Google Glasses Overview
Google is an American based multinational company. The company is used to provide multiple services which include online advertisement, search engines, cloud computing, etc. Even nowadays, the company is focusing on multiple hardware devices like smartphones, glasses, smartwatches, etc.
Google Glass
Google glass or google goggles are smart glasses that are made with an optical head-mounted display. They are the pair of eyeglasses that are smart and display information just like smartphones or like an in hands-free. With only one tap, you can see your timeline in front of your eyes comprises artificial intelligence.
It was developed by Google X; these smart glasses users can communicate with natural language command via the internet. Firstly, Google started selling prototypes in the US on April 15th, 2013, as “Google Explorers.” After many editions, google decided to launch in May 2019 by the name of Google Glass Enterprise Edition 2.
Features
These glasses resemble eyeglasses in which the head-up display replaces lenses. Other features are mentioned below;
Touchpad
It is replaced on the side of the google glass, which allows users to swipe and control the interface, which is the timeline displayed on the screen. By sliding forward and the backward user can know the events like weather, phone calls, pictures, updates, etc.
Camera
Google glasses are featured to take 5 MP photos, which is improved in edition 2 with 8 MP; it also can record 720p HD video.
Display
Google Glasses are based on liquid crystal silicon. The display is shown with the help of LED illumination, which reflects the light and alters at an active pixel with S-polarization, then it is beamed the light at 45 °, which comes into the wearer’s eye.
Advantages
Though they have a lot more advantages some of them in a few sectors are as follows;
Uses in Hospitals
A developed app for this device is used by physicians that can visit their patients by live streaming; it helps eliminate recording electronically.
Helping children with autism
It allows the children with autism to learn some crucial skills like; decoding emotions, social engagement, eye contact, behavior controlling, etc.
Public Events
Benjamin Yonatan, a visually impaired dancer with the help of Google Glass, gets through from chronic vision condition.
Disadvantages
They have privacy concerns that intrusion of etiquette and ethics by using it in public. Google glasses are having security problems that could violate privacy rights. These glasses are considered a device for doing fraudulent; that’s why having the most of the criticism.
Conclusion
Though modern innovation is happening with the pace of time, which is comprised of criticism but also providing a modern solution to modern problems, like Google Glass.