goggles holding one of those first shapeless mobile phones
on the ear, I can imagine what they must have thought of
themselves: that they were freaks. That’s because there have been
times when I felt the same when testing the Google Glass, a
device that has raised questions ever since it was introduced: is it
mere toy or the next big thing? We tested version 2, which was
handed to developers at the end of 2013 and is still a year away
from its market launch.
The first impression I got when unpacking the device was that
the asymmetrical frame looks incomplete (not to say broken)
because all the necessary technological units are mounted only on
the right ear piece. However, when compared to its competitors
such as Moverio BT-200 from Epson, Google Glass exudes at least
some futuristic sophistication, which can be seen in the simple setup. I switched on the glasses using the inner side of the touchpad,
put it on and logged in on a specific website with my Google
account from my computer. Once the WLAN connection was
established, I connected the glasses with the smartphone via
Bluetooth and that was it. The connection to the MyGlass app on
the smartphone (incidentally you can also set up the Glass with it)
supplies the device with data because Google Glass does not have
an integrated mobile radio chip.
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