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Hello All

This is for my IT class where I have to talk about my Project

My project discusses the Pros and cons to the new Technological device called Google Glass. This new technology is going to be revolutionary. The Google Glass is a hands free device that will replace laptop computers and cell phones. It is essentially, glasses frames with no lens's and it can surf the web connect to Bluetooth devices, and take pictures, along with a lot more real world applications.

This is the project i've been working on. please enjoy.

Benefits and Issues Concerning Google Glass







Jackson Hannam

IT 103 section 002

9/26/13

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:200%"><span style="font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">            The purpose of this project is to explain how this new Google Glass can be helpful and harmful to the ever-advancing world full of advancing information technology, explain how the Google Glass can affect society when it is released to the public and more common among the average person. Lastly, this project will go in depth about both the benefits and problems of this technology. This project will answer questions like, “what is Google Glass?”, “how is it useful?”,  “Can it benefit learning in schools?”, and if so “How?”,  “Who is the creator of Google Glass?”,  and Lastly “when will this new technology be available to the public?”. These questions will be answered by 5 sources that will provide statistical data, rational analysis, and interviews of individuals using the product to explain the exquisite dynamics of Google Glass.

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:200%"><span style="font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">            Section 1: Introduction

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:200%"><span style="font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">            This device is the future of all computers and cell phones everywhere. It will be a remarkable development in the field of information technology. With all of the possible applications this device has for now and in the future it will be one of the greatest device out there. With that being said, it is currently a work in progress. It is in its testing and demo phase. A few people outside of Google X are testing it out in the real world. As of now, there is a rumor for its release date to be roughly some time in 2014. This device will not be cheap either. It will be priced about $1,500 dollars. Throughout the rest of this essay you will learn more about what Google Glass is, the benefits and problems of having and using the Glass, background information, who created it, and it’s applications to schools and much more.

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:200%"><span style="font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">What’s this Google Glass everyone is talking about? “ Google's project program for developing a line of hands-free, head-mounted intelligent devices that can be worn by users as " <span style="font-family:'TimesNewRoman',serif;color:windowtext;">wearable computing<span style="font-family: "TimesNewRoman","serif";color:#262626">" eyewear.” (Webopedia Google Glass, n.d.). <span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#262626">   <span style="font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"; color:#262626">This is the future of technology. “What does it look like?”  <span style="font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">Well, imagine a pair of sunglasses with the lenses removed. Essentially, that is what Google Glass looks like but on the right arm (the part that goes behind your ear to prevent sun glasses from falling off your face) of this product is a touch screen. “the lens of the glasses will be an interactive, <span style="font-family:'TimesNewRoman',serif;color:windowtext;">smartphone<span style="font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">-like display, with <span style="font-family:'TimesNewRoman',serif;color:windowtext;">natural language<span style="font-family: "TimesNewRoman","serif""> voice command support as well as <span style="font-family:'TimesNewRoman',serif;color:windowtext;">Bluetooth<span style="font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif""> and <span style="font-family:'TimesNewRoman',serif;color:windowtext;">Wi-Fi<span style="font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif""> connectivity.”  ( Webopedia Google Glass, n.d.). These new and improved computer sunglasses are not yet for sale. When they are for sale, Google is working with big sunglass companies to work out a deal so they can be attached to legitimate sunglasses and allow you to do all the things Google Glass was programed to do. “ Whether it will become cool or calamitous depends on whether they can tap into the Ray Ban, or other style brands, to overcome its Google-ass type quality.” (Clark, March 14, 2013) <span style="font-size:13.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family: "Georgia","serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Georgia;color:#262626">. <span style="font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif";color:#262626"> By getting involved with real sunglass companies it can only increase it’s chances of becoming an even better product. <span style="font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif""> But that’s not even the best part. People now a days are all either team Apple (iOS) or team Android. Well, for Google Glass you do not have to choose. “Glass will be powered by the <span style="font-family:'TimesNewRoman',serif;color:windowtext;">Android<span style="font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif""> <span style="font-family:'TimesNewRoman',serif;color:windowtext;">mobile operating system<span style="font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif""> and is expected to offer compatibility with both Android-powered <span style="font-family:'TimesNewRoman',serif;color:windowtext;">mobile devices<span style="font-family: "TimesNewRoman","serif""> and <span style="font-family:'TimesNewRoman',serif;color:windowtext;">Apple iOS<span style="font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">-powered devices.” ( Webopedia Google Glass, n.d.). This device being able to work with both Android and Apple products is a huge step in the technological world.

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:200%"><span style="font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">            Google Glass, which is referred to as Glass, is being developed by Google X. Google X is best known for working on “futuristic ideas.” They are most commonly known for their work on driverless cars. There are many members of Google X, but there are a few who are the main researchers and developers of Glass. The head manager on the Glass project is Thad Starner. A little about the man behind the glass, Starner graduated from Massachusetts Institute of technology with a degree in brain and cognitive science and he is a founder of Contextual Computing Group at Georgia Tech. There are people who doubt that Starner can accomplish a task that has only ever been dreamed of or portrayed in Sci-Fi movies. “It's also a milestone for Thad Starner, a Georgia Tech professor who has been building and wearing head-mounted computers since 1993.” (Metz, Jul./Aug. 2013). For those who do not think he is qualified, he has been building things of this nature for years. He has plenty of experience in this field, and with the technology ever advancing; it is just a matter of time until he gets it perfect. <span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;color:#3B3B3B">

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:200%"><span style="font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">“I believe if we reduce the time between intention and action, it causes a major change in what you can do, period. When you actually get it down to two seconds, it's a different way of thinking, and that's powerful. And so I believe, and this is what a lot of people believe in academia right now, that these on-body devices are really the next revolution in computing.” (Metz, Jul./Aug. 2013). In an interview Starner believes this device will eliminate time trying to use an application on your phone. Thus giving you more time for other things. The Glass is a new and revolutionary product and Starner believes this is the future of the information technologies world. With a huge fan base already wanting this product and it getting great reviews from it’s few demos, this product will do wonders for the world. Its applications are basically limitless. <span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana; color:#3B3B3B">

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:200%"><span style="font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">Joshua Merril was one of the lucky people to get their hands on the new Google Glass. “ I’ve never seen so much fascination with a new device as Google Glass. The original iPhone, which I bought the first day it was available, doesn’t even come close.”  (Merril, Sept. 25, 2013). This quote is really saying something; because when the first iPhone came out people went ballistic trying get one. Even now with iPhone 6 out people still want the latest Apple product. Which is saying a lot for this prototype that is completely revolutionary. Any time there is a new device being released there are people that love it and hate it. This one tester writes a great review online saying all the great things it does. That does not interest me as much as the problems he finds it to have. “ Glass is built to do many of the things my phone can do, but it does them half as well. It can search Google, but it’s cumbersome for reading web pages.” (Merril, Sept. 25, 2013). Whether or not this product is revolutionary or not why spend $1,500 dollars for something a phone can do for $100 dollars. As mentioned earlier it’s difficult to read articles online. This all could be due to the fact that it is just a new device that no one has used before. When texting and phones first became big, no one was a professional at texting or dialing numbers. It did take time for people to adjust to something new. Although it is only the prototype and from the sound of things this product needs a few tweaks and it will be a huge success. With this many problems Merril thinks this product will not do well.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:200%"><span style="font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif";color:#262626">Merril also mentions how it’s difficult to use, “more than 300 people have used my Google Glass in the past 100 days. Most of these trials begin with “WOW!” followed by two minutes of confusion. The frustrating truth is that Glass is not intuitive for most first-time users.” (Merril, Sept. 25, 2013). This piece of equipment is right on your face and trying to use the touch screen above your ear and look straight ahead sounds like a difficult and unnatural feeling right off the back. Walking around and trying to read an article, there is a lot going on for someone to pay attention to everything that’s happening. Someone might saw, “well we text and walk at the same time with no difficulty.”  The thing is with texting you can look up occasionally to see where you are going. With this, it’s in your line of sight no matter where you look. It’s just one of those things people will have to get used to if they want this product.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:200%"><span style="font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif";color:#262626">“Can’t this become a great creeper or spy tool?”  “ <span style="font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif";color:#3B3B3B">Can bystanders notice you're using it? As a matter of fact, Glass does a very good job of that. You can actually see what the person is doing. You can actually see there's a camera on. Glass makes a horrible, horrible spy device.” <span style="font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif";color:#262626"> <span style="font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">(Metz, Jul./Aug. 2013). The answer to this question is no. It does not profile people when you look at them or anything of that sort. The only thing that can be considered creepy is that fact that you can take pictures by saying “take picture” or wink or of course the video recording feature. Even then the Google Glass will make it obvious that the owner is taking a picture or recording.

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:200%"><span style="font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"; color:#262626">            Google Glass is a great recreational activity with it video recording, picture taking, and Internet capabilities. But it may have the biggest impact in classrooms and improving learning. “Much is made of smartphones and tablets in mobile learning but these are still clumsy ‘hand-held’ devices. Wearable technology, that is simply there in line of sight, may finally have arrived.”  (Clark, March 14, 2013). Trying to type everything what your professor is saying is a difficult task, even harder on a touch screen when your not looking at it. Plus, rewriting what the professor said is taking away from the student being able to engage in class. “Record a lecture, presentation, slide, conversation, bits of TV or browsing the web. This could be a sort of Evernote function through video, audio and images.” (Clark, March 14, 2013). This will allow students to record their teacher or professors work and not worry about missing a crucial detail of a lecture, or trying to reread poorly written or typed notes. This could also be beneficial to the professors, by having kids have their lectures as they were given in class, the professors would not get as many emails asking for help with homework, because everything they need they would have. In addition to recording notes, the Google Glass has a translate feature which would help in foreign language classes and take a lot of pressure of the teachers. “ <span style="font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif";color:#1A1A1A">Software maker Evernote has created a Google Glass note-taking app that can share notes and photos with other Glass wearers.”  (Kharif, Sept. 19, 2013). <span style="font-size:17.0pt; line-height:200%;font-family:"Georgia","serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Georgia; color:#1A1A1A">  <span style="font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif";color:#262626">Google developers are working on software that will allow note sharing with other Glass users. This can be considered a problem, because by recording the class, the students might not show up to class and relay on their friends to share the lecture notes with them.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:200%"><span style="font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"; color:#262626">            The Google glass was used during a reconstructive surgery in August by a doctor named Christopher Kaeding and was sharing the images and recordings live with a class of medical students and with another doctor who he consulted with. “ <span style="font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"; color:#1A1A1A">Most important for the orthopedic surgeon: The device’s voice controls allow him to shift between conversations with students and consultants without desterilizing his hands.” (Kharif, Sept. 19, 2013). As I said before the limits on this device are limitless. With the Glass being hands free, he is allowed to do the surgery, consult with a colleague, and allow students to actually see a live reconstructive surgery with great graphics and a first person view. Which is a great opportunity for these students in seeing in the first person view of what they will eventually have to do. <span style="font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"; color:#262626">

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:200%"><span style="font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"; color:#262626">            Section 6: Conclusion

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:200%"><span style="font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"; color:#262626">            Since Google Glass has only been out for a few months only to a hand full of people, and has already made a huge impact. This device has changed the world for information technology everywhere. With its use for improving classroom studies and note taking it will be a great tool for any student who can afford it. In addition to school studies it was very useful in the medical field as well. The Google Glass can be used for so many applications. There is no doubt that Google Glass will change information technology forever. This device could end cell phones and laptop computers in a few years. Which is a very bold statement but with the hands free, voice activated control, side touch screen, and software to use Apple iOS or Android is ground breaking in the world of technology. It will only be a matter of time until everyone will own a Google Glass headset.

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:200%"><span style="font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"; color:#3B3B3B">Metz, R. (2013, Jul). Q+A: Thad starner. Technology Review, 116, 26. Retrieved from <span style="font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">http://search.proquest.com/docview/1401484708?accountid=14541<span style="font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif";color:#3B3B3B">

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:200%"><span style="font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"; color:#3B3B3B">            This website was an interview with Thad Starner and gave a lot of background information on him and his experiences with hands free devices.

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:200%"><span style="font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">Google Glass (n.d.). In Webopedia online. Retrieved September 27, 2013, from <span style="font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/G/google_glass.html<span style="font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:200%"><span style="font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">            This Website gave valuable information on what the Google Glass’s operating system is and it’s specific functions.

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:200%"><span style="font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif""> Merrill, Joshua (September 25, 2013). Citing websites. ''My first 100 Days with Google Glass. ''Retrieved September 28, 2013, from <span style="font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">http://readwrite.com/2013/09/25/first-100-days-with-google-glass#awesm=~oiF2MgjDohvRxs<span style="font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:200%"><span style="font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">            This was an article written by a highly regarded critic who was able to get his hands on the new Google Glass. He post’s his person experiences with the device along with crucial pro’s and con’s of the first Google Glass product.

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:200%"><span style="font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">Clark, Donald. (March 14, 2013). Citing Blog. ''Google Glass: 7 Amazing Uses in Learning. ''Retrieved September 27, 2013, from <span style="font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">http://donaldclarkplanb.blogspot.com/2013/03/google-glass-7-amazing-uses-in-learning.html<span style="font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:200%"><span style="font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">            This website explained specific ways Glass can be used in classrooms in the near future.

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:200%"><span style="font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">Kharif, Olga. (September 19, 2013). Citing webite. '' Will Google Glass Catch On in the Office? ''Retrieved September 30, 2013, from <span style="font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-09-19/google-glass-takes-aim-at-the-workplace<span style="font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:200%"><span style="font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">            This website expressed how Glass was helpful during reconstructive knee surgery and explained how it can be used in the medical field or be modified to be used in any field.