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Project Glass
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According to
Sebastian Thrun, the Project Glass device will allow users to do what they are
doing on a smartphone without using their hands too much. Thrun, who sported a
prototype of the device, demonstrated how the device can allow users to take
images by simply pressing a button and sharing the images via Google Plus through
a simple nod.
Project
Glass initially emerged during a charity event around two weeks ago after
Sergey Brin, the founder of Google, attended the event wearing the device.
The release
of a video that showed the perspective of a user using the device caused quite
a stir among industry watchers as it demonstrated some of the possible features
of the upcoming device offering of Google. The video shows how Project Glass device
will provide information to the user and giving the user the capability of
searching the net or communicating with friends while walking down the street.
However
Thrun indicated that the using augmented reality may not be the best way to use
the Project Glass device of Google, it allows users to use tech services
without using their hands too much. Thrun, who is an artificial intelligence
expert, has also worked on the driverless car project of Google.
A number of
experiments were already conducted by Google on Project Glass device which allow
users to make phone calls or bring up a calendar of events. The device was even
used to read emails to a user. According to Thrun, listening to emails was
quite liberating and Project Glass device will likely be something that users
will want to use all the time.
During the interview,
Thrun appeared relaxed although he was wearing the Project Glass device. He
revealed that even though a window accessing the net was on a small screen near
the right eye, he was not distracted by it.
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