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<\/p>\nAfter a few years of prototype and developer version, Google finally released its retail version Google Glass. In this\u00a0review, a high level overview of Google glass is introduced, and then followed by testing Google glass in the
\nuniversity environment. Google glass has invoked a lot of interest in different research area, some of the particular\u00a0research projects are also discussed in the review.<\/p>\n
Google glass is a type of wearable technology with an optical head-mounted display (OHMD). It claims to be the\u00a0world\u2019s first fully functional wearable computer with Glass. Users wear Google Glass as wearing a pair of glasses,
\nwith the OHMD projects a display in front of user\u2019s eyes. It comes with the main system on Chip TI OMAP4430 Dual\u00a01.2GHz (ARMv7), 2GB RAM, 16GB of storage, an InvenSense MPU-9150 (gyroscope, accelerometer and compass)\u00a0and a Wolfson WM7231 MEMS microphone and a 5-megapixels camera. The Bone Conduction Speaker next to the\u00a0battery transmits audio by conduction through to the inner ear. Google glass runs Android 4.4 KitKat but the interface\u00a0has been customized for Google Glass. It support Wifi 802.11 b\/g and Bluetooth 4.0 LE but doesn\u2019t have a GPS\u00a0sensor or any 3G\/4G SIM card slot.<\/p>\n
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Google glass is very light; the bare device is just 36grams which is the same weight category as a regular pair of\u00a0glasses. Interaction with the Glass is mainly through two primary means: voice activated commands and the
\nTouchpad that runs along the right hand side of the frame. Glass is wakened by tilting your head backwards or tapping\u00a0the right side of the frame (the display sleeps after just 15 seconds of inactivity). Google also launched an app called\u00a0MyGlass for both Android and iOS to go with the Glass. The MyGlass app enables users to configure and manage\u00a0Google Glass.<\/p>\n
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