What you see in the picture below will forever change the way people work, share and play in a million different ways! Googles latest gadget Glass is Googles way of creating a heads-up-display that everyone can use to take pictures, videos, video chat, to record and share experiences from a first-person perspective
Dont you want it already? At least, I do!
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(Source: google.com/glass)
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(Source: google.com/glass)
But Google wont let us have it!
But wait! There are ways to get your hands on these goods:
1) Be a Google I/O attendee (i.e. developer) or 2) follow the instructions given on the products site:
Using Google+ or Twitter, tell us what you would do if you had Glass, starting with the hashtag #ifihadglass.
- Your application must be 50 words or less
- You must include #ifihadglass in your application
- You can include up to 5 photos with your application
- You can include a short video (15 secs max)
- Be sure to follow us on Google+ (+ProjectGlass) or Twitter (@projectglass) so that we can contact you directly
- You must be at least 18 years old and live in the U.S. to apply
- For more details, please see our full Terms and FAQ.
The deadline for applications is February 27th. If you are chosen, we will reach out to you with an invitation to become a Glass Explorer (please remember to follow us so that we can contact you directly). Explorers will each need to pre-order a Glass Explorer Edition for $1500 plus tax and attend a special pick-up experience, in person, in New York, San Francisco or Los Angeles.
What youve just read is proof that Google has a really good marketing plan and it is really close to launching the product. And by allowing 8,000 consumers to become explorers they achieve two things: They create a core consumers group for the product, and they will receive feedback on how people are going to actually use and/or abuse it. Explorers are a sign that Glass is in the last stages of its development and may be available within the next year or so.
Possible Applications
The main reason Googles Glass has the potential to become a huge success and an everyday necessity is the vast number of uses it is suitable for.
While we are at work it can help us share information faster and better. For example a doctor could perform an operation while watching an instruction video on his glass, or a mechanic could check our car using a checklist on his Glass. An officer could use it to instantaneously scan someones face through the wanted list.
TV and cinema will never be the same. Imagine watching a football game through the eyes of your favorite player. Video games will change too. Real-world games, which are played wearing the Glass and moving in the real world will become the new standard.
Using Google Now youll immediately get useful info as you go about your day. For example, when you wake up youll be told the weather, what appointments you have or whose birthday it is. As you get into your car youll learn about the traffic and the Glass will show you the less time-consuming route.
When you go shopping, youll simply watch a QR code and your Glass will immediately show you the price of the blouse youre looking at, or whats the menu of the restaurant youre passing by. With GPS included youll never lose your way again either while driving or walking.
If Google does it right, the Glass will become a product used by everyone around the world.
From Seeking Alpha.
