PROJECT GLASS Wearable is getting much hyped lately and is projected as the next big thing to come, deemed as the future of consumer electronics. It is the biggest new innovation in technology since smartphone, and the possibilities are endless. Devices fall into this category are watch, glasses, armband, shoes, and any other things that we use everyday as part of our daily life. Electronic brain is embedded to this product, enable it to collect data, analyze, advice, and influence us in our daily decision making process. Google as forefront of technology companies tried to ride this wave of changes (or rather creating it). On Wednesday, 4 April 2012, it unveiled a long rumored-concept called Project Glass (Goldman, 2012). Google glass is an …show more content…
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However, Apple has a history of being tenacious and credited for having a "never-say-die" attitude: the first generation smartwatch will used as a backbone for the next edition.
Furthermore, Under Armour’s goal is to expand their wearable watches and bracelets into built-in sensors that go into the clothing they create. This product will allow consumers to be accessory free and still will be able to track their activity levels. This innovative idea will surely bring in consumers, and provide Under Armour with the push they need to directly compete
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With the recent popularity and introduction of various products such as the Fitbit, Garmin’s Vivoactive, and Android’s smart watches, Apple releasing the Apple Watches definitely kept up with the smart watch trend. The Watch’s massive presence in the market has allowed it to not only match many of the qualities of other watches, but in a way surpass them with the apps, and marketing programs it has implemented into the design and functionality of the Watch.
The appearance of the Electronic Glasses is likely to be the same as what we are wearing, except, conventional and infrared micro-cameras are located at the two front corners on the frame and a small button for the connection with the service center is placed on its arm. Meanwhile, two important software Global Positioning System (GPS) and JAWS are imbedded within the glasses whereas the connecting unit, central processing unit (CPU) is inserted inside the glasses. Since different components in the glasses are connected by wires, the frame is made of plastic so as to prevent potential electric shocks. With respect to the environmental friendliness and lifetime, lithium-ion batteries are used.
The article discusses snapchat new product’s ability to succeed in the wearable industry compared to google’s own version of the camera wearable that did not go successful and ended up being discontinued. Google’s wearable called google glass were dorky looking , did not have any lenses, and had a price tag of $1500. What differentiates google’s product from snapchat is that snapchat’s spectacles have a very attractive design that is composed of many colors and are very unique. They are similar to normal sunglasses but they have 2 embedded cameras on them. Also their price is only $130 compared to the insane price tag of google’s $1500 wearable.
Fossil’s goal in 2015 was to create a product that could compete with Apple’s new smartwatch.
Google will be successful in the future. In the meantime profits continue to soar and Google will continue to innovate, employing the high qualified experts in the field.
Wearable computing is the next step to the computer revolutionary world. At MIThril lab, they are working on a wearable computer. Like a sleeveless winter coat or a sweater, they are working toward they goal. With the complicated project, they don’t know the finishing line yet. But with every step the MIThril team takes, they freely document and post on the web for worldwide access. The name MIThril derives from the fictional classic The Hobbit and Lord of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien. As comfortable and unnoticeable as the Dwarves’ ring-mail tunic, MIThril’s team promises our gifted society the future clothes of electronic.
“Companies may need to restrict or ban the use of wearable technology where employees have access to valuable intellectual property” (Goodwin, 2014, Para.15-17). With the legal, security, and privacy challenges that wearable technology presents, employers must approach implementing to use of wearable technology carefully. “Wearables present a new dynamic in the workplace, we are at the cusp of what could be a dramatically different relationship between employers and employees” (Jayanthi, 2016, Para.5). Employers need to establish policies to help them protect their intellectual property, and be make sure that they do not infringe upon their employees’ rights to privacy when introducing wearable technology into the workplace. According to Senator Chuck Schumer (2015), “wearable technology is a privacy nightmare because all data collected through these devices are stored in servers owned and maintained by the device providers” (“The downside of wearable fitness technology”, 2015, Para.4).
We live our lives through our cell phones and handheld devices which makes every moment of your life able to be put on display in real time. One of the newest products to enter the realm of sharing every moment is the Google Glass. Google Glass is a wearable computer with an optical head-mounted display that is developed by Google. Google Glass displays information in a Smartphone-like hands-free format that can communicate with the Internet via natural language voice commands. This pair or glasses basically conveys all information you see with your eye to a Google cloud where it is stored. Such data, knowingly and unknowingly, collected and bandwidth pe...
To my mind after today’s standards - 3D and 4K- movies are going to come to a new level of entertainment. I am not talking about higher resolutions or better surround sound, but about blurring the line between the physical and the digital world. In other words, the move from watching a movie to being part of a movie. I might be wrong but who would not like to play his favorite character in a movie, interact with other characters and affect the movie’s outcome? Wireless bodysuits will make the audience feel, what their characters fee...
...developed the Google glasses. “Google Glass is a wearable computer with an optical head-mounted display (OHMD). It was developed by Google with the mission of producing a mass-market ubiquitous computer. Google Glass displays information in a smartphone-like hands-free format (google.com). These glasses were developed for people who are constantly on the go. With a couple mishaps though, wearable computers still needs further development.