{"id":849,"date":"2014-04-19T16:10:05","date_gmt":"2014-04-19T16:10:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/triangleappshow.com\/?p=849"},"modified":"2022-12-15T06:46:38","modified_gmt":"2022-12-15T11:46:38","slug":"five-days-with-google-glass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelrowe01.com\/index.php\/blog\/five-days-with-google-glass\/","title":{"rendered":"Five days with Google Glass"},"content":{"rendered":"
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As I mentioned in my last post, my Google glass arrived on Monday and I ran into a few problems to start with. I don’t want to color the experience with those day one battery problems, so I decided to wait until today to provide a more detailed description of my experience so far.<\/p>\n

I’ve been playing with Glass for 5 days now, and I can see the potential. \u00a0The first question that people ask me when they see me wearing glass is, “Is it worth $1,500?” \u00a0I can honestly say that for the average consumer the answer is a big no. \u00a0But that’s not the point in having it now. \u00a0The point in having it now is to explore the possibilities of a beta product. \u00a0 \u00a0And in that regard I think the price is fair. \u00a0One thing that you have is the option to swap it out once as a developer. \u00a0This makes a lot of sense as Google should be quickly advancing the tech, so that when it does become a consumer product you are not stuck with having to buy it again. \u00a0This is an amazing deal, and I wish that more product development teams would consider this as a way of saying thank you to the earliest adopters.<\/p>\n

A day after I got Glass, a software update was introduced. \u00a0This has actually made it somewhat less reliable and it is consuming more battery now. \u00a0(Ah, the wonders of beta testing). \u00a0There’s been a lot of help offered by the community in trying to address some of these issues. \u00a0If you want to get a view into those discussions I highly recommending joining the explorer community <\/a>over on Google+. \u00a0The team of there is helpful and truly engaged.<\/p>\n

As I mentioned on my other podcast – GamesAtWork.biz <\/a>– the biggest issue I have right now is that I am using AT&T and am grandfathered in on the unlimited data plan. \u00a0To get all of the advantages of Glass, you need to tether it to your cell phone. \u00a0In order to enable tethering on my data plan, I will lose my unlimited plan and I use WAY TOO MUCH data to give it up. So all my experience is based on either connecting to a local wifi hot spot, or using the Bluetooth to access some set of capabilities.<\/p>\n

The basic capabilities that come with glass are – take a picture, take a video, get email notifications, social interactions with Facebook, Google+, Twitter, and youtube, You get access to your calendar, etc. \u00a0One thing that I can’t test is the head up version of a GPS. \u00a0Having directions tied nicely to my calendar is a cool service that is enabled via other apps on my cell phone, but seeing it as a drive would be helpful.<\/p>\n

One of the big jokes on SNL a year or so ago what the head nod that was used to enable Glass to react. \u00a0This is not required, you can touch the side to get it to wake up, instead of the head nod. \u00a0The head nod is great for a complete hands free option, however, a simple glance up activates Glass. In a public setting, and with some of the recent stories of people getting upset with glass, I’d rather not have Glass come on unless I want it on.<\/p>\n

The interface of Glass, i.e. the Google Now cards, works really well. \u00a0It provides you with the data you want at a glance. \u00a0It’s clean and clear, and decided to show relevant info at a glance. \u00a0You can find the Developer reference here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I’ve take a ton more pictures this week thanks to Glass, and even posted a few on Google+. \u00a0This is funny, because traditionally Google+ has been a location of last resort to me given that their interface tends to be a bit one off from all there other services. \u00a0Glass should make Google much more popular for social sharing.<\/p>\n

As with all betas things are not working great all around. \u00a0I still can’t connect to the WiFi at my favorite Durham Coffee shop – BeanTraders<\/a>. \u00a0While I know I have the network configured correctly (it works with my laptop, my iPad, my iPhone and my Android Tablet), Glass fails to connect. \u00a0I also noticed that there are no settings to allow me to connect to my corporate wifi, as it doesn’t appear to support the LEAP protocol. \u00a0Given that I can’t tether, this means that the utility of Glass is immediately reduced when I leave the house.<\/p>\n

I’ve been working on connecting Glass to my glasses, since having the Glass frame and my glasses frame cause problems with placement and view. \u00a0To that end, I am working with the instructions from the AdaFruit site<\/a>. \u00a0Will let you know how this works out.<\/p>\n

I am sure as I explore more I will post more… I am excited by the possibilities yet to be realized.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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