Google Glass made big news last year when Google introduced the
wearable computer at Google I/O 2012 in a stunt-filled , live-streaming
action sequence with BMX riders, skydivers, and wall repellers. From
then on things have been quiet regarding the quirky eye-wear but today
Babak Parviz, the main man who leads the Google Glass Project conducted a
small interview with IEEE Spectrum. In the interview Parviz
let the viewers know on both the progress and the future of Google
Glass. Below are the most notable tidbits from the interview:
- The current goal for Google Glass is not an Augmented Reality platform…but in time Parviz believes augmented reality will become a large part of what Google Glass does.
- Google is planning to ship developer devices out to those who pre-ordered “early” in 2013.
- The feature set for the device is not set yet. It is still in flux…meaning, Google is not 100% sure what they want the device to do.
- Currently, Google has no plans for advertising on the device.
- Users can control the device using a built-in touch pad, voice commands, or head gestures.
- Parviz and team are working on making it possible to accept phone calls on Google Glass.
- They hope to have battery life be sufficient for the whole day.
If you’re interested in more than just a summary then you could
google out more stories about Augmented Reality Google Glass.
Personally, I don’t see myself wearing something like this on my face
but maybe if Google makes the headset so feature-packed and useful I’d
reconsider. Maybe in ten years or so it’ll be a viable product. Anyone
think they’d actually wear these things?