accounts set up (or at least one).
This years event is taking place one month earlier than last year, from May 15th to May 17th. If it’s anything like last year, tickets will sell out within the first 20-30 minutes, so this is one of those times where you have no time to contemplate spending $900, you just go ahead and do it. Rest assured that you will be more than compensated by the free Google swag that Google offers every year. I believe at last year’s event, all attendees received a Galaxy Nexus, Nexus 7, and a Nexus Q.
This year’s event will most likely be just as eventful as last years. Google should be announcing its latest update to the Android operating system, Android 5.0 Key Lime Pie and all of the new features it will bring. It will most likely show off its Project Glass again, and there may be a chance that the Motorola X-Phone will be unveiled. The company will most likely have several secrets that they will be revealing during the event as well.
The event will be held at the Moscone Center (West building) on 800 Howard St. San Francisco, CA 94103. Google I/O is always a highly anticipated event, and it’s one that you don’t want to miss. If you aren’t able to attend, either due to the location or because 6000 other people bought out all the tickets, you can get coverage from the event straight from us. SlashGear, like last year, will be covering the event live. Head to this link tomorrow to purchase your ticket.
[via Android Community]
PSA: Google I/O 2013 registration begins at 7AM is written by Brian Sin & originally posted on SlashGear.
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As the first edition so foretold, so too is there a second piece of this puzzle: Google’s Project Glass appears to have been shown at South by Southwest this past week in at least one well-attended keynote. While we’d seen some relatively blurry looks at this particular showing late last week, this week we’re seeing not one, but two relatively close-up versions of the presentation. While we’ve seen some still shots of the Glass device’s basic UI before, here we get more in-depth with how Email, Skitch, and Evernote will work.
In the video shown earlier today, we saw a basic showing of how the camera will work, what we’ll see when we want information on the weather around us, and how it’ll feel to share content. Also shown was a nearly instant translation of English into Japanese spoken aloud as well as a glimpse at how Pinterest will be included in the first released build. It was there that we were also reminded that the touch interface on the side of the first Project Glass build will be touch-sensitive.
What you’re seeing above is the second of two filmings of this Google Glass UI demo at SXSW. This demonstration begins with a look at how Gmail will be integrated into the set right out of the box. A new email will, if you want it, be shown in brief complete with a user icon where possible.
You’ll see that the instant dictation feature present in many Google apps today will be a rather important tool in Glass. To reply to an email, you’ll have only to tap the side of your Glass unit once, see the reply button, tap again, and begin speaking. Here you’ll see the presenter saying “Are you kidding I can’t wait :-)” There’s a bit of a hiccup with the word “remind” at the beginning of the sentence, but other than that, dictation appears to be perfect.
Next there’s another sharing bit of action shown, with the presenter showing that once you’ve got a photo taken, you can tap, see that you’re able to share, tap again, and slide back and forth through your options for sharing. Here he shares to Skitch the same as he would to Evernote – in this case he’s shared to an Android device and Skitch brings up the image as soon as his Android device receives the file. This same sort of situation happens with Evernote, but with the big E, you’re saving to a massive archive rather than just sending a file via Bluetooth to your phone.
Have a peek at the timeline below to see additional demonstrations with Glass and see how and when you’ll be getting your own – in general – rather soon!
[via RoadtoVR]
Google Glass user interface demo filmed at SXSW [part 2] is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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