SEMINAR SYNOPSIS ON“Google Glass”

Submitted by: - Rohit Gill

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DEFINITION

Google Glass is a brand of smart glasses—an optical head-mounted display designed in the
shape of a pair of eyeglasses. It was developed by X (previously Google X) with the mission
of producing a ubiquitous computer. Google Glass displayed information in a smartphone-
like, hands-free format. Wearers communicated with the Internet via natural language voice
commands.

History

 Google Glass was developed by Google X, the facility within Google devoted to
technological advancements such as driverless cars.
 The Google Glass prototype resembled standard eyeglasses with the lens replaced
by a head-up display. In mid-2011, Google engineered a prototype that weighed 8
pounds (3.6 kg); by 2013 they were lighter than the average pair of sunglasses.
 In April 2013, the Explorer Edition was made available to Google I/O developers
in the United States for $1,500.
 The product was publicly announced in April 2012.[23] Sergey Brin wore a
prototype of the Glass to an April 5, 2012, Foundation Fighting Blindness event
in San Francisco.

Feature

Touchpad:
A touchpad is located on the side of Google Glass, allowing users to control the
device by swiping through a timeline-like interface displayed on the screen. Sliding
backward shows current events, such as weather, and sliding forward shows past
events, such as phone calls, photos, circle updates, etc.
Camera:
Google Glass has the ability to take 5 MP photos and record 720p HD video. Glass
Enterprise Edition 2 has an improved 8MP 80° FOV camera.
Display:

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 The Explorer version of Google Glass uses a liquid crystal on silicon (LCoS)(based
on an LCoS chip from Himax), field-sequential colour system, LED illuminated
display. The display's LED illumination is first P-polarized and then shines through
the in-coupling polarizing beam splitter (PBS) to the LCoS panel.

Application

 Augmedix developed an app for the wearable device that allows physicians to
live-stream the patient visit and claims it will eliminate electronic health
record problems, possibly saving them up to 15 hours a week and improving
record quality.
 On June 20, 2013, Rafael J. Grossmann, a Venezuelan doctor practicing in the
U.S., was the first surgeon to demonstrate the use of Google Glass during a live
surgical procedure.
 Google Glass' ability to acquire images of a patient's retina
("Glass Fundoscopy") was publicly demonstrated for the first time at the
Wilmer Clinical Meeting at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine by
Dr. Aaron Wang and Dr. Allen Eghrari.

Rohit Gill

Roll No: -1216413

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