Google Glass was a wearable technology device developed by Google that was first announced in 2012 and released in limited quantities in 2013. It quickly became a hot topic in the tech world, generating daily news updates and coverage. Although Google made its name by introducing new technologies, Glass faced challenges with privacy and social acceptance, as well as its relatively high price tag. In 2015, Google announced that it would discontinue the consumer version of Google Glass, but continue to develop the technology for enterprise use cases. Today, Glass is primarily used in industrial and healthcare settings, with companies such as Boeing and AGCO leveraging the technology.
A Wearable computer is not a new topic for discussion. The discussions started about wearable computers specially Glasses about four decades ago. In fact, these wearable computers are shown in many science fiction movies.
“Wearable computers” had changed their shapes according to time. In its initial stages, it was shaped like a ring. By wearing the ring many calculations can be done in seconds. Smartwatches also come in the category of “wearable computers”. But the original wearable computer “Glasses” came into being in 1980.
Steve Mann cannot be forgotten in the discussion of wearable computers. He is a person who has been examining wearable computers since 1980. He is also called the founder of many wearable computers. In 1981 he prepared a complete multimedia wearable computer in the form of a Backpack. This computer was based on 6502 microprocessors and had the facility of text, graphics and videos. In 1994 Steve Mann had become successful in making wearable wireless web came. It will not be wrong to say it is the “first life logging device”.
As computer technology has progressed, new forms of wearable computers are also come into being. Almost every big company especially the companies which are related to computer industries had critically examined wearable computers. In 2010 EEE and IETF fixed the criteria of WPAN and WBAN. This was a struggle to give place to wearable computers under one umbrella.
Sonny had introduced a Smart Watch which can be connected to any Android phone and Twitter feed and SMS can be seen on it. Apple is also busy making such a Smart Watch.
On the other hand Google according to its “Project Glass” is busy giving the final shape to Google Glass. This is the most wonderful and beautiful form of wearable computer. It was available in five different colors and it also has a kit of the sunglass.
The trial of this program was started in April 2012. Sargy Barn is the person who is patronizing the “project glass” and on different occasions, he presented the practical work of Google Glass. The most famous incident occurred on 27 June 2012 when at a Google l/O conference he had used Google Glass and with the help of Google Hang out he lives talked to mountain bikers and abseilers.
Google had started a glass explorer program for the testing of Google Glass. According to this program, entries were invited from the general public. The people who were selected by Google were asked to take part in Google Glass events and they can get the developer edition of Google Glass by paying $1500.
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