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Google Glass Specs Hit the Web

Posted by timothy on from the for-your-fashion-needs dept.

Nerval's Lobster writes "Google has issued the specifications for its spectacles. The search-engine giant's Google Glass, an augmented-reality headset that allows wearers to view information on a tiny screen embedded in one of the lenses, features a camera capable of snapping 5-megapixel photos and 720p video. That aforementioned screen, in the words of Google's just-released specs sheet, "is the equivalent of a 25-inch high definition screen from eight feet away." Google Glass is compatible with any Bluetooth-capable phone. Its MyGlass app, which enables SMS messaging and GPS, requires a companion device running Android 4.0.3 (the "Ice Cream Sandwich" build) or higher. Google claims the battery will provide a "full day of typical use," although the company warned in the specs sheet that certain functions—most notably video recording and Hangouts—could drain the battery faster. Despite those neat features, Google Glass also raises some thorny questions about surveillance culture, and whether people really want whole crowds recording every moment of our collective lives. But those are the sort of conundrums that will only become more clear when Google Glass is actually released sometime later this year."

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  1. The display is not HD. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    Read the UI guidelines. The display resolution is 640x360.

  2. The glass battery lasts all day, but... by schivvers · · Score: 5, Interesting

    What does their app do to my phone battery life? Who doesn't wear glasses in the rain (it can't get wet?) Why/what does this actually bring in utility to my life? I think this will actually be adopted by a few, but not mainstreamed in the immediate future. (Think Segway)

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  3. Re:Radiation by Chrisq · · Score: 5, Funny

    Protip: Your eyeballs are just fancy radiation detectors. Worried? Keep them closed.

    And covered with tinfoil

  4. Re:so what am i supposed to do with them again? by sl4shd0rk · · Score: 5, Funny

    i still can't figure out the point in spending $1500 on a pair

    - stylish accoutrement while riding your Segway
    - Create instant envy while in Starbucks with your iMac
    - Hands-free brutalization while recording cops brutalizing you
    - hilarious Google Glass Fail videos for the rest of us to enjoy

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