Google Glasses

Team:
Ianos Alice-Maria-Stefania
Izdrui Diana-Roxana
Marcu Lucia-Ancuta
Soroaga Roxana

Teacher:
Conf. dr. Iftimie Nicoleta
 What is it?

• An optical head-mounted display, designed in

the shape of a pair of eyeglasses;
• Wearers communicated with the Internet via
natural language voice commands;
When it appeared?
• On April 15, 2013, Google started selling a
prototype of Google Glass to qualified “Glass
Explorers” in the US;

• On January 15, 2015, Google announced that

will stop producing the Google Glass
prototype;
 Why?
• Google Glass was developed by Google X , the
facility within Google devoted to technological
advancements such a driverless car;

• The product leveraged the intellectual

property and inventions created by futurist
and technologist Jason Alan Snyder.
10 things you have
to know about
Google Glass
 1. Tiny (but powerful) hardware

• Is featured into a
tiny computer
supported on a
lightweight yet
strong frame
 2. Heed my command

• Google Glass
has voice input
which makes
everything a lot
more
interesting
 3. Life pauses for no one

• Google Glass
users can now
live in a moment
and keep that
memory in pictures
and videos
 4. Always on call, literally

• It can also act

as a webcam with
the data
connection from
your home or
smartphones
 5. Never get lost again

• It’s built with a

GPS chip and it’s
able to help you
navigate, with
help from Google
maps
 6. Blend with the locals

• You can convert

the currency rate,
understand the
measurement
system or translate
your questions and
their answers
 7. Live from the field

• Live information
that is shown to
you would come
from the predictive
software of Google
now
 8. OS Compatibility not an issue
• It work not only
with Android, but
also with the iPhone
because, apart of
the GPS chip,
google Glass is
dependent on Wi-fi
or mobile connection
 9. Time for a make-over
• Flexibility in design
is made possible
with different frame,
lens shape and is
available in 5 colors
(shale, tangerine,
charcoal, cotton
and sky)
 10. Still elusive, but almost here

• First made Glass

was available to
developers during
the Google I/O
conference, and it
was priced at
$1,500
 Criticism
• Concerns about the intrusion of privacy, and
the etiquette and ethics of using the device in
public;

• Checking social media is viewed as a constant

“nervous tic”, which is why Glass can notify
the user of important notifications and does
not obstruct the line of sight.
• Controversy that Google Glass would cause
security problems and violate privacy rights;

• FTC Fair Information Practice work to uphold

privacy rights about this concern.
• There are concercs that people wearing such
eyewear may be able to identufy strangers in
public using facial recognition;

• Some companies have posted anti-Google

Glass signs in their establishments.
 Thank you for
your attention!