One of the cool features expected to come from Google Glass is the ability to film what you’re seeing and share the footage with others online. The first iterations of Glass for developers only let them share video to Google+. A developer at YouTube network Fullscreen unveiled an app that lets wearers upload video ...
Google Glass Will Soon Give iPhone Users GPS and Texting
on 5.3.13
To use text messaging and navigation on Google Glass, users currently have to pair it with an Android phone and install the Glass companion app on their phones. This will change very soon, however, one of the Google representatives in its New York office told me when I picked up my own unit yesterday afternoon. Glass, the ...
Shelly Palmer Radio Report – May 1, 2013
on 5.1.13
Google recently released the specs for Google Glass, its newest futuristic gadget. Glass will pair with any Bluetooth phone, but to get the full experience – including GPS and texting – you’ll need the free MyGlass companion app, which is currently only supported on Android’s Ice Cream Sandwich and Jelly Bean ...
Google Glass Gets Twitter App, Takes Photos #throughglass
on 4.30.13
If a now-deleted tweet is to be believed, Twitter may already have created an app for Google Glass. That's TechCrunch's conclusion, at least, as the technology news site has a story up this afternoon positing that someone may already have sent a tweet from an obviously as-yet-unannounced Twitter app for Google Glass. In the ...
Google Glass is a ‘Year-ish’ Away From Widespread Availability
on 4.22.13
Google Glass is the latest hot technology getting daily buzz, but it won't be coming to stores soon and it won't be cheap. Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt addressed the question of when consumers might be able to purchase the digital eyewear during an interview with the BBC: "It's fair to say that thousands of these ...
Google Glass Gesture Controls May Have Leaked
on 4.22.13
Google appears to be planning an interesting set of gestures for its Glass project, letting you use your fingers, head, and eyes to perform certain functions. Two examples include being able to use two fingers to zoom in and out of the browser, apparently just like on a touch device, as well as winking to take a photo. The ...
Google Won’t Let You Sell or Lend Out Your Google Glass
on 4.18.13
If Google thinks any of its new Google Glass owners have been flogging them on eBay or loaning them their to friends it has the right to remotely deactivate the tech spectacles, according to the Ts & Cs in the contract this first wave of buyers have agreed to. The oppressive Google Glass terms state that: "…you may ...
Google Won’t Allow Advertisements on Glass … For Now, At Least
on 4.16.13
It looks like Google Glass will be an ad-free space, at least initially. On Monday, Google released its Google Mirror API, which lets third-party developers begin building applications for the smart glasses. In the terms of service for the API, Google states clearly that developers cannot serve ads to users, or even sell ...
Google Glass Companion App ‘MyGlass’ Hits Google Play
on 4.16.13
Between word that Explorer Editions are being produced, a reveal of spec details and documentation for the Mirror API being published, it's been a busy night for Google Glass announcements. Now, Mountain View has pushed up the hardware's Android companion app, dubbed MyGlass, to Google Play. Sure, you can download it on any ...
Google Glass Specs Are In! 720p Video, Full Day Battery and More
on 4.16.13
The news about Google Glass just keeps coming. After announcing that Glass is about to ship and releasing the Glass Mirror API documentation, Google has now also posted the full spec sheet for the Glass hardware. There are no major surprises here, but it’s nice to finally get to see what those users who will be able to ...
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