Google Glass - Everything you need to know

How Google Glass works

• “Glass” - Platform images are projected in combinations with the real world.  
• GPS - Technology that allows the devise to understand where you are and helps populate the data for the current situations
• Graphics - Integrating reality with technology

How does it work?

• Runs on Android
• The device gets data through Wi-Fi on its own, or it can tether via Bluetooth to an Android device or iPhone and use its 3G or 4G data
• Future versions will likely include a cellular antenna
• Embedded camera, microphone, GPS
• Bone-induction will be used for sound
• It will probably use a transparent LCD or AMOLED display
• Google is experimenting with designs that will fit over existing glasses

Walkthrough

• Touch the side of the device (which is actually a touchpad), or tilt your head upward slowly to wake up Glass. 
• Saying “ok glass” gets Glass to wake up to your voice commands. 
• Can also scroll through the options using your finger along the side of the device. You can scroll items by moving 
• your finger backwards or forward along the strip
• You select by tapping, and move "back" by swiping down. 
• Most of the big interactions are done by voice.
• Glass mostly responds by displaying hyper-styled cards full of information, like Google Now

Enhancing the Experience

• Cloud-based API [application programming interface] that will allow developers to integrate with Glass, which 
• enables a wide variety of Glass services while keeping a consistent user experience.
• People are already developing apps for Google Glass - including one that allows you to identify your friends in a 
• crowd
• Explorer Program: Find out how people want to use Glass and help develop social norm

Major Vendors/Developers

• Google X Lab - Project is headed by Babak Parviz of University of Washington
• Warby Parker was supposedly hired to help with the design
• Google might open retail stores where people can try on the glasses

Major Customers

• Anyone with a smart phone
• Government – Applications in Military, Law Enforcement & Rescue Services
• Hospitals/Medical Schools – Emergency response teams, nursing and patient care, physical therapy & surgery observations. 
• Trekkies/Sci-Fy Junkies - “Early Adopters”

On a lighter note, here's Dilbert on what Google glass can do..