Editing Google Glass

{{Short description|Optical head-mounted computer glasses}}
{{Distinguish |Google Goggles}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Infobox information appliance
| name = Glass
| logo = [[File:Google Glass logo(black).svg|center|220px|Google Glass logo]]
| image = File:Google Glass photo.JPG
| caption = Google Glass Explorer Edition
| aka = Project Glass
| developer = [[Google]]
| manufacturer = [[Jabil]]
| family = 
| type = [[Optical Head-Mounted Display]] (OHMD), [[Peripheral Head-Mounted Display (PHMD)]], [[Wearable technology]], [[Head-up display]]
| generation = 
| lifespan = 
| media = 
| os = [[Glass OS]]<ref>{{cite web |url= https://support.google.com/glass/answer/4578099?hl=en |title= KitKat for Glass |date= February 28, 2014 |access-date= June 30, 2014 |archive-date= October 8, 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20151008051801/https://support.google.com/glass/answer/4578099?hl=en |url-status= dead }}</ref> (Google Xe Software<ref>{{Citation | url = http://googleglassfans.com/archives/3588/glass-xe16/ | title = Google glass fans | access-date = April 18, 2014 | archive-date = February 21, 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160221025936/http://www.googleglassfans.com/archives/3588/glass-xe16 | url-status = dead }}</ref>)
| power = 570 mAh internal [[lithium-ion battery]]
| soc = 
| cpu = [[OMAP]] 4430 [[System on a chip]], [[dual-core processor]]<ref name="teardown" />
| memory = 2 GB RAM<ref>{{cite news |last= Fitzsimmons |first= Michelle |title= Google Glass gets more memory, photo-framing viewfinder |url= http://www.techradar.com/news/portable-devices/google-glass-gets-more-storage-photo-framing-viewfinder-1254714 |publisher= Tech radar |date= June 24, 2014 |access-date= October 3, 2014 |archive-date= February 28, 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210228191014/https://www.techradar.com/news/portable-devices/google-glass-gets-more-storage-photo-framing-viewfinder-1254714 |url-status= live }}</ref>
| storage = 16&nbsp;GB [[flash memory]] total<ref name="teardown" /> (12&nbsp;GB of usable memory)<ref name="tspec" />
| display = Prism projector, 640×360 pixels (equivalent of a {{convert|25|in|cm|abbr=on|disp= x|/|order=flip}} screen from {{convert|8|ft|m|abbr=on|disp=x|/|order=flip}} away)
| graphics = 
| sound = [[Bone conduction]] [[transducer]]<ref name="tspec" />
| input = [[Voice command]] through microphone,<ref name="tspec" /> [[accelerometer]],<ref name="tspec" /> [[gyroscope]],<ref name="tspec" /> [[magnetometer]],<ref name="tspec" /> [[ambient light sensor]], [[proximity sensor]]
| controllers = [[Touchpad]], MyGlass phone [[mobile app]]
| camera = 5 [[Megapixel|MP]] photos <br />720p video<ref name="tspec" />
| touchpad = 
| connectivity = [[Wi-Fi]] [[802.11b]]/g,<ref name="tspec" /> [[Bluetooth]],<ref name="tspec" /> [[micro USB]]
| dimensions = 
| weight = {{cvt|36|g}}
| compatibility = Any Bluetooth-capable phone; MyGlass companion app requires [[Android (operating system)|Android]] [[Android Ice Cream Sandwich|4.0.3 "Ice Cream Sandwich"]] or higher or any [[iOS]] [[iOS 7|7.0]] or higher<ref name="tspec" />
| predecessor = 
| successor = 
| related = [[Microsoft HoloLens]], [[Magic Leap]], [[Ray-Ban Meta]]
| website = {{URL|https://google.com/glass}}
| releasedate = '''Developers (US):''' {{Start date|February 2013}}<ref name=NYT_2013-02-21>{{cite news|last= Miller|first= Claire Cain|title= Google Searches for Style|url= https://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/21/technology/google-looks-to-make-its-computer-glasses-stylish.html|work= The New York Times|access-date= March 5, 2013|date= February 20, 2013|archive-date= November 6, 2017|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171106113834/http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/21/technology/google-looks-to-make-its-computer-glasses-stylish.html|url-status= live}}</ref><br />'''Public (US):''' Around 2013<ref name="Glass Press FAQ">{{cite web |url= http://gadgets.ndtv.com/shortlink.aspx?article=621345 |title= Gadgets |work= NDTV |date= November 15, 2014 |place= [[India|IN]] |access-date= November 17, 2014 |archive-date= January 26, 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240126072648/https://www.gadgets360.com/wearables/features/is-google-glass-already-losing-its-mojo-621345 |url-status= live }}</ref>
| price = Explorer version: US$1,500<br />Standard edition: US$1,500<ref name="under1500">{{cite web|last= Coldewey|first= Devin|title= Google Glass to launch this year for under $1,500|url= http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/gadgetbox/google-glass-launch-year-under-1-500-1C8503747|publisher= NBC News|work= Gadgetbox|access-date= February 23, 2013|date= February 23, 2013|archive-date= November 12, 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201112041710/https://www.nbcnews.com/technology/gadgetbox/google-glass-launch-year-under-1-500-1C8503747|url-status= live}}</ref>
| unitssold = 
| unitsshipped = 
| gpu = 
| service = 
| topgame = 
}}

'''Google Glass''', or simply '''Glass''', is a discontinued brand of [[smart glasses]] developed by [[Google]]'s [[X Development]] (formerly Google X),<ref>{{cite news|url= https://money.cnn.com/2012/04/04/technology/google-project-glass/|publisher= CNN|work= Money|title= Google unveils 'Project Glass' virtual-reality glasses|last= Goldman|first= David|date= April 4, 2012|access-date= April 4, 2012|archive-date= April 7, 2012|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120407224859/http://money.cnn.com/2012/04/04/technology/google-project-glass/|url-status= live}}</ref> with a mission of producing a [[ubiquitous computing|ubiquitous computer]].<ref name="NYT_2013-02-21" /> Google Glass displays information to the wearer using a [[head-up display]].<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2402613,00.asp |work= PC Magazine |title= Google 'Project Glass' Replaces the Smartphone With Glasses |first= Chloe |last= Albanesius |date= April 4, 2012 |access-date= April 4, 2012 |archive-date= December 24, 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181224193120/https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2402613,00.asp |url-status= live }}</ref> Wearers communicate with the Internet via [[Natural language processing|natural language]] voice commands.<ref>{{cite news|title=Google's 'Project Glass' Teases Augmented Reality Glasses|url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/253200/googles_project_glass_teases_augmented_reality_glasses.html|work=PC World|last=Newman|first=Jared|date=April 4, 2012|access-date=April 4, 2012|archive-date=April 5, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405111159/http://www.pcworld.com/article/253200/googles_project_glass_teases_augmented_reality_glasses.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="NYT 2012-02-23">{{cite news |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/23/technology/google-glasses-will-be-powered-by-android.htm |title=Behind the Google Goggles, Virtual Reality|last=Bilton|first=Nick|work=The New York Times|date=February 23, 2012 |access-date= April 4, 2012}}</ref>

Google started selling a [[prototype]] of Google Glass to qualified "Glass Explorers" in the US on April 15, 2013, for a limited period for $1,500, before it became available to the public on May 15, 2014.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/google-glass-1500-to-buy-80-to-make/|title=Google Glass: $1,500 to buy, $80 to make?|access-date=January 3, 2018|language=en|archive-date=January 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180104013857/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/google-glass-1500-to-buy-80-to-make/|url-status=live}}</ref> It has an integrated 5 [[megapixel]] still/[[720p]] video camera. The headset received a great deal of criticism amid concerns that its use could violate existing privacy laws.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2014/06/30/the-many-ways-google-glass-users-risk-breaking-british-privacy-laws/|title=The Many Ways Google Glass Users Risk Breaking British Privacy Laws|first=Thomas|last=Brewster|website=Forbes|date=December 12, 2018|access-date=May 13, 2019|archive-date=May 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190513205313/https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2014/06/30/the-many-ways-google-glass-users-risk-breaking-british-privacy-laws/|url-status=live}}</ref>

On January 15, 2015, Google announced that it would stop producing the Google Glass prototype.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://time.com/3669927/google-glass-explorer-program-ends/|title=Google Will Stop Selling Glass Next Week|magazine=Time|access-date=January 3, 2018|archive-date=January 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180108162109/http://time.com/3669927/google-glass-explorer-program-ends/|url-status=live}}</ref> The prototype was succeeded by two Enterprise Editions,<ref name="Google Glass gets a second chance in factories, where it’s likely to remain">{{cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2017/7/18/15988258/google-glass-2-enterprise-edition-factories|title=Google Glass is back from the dead|first=Vlad|last=Savov|date=July 18, 2017|website=The Verge|access-date=July 18, 2017|archive-date=July 18, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170718164035/https://www.theverge.com/2017/7/18/15988258/google-glass-2-enterprise-edition-factories|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.blog.google/products/hardware/glass-enterprise-edition-2/|title=Glass Enterprise Edition 2: faster and more helpful|date=May 20, 2019|website=Google|language=en|access-date=May 23, 2019|archive-date=May 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190522154404/https://www.blog.google/products/hardware/glass-enterprise-edition-2/|url-status=live}}</ref> whose sales were suspended on March 15, 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Leswing |first=Kif |date=March 15, 2023 |title=Google ends enterprise sales of Google Glass, its augmented reality smartglasses |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2023/03/15/google-discontinues-google-glass-enterprise-end-to-early-ar-project.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315225408/https://www.cnbc.com/2023/03/15/google-discontinues-google-glass-enterprise-end-to-early-ar-project.html |archive-date=March 15, 2023 |access-date=March 16, 2023 |publisher=[[CNBC]]}}</ref> More than a decade later, Google would return to the [[extended reality]] space with [[Android XR]], an operating system that will power headsets and smartglasses.

== Development ==
Google Glass was developed by [[Google X]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2012/04/04/google-project-glas/|title=Google's 'Project Glass' Augmented Reality Glasses Are Real and in Testing|work=TechCrunch|last=Velazco|first=Chris|date=April 4, 2012|access-date=April 4, 2012|archive-date=June 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170622183810/https://techcrunch.com/2012/04/04/google-project-glas/|url-status=live}}</ref> the facility within Google devoted to technological advancements such as [[driverless cars]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.theverge.com/2012/4/4/2925237/googles-project-glass-augmented-reality-glasses-begin-testing|title= Google's Project Glass augmented reality glasses begin testing|last= Houston|first= Thomas|work= The Verge|date= April 4, 2012|access-date= April 4, 2012|archive-date= April 5, 2012|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120405111957/http://www.theverge.com/2012/4/4/2925237/googles-project-glass-augmented-reality-glasses-begin-testing|url-status= live}}</ref>

The Google Glass prototype resembled standard [[glasses|eyeglasses]] with the lens replaced by a [[head-up display]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/tech/news/story/2012-04-04/google-project-glass-augmented-reality/54010466/1|last=Hatmaker|first=Taylor|work=USA Today|title=Google shows off Project Glass|date=April 4, 2012|access-date=February 5, 2013|archive-date=December 3, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203143612/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/tech/news/story/2012-04-04/google-project-glass-augmented-reality/54010466/1|url-status=dead}}</ref> In mid-2011, Google engineered a prototype that weighed {{convert|8|lb|kg}};<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/google/10829574/Google-Glass-goes-on-open-sale-while-stocks-last.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/google/10829574/Google-Glass-goes-on-open-sale-while-stocks-last.html |archive-date=January 12, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Google Glass goes on open sale - while stocks last|newspaper=Telegraph.co.uk|access-date=January 15, 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref> by 2013 they were lighter than the average pair of sunglasses.<ref name="NYT_2013-02-21" />

[[File:Google Glass detail.jpg|thumb|A Glass prototype seen at [[Google I/O]] in June 2012]]
The product was publicly announced in April 2012.<ref>{{cite news |title=Google Glasses Sound As Crazy As Smartphones And Tablets Once Did |work=Forbes |date=April 5, 2012 |access-date=April 5, 2012 |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/greatspeculations/2012/04/05/google-glasses-sound-as-crazy-as-smartphones-and-tablets-once-did/ |archive-date=March 14, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130314074029/http://www.forbes.com/sites/greatspeculations/2012/04/05/google-glasses-sound-as-crazy-as-smartphones-and-tablets-once-did/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Sergey Brin]] wore a prototype of the Glass to an April 5, 2012, [[Foundation Fighting Blindness]] event in San Francisco.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/business/la-xpm-2012-apr-06-la-na-nn-sergey-brin-project-glass-20120406-story.html|title=debut on Google co-founder's face|last=Hubbard|first=Amy|date=April 6, 2012|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=April 6, 2012|archive-date=December 8, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121208185355/http://articles.latimes.com/2012/apr/06/nation/la-na-nn-sergey-brin-project-glass-20120406|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2012/4/6/2929486/googles-project-glass-sergey-brin|title=Google's Sergey Brin takes Project Glass into the wild|last=Bohn|first=Dieter|date=April 6, 2012|work=The Verge|access-date=April 6, 2012|archive-date=April 7, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120407074637/http://www.theverge.com/2012/4/6/2929486/googles-project-glass-sergey-brin|url-status=live}}</ref> In May 2012, Google demonstrated for the first time how Google Glass could be used to shoot videos.<ref>{{cite web|title=First Google Project Glass video released via Google+|url=http://www.t3.com/news/first-google-project-glass-video-release-via-google-1|work=T3.com|publisher=[[Future plc]]|access-date=February 22, 2013|date=May 25, 2012|archive-date=April 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402091948/http://www.t3.com/news/first-google-project-glass-video-release-via-google-1|url-status=live}}</ref>

In April 2013, the Explorer Edition was made available to [[Google I/O]] developers in the United States for $1,500.<ref name="cnet release">{{cite web|last=Mack|first=Eric|title=Brin: Google Glass lands for consumers in 2014|url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57462641-1/brin-google-glass-lands-for-consumers-in-2014/|work=CNET|publisher=CBS Interactive|access-date=February 21, 2013|date=June 28, 2012|archive-date=November 13, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113094018/http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57462641-1/brin-google-glass-lands-for-consumers-in-2014/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Google provided four prescription frame choices for $225 and free with the purchase of any new Glass unit. Google entered in a partnership with the Italian eyewear company [[Luxottica]], owners of the [[Ray-Ban]], [[Oakley, Inc.|Oakley]], and other brands, to offer additional frame designs.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Rhodan|first=Maya|title=Google Glass Getting Ray Ban, Oakley Versions|url=https://time.com/36410/google-glass-ray-ban-oakley/|magazine=Time|access-date=March 25, 2014|date=March 24, 2014|archive-date=November 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118092439/https://time.com/36410/google-glass-ray-ban-oakley/|url-status=live}}</ref>
In June 2014, [[Nepal]] adopted Google Glass to tackle [[poaching]] of wild animals and herbs in [[Chitwan National Park|Chitwan International Park]] and other [[World Heritage Sites]]. 
In January 2015, Google ended the beta period of Glass (the "Google Glass Explorer" program).<ref name="BBC News 15 January 2015">{{cite web |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-30831128 |title= Google Glass sales halted but firm says kit is not dead |date= January 15, 2015 |website= BBC News |access-date= January 15, 2015 |archive-date= January 15, 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150115185231/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-30831128 |url-status= live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/BBCRoryCJ/status/555786768029847552|title=Rory Cellan-Jones on Twitter: "Breaking – Google ends Google Glass Explorer programme, stops selling Glass in present form, still hopes to produce other versions in future"|last1=Cellan-Jones|first1=Rory|access-date=January 15, 2015|archive-date=March 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305045554/https://twitter.com/BBCRoryCJ/status/555786768029847552|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Release date ===
In early 2013, interested potential Glass users were invited to use a Twitter message, with hashtag #IfIHadGlass, to qualify as an early user of the product. The qualifiers, dubbed "Glass Explorers" and numbering 8,000 individuals, were notified in March 2013, and were later invited to pay $1,500 and visit a Google office in Los Angeles, New York or San Francisco, to pick up their unit following "fitting" and training from Google Glass guides. On May 13, 2014, Google announced a move to a "more open beta" via its [[Google+]] page.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://accounts.google.com/ServiceLogin?passive=1209600&osid=1&continue=https://plus.google.com/111626127367496192147/posts/QLD88fE7qmE&followup=https://plus.google.com/111626127367496192147/posts/QLD88fE7qmE|title=Sign in - Google Accounts|website=accounts.google.com|access-date=August 8, 2019|archive-date=August 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801033356/https://accounts.google.com/ServiceLogin?passive=1209600&osid=1&continue=https://plus.google.com/111626127367496192147/posts/QLD88fE7qmE&followup=https://plus.google.com/111626127367496192147/posts/QLD88fE7qmE|url-status=live}}</ref>

In February 2015, ''[[The New York Times]]'' reported that Google Glass was being redesigned by former [[Apple Inc.|Apple]] executive [[Tony Fadell]], and that it would not be released until he deemed it to be "perfect".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/05/style/why-google-glass-broke.html |title=Why Google Glass Broke |work=[[The New York Times]] |first=Nick |last=Bilton |date=February 4, 2015 |access-date=February 19, 2015 |archive-date=February 9, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150209040609/http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/05/style/why-google-glass-broke.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

In July 2017, it was announced that the second iteration, the Google Glass Enterprise Edition, would be released in the US for companies such as [[Boeing]].<ref name="Google Glass gets a second chance in factories, where it’s likely to remain"/> Google Glass Enterprise Edition has already been successfully used by Dr. Ned Sahin to help children with autism learn social skills.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Sahin |first1=Ned T. |last2=Keshav |first2=Neha U. |last3=Salisbury |first3=Joseph P. |last4=Vahabzadeh |first4=Arshya |date=2018-01-04 |title=Second Version of Google Glass as a Wearable Socio-Affective Aid: Positive School Desirability, High Usability, and Theoretical Framework in a Sample of Children with Autism |journal=JMIR Human Factors |language=EN |volume=5 |issue=1 |pages=e8785 |doi=10.2196/humanfactors.8785|doi-access=free |pmid=29301738 |pmc=5773819 }}</ref>

In May 2019, Google announced the Google Glass Enterprise Edition 2. Google also announced a partnership with [[Smith Optics]] to develop Glass-compatible safety frames.<ref name=":0" />

== Features ==
[[File:A Google Glass wearer.jpg|thumb|right|Google Glass can be controlled using the touchpad built into the side of the device.]]

* Touchpad: A touchpad, similar to that of one on a laptop, is located on the side of Google Glass, allowing users to control the device by swiping through a timeline-like interface displayed on the screen.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.google.com/glass/help/|title=Help – Google Glass|website=www.google.com|access-date=May 15, 2013|archive-date=August 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801050910/https://www.google.com/glass/help/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Sliding backward shows current events, such as weather, and sliding forward shows past events, such as phone calls, photos, and [[Google+|circle updates]].
* Camera: Google Glass has the ability to take 5 MP photos and record 720p HD video.<ref name=CameraQuality>{{cite web|title=Acceptable Google Glass Camera Sizes|url=http://stellarbuild.com/blog/article/google-glass-acceptable-video-sizes-for-camera|website=Stellarbuild|access-date=April 14, 2015|archive-date=May 26, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150526003136/http://stellarbuild.com/blog/article/google-glass-acceptable-video-sizes-for-camera|url-status=live}}</ref> Glass Enterprise Edition 2 has an improved 8MP 80° FOV camera.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.google.com/glass/tech-specs/|title=Glass Enterprise Edition 2 Tech Specs|website=Glass|language=en|access-date=May 23, 2019|archive-date=May 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190520203103/https://www.google.com/glass/tech-specs/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Display: The Explorer version of Google Glass uses a [[liquid crystal on silicon]] (based on an LCoS chip from [[Himax]]), [[field-sequential color system]], [[Light-emitting diode|LED]] illuminated display.<ref name="Guttag">{{cite web|last=Guttag|first=Karl|title=Proof That Google Glass Uses A Himax LCOS Microdisplay|url=http://seekingalpha.com/article/1504292-proof-that-google-glass-uses-a-himax-lcos-microdisplay|access-date=February 4, 2014|date=June 23, 2013|archive-date=December 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201227102115/https://seekingalpha.com/article/1504292-proof-that-google-glass-uses-a-himax-lcos-microdisplay|url-status=live}}</ref> The display's LED illumination is first [[Polarization (waves)#s and p designations|P-polarized]] and then shines through the in-coupling [[polarizing beam splitter]] (PBS) to the LCoS panel. The panel reflects the light and alters it to S-polarization at [[active pixel sensor]] sites. The in-coupling PBS then reflects the S-polarized areas of light at 45° through the out-coupling beam splitter to a [[collimator|collimating reflector]] at the other end. Finally, the out-coupling beam splitter (which is a partially reflecting mirror, not a polarizing beam splitter) reflects the collimated light another 45° and into the wearer's eye.<ref name="US20130070338">{{US patent application|20130070338}}</ref><ref name="US20130207887">{{US patent application|20130207887}}</ref>

== Software ==
[[File:Google Glass with frame.jpg|thumb|right|A Google Glass with black frame for prescription lens]]
{{Main|Glass OS}}

=== Applications ===
Google Glass applications are free applications built by third-party developers. Glass also uses many existing Google applications, such as [[Google Maps]] and [[Gmail]]. Many developers and companies built applications for Glass, including news apps, [[facial recognition system|facial recognition]], exercise, photo manipulation, translation, and sharing to social networks, such as [[Facebook]] and [[Twitter]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mashable.com/2013/05/14/glass-apps/|title=7 Standout Google Glass Apps You Can Download Right Now|date=May 14, 2013|work=Mashable|access-date=May 15, 2013|archive-date=August 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807092959/https://mashable.com/2013/05/14/glass-apps/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://mashable.com/2013/05/14/mashable-launches-velocity-for-google-glass/|title=Mashable Launches Google Glass Viral Prediction App|date=May 14, 2013|publisher=Mashable|access-date=May 15, 2013|archive-date=August 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807101519/https://mashable.com/2013/05/14/mashable-launches-velocity-for-google-glass/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="AllThingsD, Nov 19">{{cite web|url=http://allthingsd.com/20131119/new-google-glass-apps-will-translate-the-world-from-your-eyes-and-other-tricks|title=Next Google Glass Tricks Include Translating the World From Your Eyes|last=Gannes|first=Liz|date=November 19, 2013|work=[[All Things Digital]]|access-date=November 24, 2013|archive-date=December 1, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131201210306/http://allthingsd.com/20131119/new-google-glass-apps-will-translate-the-world-from-your-eyes-and-other-tricks/|url-status=live}}</ref> Third-party applications announced at [[South by Southwest]] (SXSW) include [[Evernote]], [[Plasq#Skitch|Skitch]], ''[[The New York Times]]'', and [[Path (social network)|Path]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.engadget.com/2013/03/11/google-glass-apps-gmail-new-york-times-path/|title=Google shows off Glass apps: New York Times, Gmail, Path, and more|last=Santos|first=Alexis|work=Engadget|date=March 11, 2013|access-date=April 15, 2013|archive-date=April 26, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130426150227/http://www.engadget.com/2013/03/11/google-glass-apps-gmail-new-york-times-path/|url-status=live}}</ref>

On March 23, 2013, Google released the Mirror API, allowing developers to start making apps for Glass.<ref>{{cite web|title=Google Mirror API Overview|url=https://developers.google.com/glass/about|access-date=May 5, 2013|archive-date=November 18, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131118090910/https://developers.google.com/glass/about|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Overview|url=https://developers.google.com/glass/overview|access-date=April 18, 2013|archive-date=November 15, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131115091353/https://developers.google.com/glass/overview|url-status=live}}</ref> In the terms of service, it was stated that developers may not put ads in their apps or charge fees;<ref>{{cite web|title= Developer Preview Google Mirror API Terms of Service|url= https://developers.google.com/glass/terms|access-date= April 18, 2013|archive-date= November 11, 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201111193120/https://developers.google.com/glass/terms|url-status= live}}</ref> a Google representative told The Verge that this might change in the future.<ref>{{cite web|last=Blagdon|first=Jeff|title=Google Glass developers prohibited from using ads or charging for apps|url=https://www.theverge.com/2013/4/15/4228962/google-glass-mirror-api-documentation|work=The Verge|access-date=April 18, 2013|date=April 16, 2013|archive-date=December 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161203093056/http://www.theverge.com/2013/4/15/4228962/google-glass-mirror-api-documentation|url-status=live}}</ref>

On May 16, 2013, Google announced the release of seven new programs, including reminders from Evernote, fashion news from ''Elle'', and news alerts from [[CNN]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Cain |first=Claire |type=[[World Wide Web]] log |url=http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/16/new-apps-arrive-on-google-glass/ |title=New Apps Arrive on Google Glass |work=Bits |publisher=The New York Times |access-date=June 15, 2013 |date=May 16, 2013 |archive-date=June 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130612164039/http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/16/new-apps-arrive-on-google-glass/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Following Google's XE7 Glass Explorer Edition update in early July 2013, evidence of a "Glass Boutique", a store that will allow synchronization to Glass of [[Google Glassware|Glassware]] and [[APK (file format)|APKs]], was noted.<ref name="Slash">{{cite web |title=Glass Boutique app store, MP3 player, Lock-screen & more revealed |url=http://www.slashgear.com/glass-boutique-app-store-mp3-player-lock-screen-more-revealed-05289182/ |work=SlashGear |access-date=July 6, 2013 |first=Chris |last=Davies |date=July 5, 2013 |archive-date=July 7, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130707104649/http://www.slashgear.com/glass-boutique-app-store-mp3-player-lock-screen-more-revealed-05289182/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Version XE8 made a debut for Google Glass on August 12, 2013. It brings an integrated video player with playback controls, the ability to post an update to Path, and lets users save notes to Evernote. Several other minute improvements include volume controls, improved voice recognition, and several new Google Now cards.

On November 19, 2013, Google unveiled its Glass Development Kit, showcasing the translation tool [[Word Lens]], the cooking program AllTheCooks, and the exercise program [[Strava]] among others as successful examples.<ref name="Wired, Nov 19">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2013/11/google-glass-sdk|title=Google's New Tools Show How Deep Glass Will Embed in Our Lives|last=Honan|first=Mat|date=November 19, 2013|magazine=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]: Gadget Lab|access-date=March 7, 2017|archive-date=March 22, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140322050018/http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2013/11/google-glass-sdk|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="CNET, Nov 19">{{cite web |url= http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57613010-93/google-glass-throws-open-its-doors-to-developers |last= Rosenblatt |first= Seth |title= Google Glass throws open its doors to developers |work= [[CNET]] |date= November 19, 2013 |access-date= November 24, 2013 |archive-date= January 25, 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140125153845/http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57613010-93/google-glass-throws-open-its-doors-to-developers/ |url-status= live }}</ref> Google announced three news programs in May 2014—TripIt, FourSquare and OpenTable—in order to entice travelers. On June 25, 2014, Google announced that notifications from [[Android Wear]] would be sent to Glass.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.techhive.com/article/2369142/google-glass-will-get-android-wear-notifications.html|title = Google Glass will get Android Wear notifications|date = June 25, 2014|access-date = July 5, 2014|website = TechHive|last = Newman|first = Jared|archive-date = July 9, 2014|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140709065640/http://www.techhive.com/article/2369142/google-glass-will-get-android-wear-notifications.html|url-status = dead}}</ref>

The [[European University Press]] published the first book to be read with Google Glass on October 8, 2014, as introduced at the [[Frankfurt Book Fair]]. The book can be read as a normal paper book or—enriched with multimedia elements—with Google Glass, Kindle, on Smartphone and Pads on the platforms iOS and Android.<ref>{{cite web|title=The World's first book to be read with GoogleGlass|url=http://universitypress.eu/_images/press_2014_10_09.pdf|date=October 9, 2014|access-date=November 2, 2014|archive-date=November 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141102200434/http://universitypress.eu/_images/press_2014_10_09.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== MyGlass ===
Google offered a companion Android and iOS app called MyGlass, which allowed the user to configure and manage the device. It was removed from the Play Store on February 22, 2020.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.glass.companion |title=MyGlass |work=Android Apps |publisher=Google Play |access-date=April 16, 2013 |archive-date=April 25, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160425025955/https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.glass.companion |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Voice activation ===
Other than the touchpad, Google Glass can be controlled using just "voice actions". To activate Glass, wearers tilt their heads 30° upward (which can be altered for preference) or simply tap the touchpad, and say "O.K., Glass." Once Glass is activated, wearers can say an action, such as "Take a picture", "Record a video", "Hangout with [person/Google+ circle]", "Google 'What year was Wikipedia founded?'", "Give me directions to the Eiffel Tower", and "Send a message to John"<ref>{{cite web |work= Support |url= https://support.google.com/glass/answer/3079305 |title= Voice actions: "ok glass" |access-date= May 15, 2013 |archive-date= April 20, 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130420235129/http://support.google.com/glass/answer/3079305? |url-status= live }}</ref> (many of these commands can be seen in a product video released in February 2013).<ref name="how it feels through glass">{{cite web|title=How It Feels [through Glass]|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1uyQZNg2vE| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130220135301/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1uyQZNg2vE&feature=youtu.be| archive-date=2013-02-20 | url-status=dead|work= You Tube |access-date= February 22, 2013|date=February 20, 2013}}</ref> For search results that are read back to the user, the voice response is relayed using [[bone conduction]] through a transducer that sits beside the ear, thereby rendering the sound almost inaudible to other people.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/jul/02/google-glass-review-augmented-reality|title=Google Glass – hands-on review|last=Arthur|first=Charles|date=July 2, 2013|newspaper=The Guardian|location=London|access-date=July 3, 2013|archive-date=November 5, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105081241/http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/jul/02/google-glass-review-augmented-reality|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Use in medicine ==
=== In hospitals ===
Augmedix developed an app for the wearable device that allows physicians to live-stream the patient visit and claims it will eliminate [[electronic health record]] problems, possibly saving them up to 15 hours a week<ref name="Charlotte Observer">{{Citation | url = http://www.charlotteobserver.com/living/health-family/karen-garloch/article45336984.html | title = Charlotte doctor: Google Glass saves time, helps me focus on patients | newspaper = Charlotte Observer | access-date = November 18, 2015 | archive-date = November 19, 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151119153340/http://www.charlotteobserver.com/living/health-family/karen-garloch/article45336984.html | url-status = live }}</ref> and improving record quality. The video stream is passed to remote [[scribes]] in [[HIPAA]] secure rooms where the doctor-patient interaction is transcribed, ultimately allowing physicians to focus on the patient. Hundreds of users<ref name="Bloomberg">{{Citation|title=Google Glass Comes to Doctor's Office Near You as Upgrade Looms|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-08-20/google-glass|newspaper=Bloomberg|date=August 20, 2015|access-date=August 20, 2015|archive-date=August 22, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150822181029/http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-08-20/google-glass|url-status=live}}</ref> were evaluating the app as of mid-2015.<ref name="MIT Technology Review">{{Citation | url = http://www.technologyreview.com/news/539606/google-glass-finds-a-second-act-at-work/ | title = Google Glass Finds a Second Act at Work | newspaper = MIT Technology Review | access-date = July 24, 2015}}</ref>

In July 2013, [[Lucien Engelen]] commenced research on the usability and impact of Google Glass in the [[health care]] field. As of August 2013, Engelen, based at [[Singularity University]] and in Europe at [[Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre]], was the first healthcare professional in Europe to participate in the Glass Explorer program.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://futuremed2020.com/faculty/|title=Faculty|publisher=FutureMed 2020|access-date=August 18, 2013|archive-date=December 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224193305/http://futuremed2020.com/faculty/|url-status=live}}</ref> His research on Google Glass (starting August 9, 2013) was conducted in operating rooms, ambulances, a trauma helicopter, general practice, and home care as well as the use in public transportation for visually or physically impaired. Research included taking pictures, videos streaming to other locations, dictating operative log, having students watch the procedures and tele-consultation through [[Google Hangout|Hangout]]. Engelen documented his findings in blogs,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20130815203138-19886490-google-glas-in-or|title=Is Google Glass Useful in the Operating Room?|author=Čeština|publisher=Linked In|access-date=August 18, 2013|archive-date=March 26, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140326193913/http://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20130815203138-19886490-google-glas-in-or|url-status=live}}</ref> videos,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZtNO2OnSqY| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211110/YZtNO2OnSqY| archive-date=2021-11-10 | url-status=live|title=Google Glass in Operating Room @umcn|work=You Tube| date=August 15, 2013|access-date=August 18, 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref> pictures, on [[Twitter]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/reshapeglass|title=REshapewithGlass (REshapeglass)|publisher=Twitter|access-date=August 17, 2013|archive-date=September 21, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921055239/https://twitter.com/reshapeglass|url-status=live}}</ref> and on [[Google+]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://plus.google.com/u/0/100279561102106001682/|title=REshape withglass|work=Plus|access-date=August 17, 2013|archive-date=September 21, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921061426/https://plus.google.com/u/0/100279561102106001682/|url-status=live}}</ref> with research ongoing as of that date.

In June 2014, Google Glass' ability to acquire images of a patient's retina ("Glass [[Fundoscopy]]") was publicly demonstrated for the first time at the Wilmer Clinical Meeting at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine by Dr. Aaron Wang and Dr. Allen Eghrari.<ref>{{Citation|title=Course detail|url=http://www.hopkinscme.edu/CourseDetail.aspx/80033274|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140909201538/http://www.hopkinscme.edu/CourseDetail.aspx/80033274|url-status=dead|publisher=Hopkins CME|archive-date=September 9, 2014}}</ref> This technique was featured on the cover of the Journal for Mobile Technology in Medicine for January 2015.<ref>{{Citation|title=Google glass indirect Ophthalmoscopy|url=http://www.journalmtm.com/2015/google-glass-indirect-ophthalmoscopy/|year=2015|journal=MTM|volume=4|issue=1|pages=15–19|last1=Wang|first1=Aaron|last2=Christoff|first2=Alex|last3=Guyton|first3=David L.|last4=Repka|first4=Michael X.|last5=Eghrari|first5=Allen O.|doi=10.7309/jmtm.4.1.4|doi-access=free|access-date=February 3, 2015|archive-date=February 4, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150204020143/http://www.journalmtm.com/2015/google-glass-indirect-ophthalmoscopy/|url-status=live}}</ref> Doctors Phil Haslam and Sebastian Mafeld demonstrated the first application of Google Glass in the field of interventional radiology. They demonstrated how Google Glass could assist a liver [[biopsy]] and fistulaplasty, and the pair stated that Google Glass has the potential to improve patient safety, operator comfort, and procedure efficiency in the field of interventional radiology.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.whichmedicaldevice.com/editorial/article/390/google-glass-finding-true-clinical-value|title=Google Glass: Finding True Clinical Value|last1=Haslam|first1=Phil|last2=Mafeld|first2=Sebastian|date=October 31, 2013|work=[[Which Medical Device]]|access-date=December 23, 2013|archive-date=December 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224193305/https://www.whichmedicaldevice.com/editorial/article/390/google-glass-finding-true-clinical-value|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2015, IOS Press published "Clinical and Surgical Applications of Smart Glasses" a research article written by a team at the Columbia University Medical Center Department of Neurosurgery's Cerebrovascular Laboratory. Under Neurosurgeon Dr. Sander E. Connolly, Stefan Mitrasinovic, Elvis Camacho, Nirali Trivedi, and others analyzed Google Glass's useful applications including hands-free photo and video documentation, telemedicine, Electronic Health Record retrieval and input, rapid diagnostic test analysis, education, and live broadcasting.<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://content.iospress.com/articles/technology-and-health-care/thc910 |title=Clinical and surgical applications of smart glasses - IOS Press |journal=Technology and Health Care |volume=23 |issue=4 |pages=381–401 |doi=10.3233/THC-150910 |pmid=26409906 |publisher=Content.iospress.com |access-date=March 6, 2019 |year=2015 |last1=Mitrasinovic |first1=S. |last2=Camacho |first2=E. |last3=Trivedi |first3=N. |last4=Logan |first4=J. |last5=Campbell |first5=C. |last6=Zilinyi |first6=R. |last7=Lieber |first7=B. |last8=Bruce |first8=E. |last9=Taylor |first9=B. |last10=Martineau |first10=D. |last11=Dumont |first11=E. L. |last12=Appelboom |first12=G. |last13=Connolly Jr |first13=E. S. |archive-date=January 21, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190121021119/https://content.iospress.com/articles/technology-and-health-care/thc910 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2017, Swiss researchers assessed in a randomized controlled trial the adherence of emergency team leaders to the American Heart Association's (AHA) Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) guidelines by adapting and displaying them in Google Glasses during simulation-based pediatric cardiac arrest scenarios.<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://www.jmir.org/2017/5/e183/ |title=Adherence to AHA Guidelines When Adapted for Augmented Reality Glasses for Assisted Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: A Randomized Controlled Trial |journal=Journal of Medical Internet Research |volume=19 |issue=5 |pages=e183 |doi=10.2196/jmir.7379 |pmid=28554878 |publisher=JMIR.com |year=2017 |last1=Siebert |first1=JN. |last2=Ehrler |first2=F. |last3=Gervaix |first3=A. |last4=Haddad |first4=K. |last5=Lacroix |first5=L. |last6=Schrurs |first6=P. |last7=Sahin |first7=A. |last8=Lovis |first8=C. |last9=Manzano |first9=S. |pmc=5468544 |doi-access=free |access-date=October 3, 2020 |archive-date=November 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201106230327/https://www.jmir.org/2017/5/e183/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== In surgical procedures ===
On June 20, 2013, Rafael J. Grossmann, a Venezuelan doctor practicing in the U.S., was the first surgeon to demonstrate the use of Google Glass during a live surgical procedure.<ref name="Inside The Operating Room With Google Glass">{{cite news|title=Inside The Operating Room With Google Glass|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnnosta/2013/06/21/google-glass-in-the-operating-room/|access-date=December 18, 2013|date=June 21, 2013|work=Forbes|first=John|last=Nosta|archive-date=December 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224193144/https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnnosta/2013/06/21/google-glass-in-the-operating-room/|url-status=live}}</ref> In August 2013, Google Glass was used at [[Wexner Medical Center at Ohio State University]]. Surgeon Dr. Christopher Kaeding used Google Glass to consult with a distant colleague in [[Columbus, Ohio]]. A group of students at The Ohio State University College of Medicine also observed the operation on their laptop computers. Following the procedure, Kaeding stated, "To be honest, once we got into the surgery, I often forgot the device was there. It just seemed very intuitive and fit seamlessly."<ref>{{cite web |title=First US surgery transmitted live via Google Glass (w/ Video) |url=http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-08-surgery-transmitted-google-glass-video.html |work=Medical Xpress |access-date=August 29, 2013 |date=August 27, 2013 |archive-date=December 24, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224193347/https://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-08-surgery-transmitted-google-glass-video.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

On June 21, 2013, doctor Pedro Guillen, chief of trauma service of Clínica CEMTRO of Madrid, also broadcast a surgery using Google Glass.<ref name="bostinno.streetwise.co">{{Citation|title=Bostinno|date=June 24, 2013|contribution=World’s first Google glass assisted surgery was successfully performed: video|contribution-url=http://bostinno.streetwise.co/2013/06/24/worlds-first-google-glass-assisted-surgery-was-successfully-performed-video/|publisher=Street wise|access-date=June 21, 2014|archive-date=February 19, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150219183817/http://bostinno.streetwise.co/2013/06/24/worlds-first-google-glass-assisted-surgery-was-successfully-performed-video/|url-status=live}}</ref> In July 2014, the [[startup company]] Surgery Academy, in [[Milan]], Italy, launched a remote training platform for medical students. The platform is a [[MOOC]] that allows students to join any [[operating theater]] thanks to Google Glass worn by surgeon.<ref>{{Citation|title=Teaching surgery with Google glass: will this actually work?|date=February 4, 2014|url=http://www.fastcolabs.com/3026021/teaching-surgery-with-google-glass-will-this-actually-work|publisher=Fast co labs|access-date=August 18, 2014|archive-date=August 19, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819130005/http://www.fastcolabs.com/3026021/teaching-surgery-with-google-glass-will-this-actually-work|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=Motherboard|type=[[World Wide Web]] log|contribution=Surgery academy: is the surgery class for Google glass?|contribution-url=http://motherboard.vice.com/blog/surgery-academy-is-the-surgery-class-for-google-glass|publisher=Vice|access-date=August 19, 2014|archive-date=September 19, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919073235/http://motherboard.vice.com/blog/surgery-academy-is-the-surgery-class-for-google-glass|url-status=dead}}</ref> Also in July 2014, This Place released an app, [[MindRDR]], to connect Glass to a [[Neurosky]] [[EEG]] monitor to allow people to take photos and share them to [[Twitter]] or [[Facebook]] using brain signals. It is hoped this will allow people with severe physical disabilities to engage with social media.<ref>{{Citation|title=Google Glass gets mind control app|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/google/10958566/Google-Glass-gets-mind-control-app.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/google/10958566/Google-Glass-gets-mind-control-app.html |archive-date=January 12, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=July 9, 2014 |place=[[United Kingdom|UK]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

=== In lactation consultation ===
[[File:SmallWorldSocial BreastfeedingSupportProject GeorgiawithBabyEve.jpg|thumb|Two participants in the Google Glass Breastfeeding app trial]]

In Australia, in January 2014, Melbourne tech startup [[Small World Social]] collaborated with the [[Australian Breastfeeding Association]] (ABA) to create the first hands-free [[breastfeeding]] Google Glass application for new mothers.<ref name="Lactation Help">{{cite web |title= Google glass connects breastfeeding moms with lactation help |url= http://www.inquisitr.com/1224638/google-glass-connects-breastfeeding-moms-with-lactation-help/ |website= Inquisitr |date= April 24, 2014 |access-date= June 12, 2014 |archive-date= December 24, 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181224193301/https://www.inquisitr.com/1224638/google-glass-connects-breastfeeding-moms-with-lactation-help/ |url-status= live }}</ref> The application, named Breastfeeding Through Glass, allowed mothers to nurse their baby while viewing instructions about common breastfeeding issues (latching on, posture) or call a lactation consultant via a secure Google Hangout, who could view the issue through the mother's Google Glass camera.<ref name="Small World Social">{{cite web|title=Through Google Glass|url=https://www.smallworldsocial.com/breastfeeding-support-project/|website=Small World Social|access-date=May 7, 2021|archive-date=January 26, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240126072648/https://www.smallworldsocial.com/breastfeeding-support-project/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The trial lasted 7 weeks, commencing on March 1 and ending on April 13, 2014.<ref name="Baby E">{{cite web|url=http://www.hlntv.com/article/2014/04/23/breastfeeding-google-glass-app|title=Google Glass can help you breastfeed|last1=Anker|first1=Jonathan|publisher=HLNTV|access-date=June 12, 2014|archive-date=June 7, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140607022928/http://www.hlntv.com/article/2014/04/23/breastfeeding-google-glass-app|url-status=live}}</ref> There were five mothers and their newborn babies in the trial,<ref name="Breastfeeding hi-tech">{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2014/04/17/3987823.htm|title=Breastfeeding help gets hi-tech|last=Johnston|first=Penny|date=April 17, 2014|publisher=774 ABC Melbourne|access-date=May 1, 2014|archive-date=April 22, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140422090804/http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2014/04/17/3987823.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> fifteen volunteer counselors from ABA, and seven project team members from Small World Social.<ref name="Breastfeeding hi-tech" /><ref name="Early Article">{{cite web|url=http://www.theage.com.au/technology/technology-news/breastfeeding-mothers-get-help-from-google-glass-and-small-world-20140118-311s3.html|title=Breastfeeding mothers get help from Google Glass and Small World|last1=Battersby|first1=Lucy|date=January 19, 2014|work=The Age|access-date=June 12, 2014|archive-date=June 23, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140623233938/http://www.theage.com.au/technology/technology-news/breastfeeding-mothers-get-help-from-google-glass-and-small-world-20140118-311s3.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The counselors were located in five States across Australia.<ref name="Australia Far & Wide">{{cite web|url=https://www.smallworldsocial.com/breastfeeding-project-blog/reaching-australia-far-and-wide/|title=Reaching Australia Far and Wide with the ABA Counselors|publisher=Small World Social|access-date=May 1, 2014|archive-date=January 26, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240126072753/https://www.smallworldsocial.com/reaching-australia-far-and-wide/|url-status=live}}</ref> The counselors were certified in lactation consultation,<ref name="BF and Google Glass">{{cite web|url=https://www.breastfeeding.asn.au/breastfeeding-and-google-glass-application-trial|title=Breastfeeding and Google Glass application trial|date=January 17, 2014|publisher=Australian Breastfeeding Association|access-date=May 1, 2014|archive-date=April 10, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190410075803/https://www.breastfeeding.asn.au/breastfeeding-and-google-glass-application-trial|url-status=dead}}</ref> and located as far from the mothers as [[Perth]], Western Australia, 3,500 kilometres away.<ref name="Australia Far & Wide" /> While physically distant from the mothers, the counselors provided support using video calls with Google Glass, live on demand.<ref name="Virtual">{{cite web|url=http://www.mamamia.com.au/social/can-mothers-learn-breastfeed-virtually/#MvBQo1ud3mDue3cV.97|title='Virtual Breastfeeding': Could it ever work?|last1=Morley|first1=Bern|website=Mamamia|date=April 25, 2014|access-date=June 12, 2014|archive-date=July 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714203339/http://www.mamamia.com.au/social/can-mothers-learn-breastfeed-virtually/#MvBQo1ud3mDue3cV.97|url-status=live}}</ref>

According to media commentary, the breastfeeding project demonstrated the potential of wearable devices for communities to deliver health and family support services across vast distances.<ref name="Google Glass">{{cite web|url=http://motherboard.vice.com/read/turns-out-google-glass-is-good-for-breastfeeding|title=Turns Out Google Glass Is Good for Breastfeeding|date=April 21, 2014|publisher=Motherboard Vice Media Inc.|access-date=May 1, 2014|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304084941/http://motherboard.vice.com/read/turns-out-google-glass-is-good-for-breastfeeding|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Futuristic">{{cite web|url=http://www.sheknows.com/parenting/articles/1035659/breastfeeding-support-with-google-glass|title=How Google is helping moms breastfeed|last1=Johnson|first1=Diana|website=SheKnowsParenting|date=April 25, 2014|publisher=[[SheKnows Media|SheKnows LLC]]|access-date=June 12, 2014|archive-date=July 15, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715225555/http://www.sheknows.com/parenting/articles/1035659/breastfeeding-support-with-google-glass|url-status=live}}</ref> The demonstrated positive uses of wearable devices contrasted some of the widespread criticism over privacy concerns that such devices have received.<ref name="Google Glass" /> An article on ''[[Vice (magazine)|Motherboard]]'' stated, "Google Glass, whether warranted or not, endures its fair share of criticism, largely because a lot of initial use cases have been, well, kinda creepy. So it's great to see instead Glass being used for uniquely positive ends, as it is with the Australian Breastfeeding Association's Breastfeeding Support Project."<ref name="Google Glass" /> Other journalists and commentators also called the trial beneficial<ref name="Beneficial">{{cite web|url=http://babyology.com.au/gadgets/google-glass-hi-tech-help-kickstart-breastfeeding.html|title=Google Glass – breastfeeding help just a click away|author=Rose, Michelle|website=Babyology|access-date=June 12, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140720173013/http://babyology.com.au/gadgets/google-glass-hi-tech-help-kickstart-breastfeeding.html|archive-date=July 20, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> and an innovative application wearable technologies.<ref name="BF hi-tech">{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2014/04/17/3987823.htm|title=Breastfeeding help gets hi-tech|date=April 17, 2014|publisher=774 ABC Melbourne|access-date=May 1, 2014|archive-date=April 22, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140422090804/http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2014/04/17/3987823.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]] journalist/presenter Penny Johnston of the radio program ''Babytalk'' remarked: {{blockquote|The Google Glass if you think about it, is perfect to coach someone in breast feeding: if you are holding or feeding a baby, imagine a camera mounted on your glasses and look down. There you have the world's best view for checking the baby's latch and your breastfeeding technique!<ref name="BF hi-tech" />}}

In May 2014, Small World Social and ABA won the Gold Questar Award in the Emerging Media: App section, for the Breastfeeding with Google Glass App.<ref name="Gold Award">{{cite web|url=http://www.mercommawards.com/questar/awardWinners/categoryWinners.htm|title=2014 Emerging Media App Gold Questar Awards|website=MercommAwards|publisher=MerComm, Inc.|access-date=June 12, 2014|archive-date=July 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714130311/http://www.mercommawards.com/questar/awardWinners/categoryWinners.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> In June 2014, Small World Social's Breastfeeding Support Project was awarded the Questar Best of Category Grand Prize For Emerging Media, which is given to the top 5% of entries.<ref name="Best of Emerging Media Award">{{cite web|url=http://www.mercommawards.com/questar/grand.htm|title=Questar 2014 Grand Award Winners|website=The International Awards for Video Communications|publisher=MerComm Awards|access-date=June 27, 2014|archive-date=July 17, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140717074028/http://www.mercommawards.com/questar/grand.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

ABA is optimistic about the future of wearable technologies supporting their work. Small World Social commenced a trial in the US in June 2014.<ref name="Glass app bf">{{cite web|url=http://www.brw.com.au/p/tech-gadgets/google_glass_app_helps_breastfeeding_TobwwQa5uiK0fjPuaSZ4UK|title=Google Glass app helps breastfeeding: developer Small World seeking up to $35m in funding|last=Fitzsimmons|first=Caitlin|date=April 4, 2014|work=BRW|publisher=Fairfax Media Publications|access-date=May 5, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140511204528/http://www.brw.com.au/p/tech-gadgets/google_glass_app_helps_breastfeeding_TobwwQa5uiK0fjPuaSZ4UK|archive-date=May 11, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Media coverage ==
=== Journalism ===
In 2014, [[Voice of America]] Television Correspondent [[Carolyn Presutti]] and Electronics Engineer Jose Vega began a web project called VOA & Google Glass, which explored the technology's potential uses in journalism.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.voanews.com/info/voa-reports-with-google-glass/4728.html | work=Voice of America | title=VOA & Google Glass | access-date=May 7, 2014 | archive-date=May 8, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508025333/http://www.voanews.com/info/voa-reports-with-google-glass/4728.html | url-status=live }}</ref> This series of news stories examined the technology's live reporting applications, including conducting interviews and covering stories from the reporter's point of view. On March 29, 2014, American [[a cappella]] group [[Pentatonix]] partnered with Voice of America when lead singer Scott Hoying wore Glass in the band's performance at [[DAR Constitution Hall]] in Washington, D.C., during the band's worldwide tour—the first use of Glass by a lead singer in a professional concert.<ref>{{cite news | url= http://www.voanews.com/media/video/1890395.html | work= Voice of America | title= Pentatonix Gives Google Glass a Try | access-date= May 9, 2014 | archive-date= May 8, 2014 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140508085836/http://www.voanews.com/media/video/1890395.html | url-status= live }}</ref>

In the fall of 2014, The [[University of Southern California]] conducted a course called Glass Journalism, which explored the device's application in journalism.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://glassjournalism.tumblr.com/|title=USC – Glass Journalism|work=Tumblr|access-date=May 7, 2014|archive-date=May 8, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508031147/http://glassjournalism.tumblr.com/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The [[World Wildlife Fund|WWF]] as of mid-2014 used Google Glass and [[Unmanned aerial vehicle|UAV]]s to track various animals and birds in the jungle, which may be the first use of the device by a non-profit, non-governmental organization (NGO).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ibtimes.com/google-glass-drones-assist-nepal-fighting-poachers-protected-areas-1618460|title=Google Glass And Drones To Assist Nepal In Fighting Poachers In Protected Areas|date=July 3, 2014|website=International Business Times|access-date=August 8, 2019|archive-date=August 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190808235920/https://www.ibtimes.com/google-glass-drones-assist-nepal-fighting-poachers-protected-areas-1618460|url-status=live}}</ref>

As of 2022 the product has been viewed as a failure, having been once slated as the next big thing in tech. While they no longer exist, the technology lives on in future products.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://screenrant.com/google-glass-smart-glasses-what-happened-explained/ | title=Google Glass: What Happened to the Smart Glasses? | website=[[Screen Rant]] | date=November 23, 2020 | access-date=January 19, 2023 | archive-date=January 19, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230119154458/https://screenrant.com/google-glass-smart-glasses-what-happened-explained/ | url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Public events ===
In 2014, the International Olympic Committee Young Reporters program took Google Glass to the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games and put them on a number of athletes from different disciplines to explore novel point of view filmmaking.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Google Glass Experiments |url=http://andymiah.net/the-google-glass-experiments/ |website=andymiah.net |access-date=March 15, 2019 |archive-date=December 24, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224193253/http://andymiah.net/the-google-glass-experiments/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

A visually impaired dancer, Benjamin Yonattan, used Google Glass to overcome his chronic vision condition. In 2015, Yonattan performed on the reality television program ''[[America's Got Talent]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.androidheadlines.com/2015/06/google-glass-helps-blind-dancer-during-talent-audition.html|title=Google Glass Helps Blind Dancer During Talent Audition|last=Anin|first=John|date=June 4, 2015|newspaper=androidheadlines.com|access-date=March 29, 2016|archive-date=March 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160326040607/http://www.androidheadlines.com/2015/06/google-glass-helps-blind-dancer-during-talent-audition.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Education ===
In early 2013, American educator [[Andrew Vanden Heuvel]] used Google Glass to take students on a virtual trip to the [[Large Hadron Collider]] at [[CERN]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.eweek.com/mobile/google-glass-used-by-teacher-to-bring-math-science-to-students/|title=Google Glass Used by Teacher to Bring Math, Science to Students|last=Weiss|first=Todd|date=August 21, 2013|access-date=October 5, 2024}}</ref> The trip was an early example of an Explorer Story promoted by the Google Glass marketing team.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://blog.ted.com/a-virtual-field-trip-to-cern-via-google-glass/|title=A virtual field trip to CERN, via Google Glass|last=May|first=Kate|date=May 6, 2013|access-date=October 5, 2024}}</ref>

== Criticism ==
=== Privacy concerns ===
Concerns have been raised by various sources regarding the intrusion on privacy, and the [[etiquette]] and [[ethics]] of using the device in public and recording people without their permission.<ref name=TG01>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/mar/06/google-glass-threat-to-our-privacy|title=Google Glass: is it a threat to our privacy?|first=Charles|last=Arthur|date=March 6, 2013|work=The Guardian|access-date=March 7, 2013|location=London|archive-date=July 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190721000348/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/mar/06/google-glass-threat-to-our-privacy|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.techradar.com/news/mobile-computing/google-glass-say-goodbye-to-your-privacy-1134796|title=Google Glass: say goodbye to your privacy|first=Gary|last=Marshall|date=March 1, 2013|work=techradar.com|access-date=March 2, 2013|archive-date=June 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190613024026/https://www.techradar.com/news/mobile-computing/google-glass-say-goodbye-to-your-privacy-1134796|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Warman|first=Matt|title=Google Glass: we'll all need etiquette lessons|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/google/10015697/Google-Glass-well-all-need-etiquette-lessons.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/google/10015697/Google-Glass-well-all-need-etiquette-lessons.html |archive-date=January 12, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|access-date=April 25, 2013|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph (UK)|date=April 24, 2013|location=London}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Google co-founder, Sergey Brin, claims that Glass could be seen as a way to become even more isolated in public, but the intent was quite the opposite: Brin views checking social media as a constant "nervous tic", which is why Glass can notify the user of important notifications and updates and does not obstruct the line of sight.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ted.com/talks/sergey_brin_why_google_glass|title=Sergey Brin: Why Google Glass? – TED Talk – TED.com|author=Sergey Brin|work=ted.com|date=May 17, 2013|access-date=May 8, 2014|archive-date=May 8, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508095027/http://www.ted.com/talks/sergey_brin_why_google_glass|url-status=live}}</ref>

Additionally, there is controversy that Google Glass would cause [[security]] problems and violate [[privacy]] rights.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/info-tech/controversy-grows-over-googles-glass-project/article4553860.ece|title=Controversy grows over Google's Glass project|date=March 27, 2013|newspaper=The Hindu Business Line|access-date=July 6, 2013|archive-date=January 1, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140101030649/http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/info-tech/controversy-grows-over-googles-glass-project/article4553860.ece|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Google Glass will make 'privacy impossible' warn 'Stop The Cyborgs' campaigners|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/google-glass-will-make-privacy-impossible-warn-stop-the-cyborgs-campaigners-8550499.html|access-date=July 6, 2013|newspaper=The Independent|date=March 26, 2013|author=Rob Williams|location=London|archive-date=June 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190629202529/https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/google-glass-will-make-privacy-impossible-warn-stop-the-cyborgs-campaigners-8550499.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Google Glass security failings may threaten owner's privacy|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/may/01/google-glass-security-privacy-risk|access-date=July 6, 2013|newspaper=The Guardian|date=May 1, 2013|author=Charles Arthur|location=London|archive-date=April 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402083408/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/may/01/google-glass-security-privacy-risk|url-status=live}}</ref> Organizations like the [[FTC Fair Information Practice]] work to uphold privacy rights through Fair Information Practice Principles (FIPPS), which are guidelines representing concepts that concern fair information practice in an electronic marketplace.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ftc.gov/about-ftc/what-we-do|title=What We Do|work=ftc.gov|date=June 7, 2013|access-date=May 4, 2014|archive-date=May 5, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140505173749/http://www.ftc.gov/about-ftc/what-we-do|url-status=live}}</ref>

Privacy advocates are concerned that people wearing such eyewear may be able to identify strangers in public using facial recognition, or surreptitiously record and broadcast private conversations.<ref name="NYT_2013-02-21" /> The "Find my Face" feature on Google+ functions to create a model of your face, and of people you know, in order to simplify tagging photos.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://support.google.com/plus/answer/2370300?hl=en|title=See photos you're tagged in|work=google.com|access-date=May 6, 2014|archive-date=May 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140506090838/https://support.google.com/plus/answer/2370300?hl=en|url-status=live}}</ref>

Some companies in the US have posted anti-Google Glass signs in their establishments.<ref>{{cite news|last=Streitfeld|first=David|title=Google Glass Picks Up Early Signal: Keep Out|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/07/technology/personaltech/google-glass-picks-up-early-signal-keep-out.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0|work=The New York Times|date=May 6, 2013|access-date=June 26, 2013|archive-date=June 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190611075656/https://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/07/technology/personaltech/google-glass-picks-up-early-signal-keep-out.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.ria.ru/science/20130326/180266456/Google-Glass-Sees-Preemptive-Pushback-in-US.html|title=Google Glass Sees Preemptive Pushback in US|work=RIA NOVOSTI|access-date=May 9, 2013|date=March 26, 2013|archive-date=August 1, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140801001421/http://en.ria.ru/science/20130326/180266456/Google-Glass-Sees-Preemptive-Pushback-in-US.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In July 2013, prior to the official release of the product, Stephen Balaban, co-founder of software company Lambda Labs, circumvented Google's facial recognition app block by building his own, non-Google-approved operating system. Balaban then installed face-scanning Glassware that creates a summary of commonalities shared by the scanned person and the Glass wearer, such as mutual friends and interests.<ref>{{cite news|title=Smile! Face recognition for Google Glass is here, thanks to hackers|url=http://theconversation.com/smile-face-recognition-for-google-glass-is-here-thanks-to-hackers-16262|access-date=July 29, 2013|newspaper=The Conversation Australia|date=July 29, 2013|author=Rob Livingstone|archive-date=June 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190628235729/https://theconversation.com/smile-face-recognition-for-google-glass-is-here-thanks-to-hackers-16262|url-status=live}}</ref> Also created was [[Winky (software)|Winky]], a program that allows a Google Glass user to take a photo with a wink of an eye, while [[Marc Rogers (security researcher)|Marc Rogers]], a principal security researcher at Lookout, discovered that Glass can be hijacked if a user could be tricked into taking a picture of a malicious QR code, demonstrating the potential to be used as a weapon in [[cyberwarfare]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Clever Hacks Give Google Glass Many Unintended Powers|url=https://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2013/07/17/202725167/clever-hacks-give-google-glass-many-unintended-powers|publisher=NPR|access-date=July 29, 2013|author=Steve Henn|newspaper=NPR.org|date=July 17, 2013|archive-date=April 27, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150427033359/http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2013/07/17/202725167/clever-hacks-give-google-glass-many-unintended-powers|url-status=live}}</ref>

In February 2013, a Google+ user noticed legal issues with Glass and posted in the Glass Explorers community about the issues, stating that the device may be illegal to use according to the current legislation in Russia and Ukraine, which prohibits use of spy gadgets that can record video, audio or take photographs in an inconspicuous manner.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://korrespondent.net/lifestyle/gadgets/1521949-ukraincy-ne-smogut-legalno-kupit-ochki-google-glass-iz-za-zapreta-na-shpionskie-gadzhety|title=Украинцы не смогут легально купить очки Google Glass из-за запрета на "шпионские" гаджеты|date=March 13, 2013|publisher=Korrespondent.net|language=ru|access-date=March 13, 2013|archive-date=March 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330170835/https://korrespondent.net/lifestyle/gadgets/1521949-ukraincy-ne-smogut-legalno-kupit-ochki-google-glass-iz-za-zapreta-na-shpionskie-gadzhety|url-status=live}}</ref>

Concerns were also raised in regard to the privacy and security of Glass users in the event that the device is stolen or lost, an issue that was raised by a US congressional committee. As part of its response to the committee, Google stated that a locking system for the device is in development. Google also reminded users that Glass can be remotely reset.<ref name="Slash" /> Police in various states have also warned Glass wearers to watch out for muggers and street robbers.<ref name="bp">{{cite web|title=US Police issues warnings for Google Glass Users over Muggery|url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/04/us-police-issues-warnings-for-google-glass-users-over-muggery/|work=IANS|publisher=news.biharprabha.com|access-date=April 21, 2014|archive-date=April 21, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140421143116/http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/04/us-police-issues-warnings-for-google-glass-users-over-muggery/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Lisa A. Goldstein, a freelance journalist who was born deaf, tested the product on behalf of people with disabilities and published a review on August 6, 2013. In her review, Goldstein states that Google Glass does not accommodate hearing aids and is not suitable for people who cannot understand speech. Goldstein also explained the limited options for customer support, as telephone contact was her only means of communication.<ref>{{cite web|title=Google Glass: Not for the Hearing Impaired|url=http://mashable.com/2013/08/05/google-glass-hearing-impaired/|work=Mashable|access-date=August 6, 2013|author=Lisa A. Goldstein|date=August 6, 2013|archive-date=March 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330205905/https://mashable.com/2013/08/05/google-glass-hearing-impaired/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Several facilities have banned the use of Google Glass before its release to the general public, citing concerns over potential privacy-violating capabilities. Other facilities, such as [[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas]] casinos, banned Google Glass, citing their desire to comply with Nevada state law and common gaming regulations that ban the use of recording devices near gambling areas.<ref name=Caesars>{{cite web|last=Clark|first=Matt|title=Google Glass Violates Nevada Law, Says Caesars Palace|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2013/05/08/google-glass-violates-nevada-law-says-caesars-palace|publisher=IGN|access-date=June 1, 2013|date=May 8, 2013|archive-date=March 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330170855/https://www.ign.com/articles/2013/05/08/google-glass-violates-nevada-law-says-caesars-palace|url-status=live}}</ref> On October 29, 2014, the Motion Picture Association of America and the National Association of Theatre Owners announced a ban on wearable technology including Google Glass, placing it under the same rules as mobile phones and video cameras.<ref name=MPAA>{{cite web|last=MPPA|title=MPAA and NATO Announce Updated Theatrical Anti-Theft Policy|url=http://www.mpaa.org/mpaa-and-nato-announce-updated-theatrical-anti-theft-policy/|publisher=MPAA|access-date=November 7, 2014|date=October 29, 2014|archive-date=November 7, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141107231203/http://www.mpaa.org/mpaa-and-nato-announce-updated-theatrical-anti-theft-policy/|url-status=live}}</ref>

There have also been concerns over potential eye pain caused by users new to Glass.<ref name="betabeat">[http://betabeat.com/2014/05/googles-eye-doctor-admits-glass-can-cause-pain/ Google’s Eye Doctor Admits Glass Can Cause Pain] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140520002316/http://betabeat.com/2014/05/googles-eye-doctor-admits-glass-can-cause-pain/ |date=May 20, 2014 }} Betabeat.com Jack Smith May 2014</ref> These concerns were validated by Google's optometry advisor Dr. Eli Peli of [[Harvard]], though he later partly backtracked due to the controversy that ensued from his remarks.<ref name=betabeat /><ref name=betabeat2014-05/><ref name=businessinsider2014-05/>

Concerns have been raised by cyber forensics experts at the [[University of Massachusetts]] who have developed a way to steal smartphone and tablet passwords using Google Glass. The specialists developed a software program that uses Google Glass to track finger shadows as someone types in their password. Their program then converts the touchpoints into the keys they were touching, allowing them to catch the passcodes.<ref>{{cite web|last=Fink|first=Erica|title=Google Glass wearers can steal your password|url=https://money.cnn.com/2014/07/07/technology/security/google-glass-password-hack/index.html?iid=HP_River|publisher=[[CNNMoney]]|access-date=July 8, 2014|date=July 7, 2014|archive-date=July 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714220700/http://money.cnn.com/2014/07/07/technology/security/google-glass-password-hack/index.html?iid=HP_River|url-status=live}}</ref>

Another concern regarding the camera application raises controversy to privacy. Some people are concerned about how the product has the capability of recording during events such as conversations. The device sets off a light to indicate that it is recording but many speculate that there will be an app to disable this.<ref>{{cite journal|url = http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-google-glass-is-creepy/|title = Why Google Glass Is Creepy|last = Pogue|first = David|date = May 14, 2013|journal = Scientific American|access-date = October 28, 2014|archive-date = October 28, 2014|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141028060342/http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-google-glass-is-creepy/|url-status = live}}</ref>

Users have been derisively referred to as "Glassholes".<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.wired.com/2013/12/glasshole/ |title=I, Glasshole: My Year With Google Glass |magazine=WIRED |date=May 15, 2013 |access-date=March 6, 2019 |last1=Honan |first1=Mat |archive-date=March 5, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190305135612/https://www.wired.com/2013/12/glasshole/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Safety considerations ===
Concerns have also been raised on operating motor vehicles while wearing the device. On July 31, 2013, it was reported that driving while wearing Google Glass was likely to be banned in the UK, being deemed careless driving, therefore a fixed penalty offense, following a decision by the [[Department for Transport]].<ref name="telegraph glass ban 1">{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/10214822/Drivers-to-be-banned-from-wearing-Google-Glass.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/10214822/Drivers-to-be-banned-from-wearing-Google-Glass.html |archive-date=January 12, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Drivers to be banned from wearing Google Glass|newspaper=[[Daily Telegraph]]|first=David|last=Millward|date=July 31, 2013|location=London}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

In the US, West Virginia state representative [[Gary Howell (West Virginia politician)|Gary G. Howell]] introduced an amendment in March 2013 to the state's law against texting while driving that would include bans against "using a wearable computer with head mounted display". In an interview, Howell stated, "The primary thing is a safety concern, it [the glass headset] could project text or video into your field of vision. I think there's a lot of potential for distraction."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/25/tech/innovation/google-glass-driving/index.html?hpt=hp_c3|title=Lawmaker: Google Glass and driving don't mix|newspaper=CNN|first=Brandon|last=Griggs|date=March 25, 2013|access-date=March 25, 2013|archive-date=July 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170706120831/http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/25/tech/innovation/google-glass-driving/index.html?hpt=hp_c3|url-status=live}}</ref>

In October 2013, a driver in California was ticketed for "driving with monitor visible to driver (Google Glass)" after being pulled over for speeding by a [[San Diego Police Department]] officer. The driver was reportedly the first to be fined for driving while wearing a Google Glass.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.fastcompany.com/3020899/fast-feed/california-driver-gets-a-ticket-for-wearing-google-glass-behind-the-wheel|title=California Driver Gets a Ticket for Wearing Google Glass Behind the Wheel|publisher=Fast Company & Inc|first=Christina|last=Chaey|date=October 30, 2013|access-date=November 4, 2013|archive-date=April 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160426120859/http://www.fastcompany.com/3020899/fast-feed/california-driver-gets-a-ticket-for-wearing-google-glass-behind-the-wheel|url-status=live}}</ref> While the judge noted that "Google Glass fell under 'the purview and intent' of the ban on driving with a monitor", the case was thrown out of court due to lack of proof the device was on at the time.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25764674|title=Google Glass driver Abadie has case dropped|work=BBC News|date=January 17, 2014|access-date=January 17, 2014|archive-date=June 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190602174142/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25764674|url-status=live}}</ref>

In February 2014, a woman wearing Google Glass claimed she was verbally and physically assaulted at a bar in San Francisco after a patron confronted her while she was showing off the device, allegedly leading a man accompanying her to physically retaliate. Witnesses suggested that patrons were upset over the possibility of being recorded.<ref name=CBSSF>{{cite web|last=Vazquez|first=Joe|title=Woman Wearing Google Glass Says She Was Attacked In San Francisco Bar|url=http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2014/02/25/woman-wearing-google-glass-says-she-was-attacked-in-san-francisco-bar/|publisher=CBSSF|access-date=November 7, 2014|date=February 25, 2014|archive-date=November 8, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141108000836/http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2014/02/25/woman-wearing-google-glass-says-she-was-attacked-in-san-francisco-bar/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In November 2014 the results of comparative study in a [[driving simulator]] were published by Sawyer et al. of the [[University of Central Florida]] and the US [[Air Force Research Laboratory]], were published in the journal ''[[Human Factors (journal)|Human Factors]]''. Subjects were asked to use either a smartphone or Google Glass to receive a message and were then presented with a situation where emergency braking was required. The messages delivered by Google Glass were less distracting than those delivered via text, but the problem was not eliminated. Both devices impaired driving abilities while receiving messages, and the Google Glass users also experienced some impairment even when not actively using the device.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Sawyer |first1=B.D. |last2=Finomore |first2=V.S. |last3=Calvo |first3=A.A. |last4=Hancock |first4=P.A. |title=Google Glass: A Driver Distraction Cause or Cure? |journal=[[Human Factors (journal)|Human Factors: The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society]] |date=November 2014 |volume=56 |issue=7 |pages=307–1321 |doi=10.1177/0018720814555723|pmid=25490810 |s2cid=17392554 }}</ref>

=== Terms of service ===
Under the Google Glass terms of service for the Glass Explorer pre-public release program, it specifically states, "You may not resell, loan, transfer, or give your device to any other person. If you resell, loan, transfer, or give your device to any other person without Google's authorization, Google reserves the right to deactivate the device, and neither you nor the unauthorized person using the device will be entitled to any refund, product support, or product warranty."
''[[Wired (website)|Wired]]'' commented on this policy of a company claiming ownership of its product after it had been sold, saying: "Welcome to the New World, one in which companies are retaining control of their products even after consumers purchase them."<ref>{{cite magazine |title = Google Is Forbidding Users From Reselling, Loaning Glass Eyewear |date = April 17, 2013 |url = https://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2013/04/google-glass-resales/ |access-date = April 17, 2013 |magazine = Wired |first = David |last = Kravets |archive-date = April 18, 2013 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130418233949/http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2013/04/google-glass-resales/ |url-status = live }}</ref> Others pointed out that Glass was not for public sale at all, but rather in private testing for selected developers, and that not allowing developers in a closed beta to sell to the public is not the same as banning consumers from reselling a publicly released device.<ref>{{cite web|last=Suleman|first=Khidr|title=Google bans developers from selling Glass headset|url=http://www.itpro.co.uk/mobile/19645/google-bans-developers-selling-glass-headset|work=IT Pro|access-date=July 2, 2013|date=April 18, 2013|archive-date=June 19, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130619163201/http://www.itpro.co.uk/mobile/19645/google-bans-developers-selling-glass-headset|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Technical specifications ==
=== Google Glass Explorer ===
==== Explorer Version 1 ====
[[File:Google Glass Explorer Optics Schematic.png|thumb|The Explorer's [[Liquid crystal on silicon|LCoS]] display is illuminated using sequential color LEDs that pass through a 
polarization conversion system, a [[polarizing beam splitter]], a [[Beam splitter#Beam splitter designs|half-silvered mirror]], and an [[anastigmat]], [[Collimator#Optical collimators|collimating]] reflector formed on the nose end of the optical assembly.<ref name="US20130070338" /><ref name="US20130207887" />]]
For the developer Explorer units version 1:
*[[Android KitKat|Android 4.4 (KitKat)]]<ref name="KitKat for Glass">{{cite web |url= https://support.google.com/glass/answer/4578099 |title= KitKat for Glass |work= Support |access-date= June 30, 2014 |archive-date= June 3, 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200603161244/https://support.google.com/glass/answer/4578099 |url-status= dead }}</ref>
* 640×360 Himax HX7309 LCoS display<ref name="teardown">{{cite web|last=Torberg|first=Scott|title=Google Glass Teardown|url=http://www.catwig.com/google-glass-teardown/|work=[[TechRadar]]|access-date=June 12, 2013|date=June 11, 2013|quote=With a native resolution of 640x360, the pixels are roughly 1/8th the physical width of those on the iPhone 5's retina display.|archive-date=December 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204053209/http://www.catwig.com/google-glass-teardown/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Guttag" />
* 5-megapixel camera, capable of 720p video recording<ref name="tspec">{{cite web |title=Tech specs |url=https://support.google.com/glass/answer/3064128?hl=en&ref_topic=3063354 |work=Google |access-date=April 18, 2013 |date=April 16, 2013 |archive-date=April 3, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140403135345/https://support.google.com/glass/answer/3064128?hl=en&ref_topic=3063354 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Wi-Fi 802.11b/g<ref name="tspec" />
* Bluetooth<ref name="tspec" />
* 16&nbsp;GB storage (12&nbsp;GB available)<ref name="tspec" />
* Texas Instruments OMAP 4430 SoC 1.2&nbsp;GHz Dual (ARMv7)<ref name="teardown" />
* 1&nbsp;GB RAM<ref>{{cite web |url=https://plus.google.com/108304992255149838420/posts/GwvagwVN6Hz |title=proc |work=Plus |access-date=April 29, 2013 |archive-date=December 24, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224193215/https://plus.google.com/108304992255149838420/posts/GwvagwVN6Hz |url-status=live }}</ref>
* 3 axis gyroscope, 3 axis accelerometer and 3 axis magnetometer (compass)<ref name="sensorspec">{{cite web|url=http://thecodeartist.blogspot.com/2013/05/sensors-on-google-glass.html|title=Sensor Tech specs|publisher=The Code Artist|access-date=May 8, 2013|archive-date=November 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112033809/https://thecodeartist.blogspot.com/2013/05/sensors-on-google-glass.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Ambient light sensing and proximity sensor<ref name="sensorspec" />
* [[Bone conduction]] audio transducer<ref name="tspec" />

==== Explorer Version 2 ====
For the developer Explorer units version 2, RAM was expanded to 2&nbsp;GB and prescription frames were made available:
* all of the features from the Explorer version 1 plus: 
* 2&nbsp;GB RAM<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.techradar.com/us/reviews/gadgets/google-glass-1152283/review | title = Google glass | type = review | work = Gadgets | publisher = Tech radar | access-date = September 18, 2014 | archive-date = September 14, 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140914092135/http://www.techradar.com/us/reviews/gadgets/google-glass-1152283/review | url-status = live }}</ref>
* Prescription frames available<ref>{{Citation | url = https://glass.google.com/ | archive-url = https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20160427174518/https://www.google.com/glass/start/ | url-status = dead | archive-date = April 27, 2016 | title = Glass }}</ref>

=== Google Glass Enterprise Edition ===
The Google Glass Enterprise Edition improves upon previous editions with the following specifications:<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://9to5google.com/2017/07/24/google-glass-enterprise-edition-specs/|title=Google Glass Enterprise Edition: The full spec sheet revealed|date=July 24, 2017|work=[[9to5Google]]|access-date=November 7, 2017|language=en-US|archive-date=November 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171108035220/https://9to5google.com/2017/07/24/google-glass-enterprise-edition-specs/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Intel Atom]] TG100 processor
* Dual-band 802.11n/ac wifi, 
* Assisted GPS & GLONASS
* Barometer
* 32&nbsp;GB of storage
* 780 mAh battery
* [[Loudspeaker#Driver design: dynamic loudspeakers|Dynamic driver speaker]] instead of [[bone conduction]] audio transducer

==== Google Glass Enterprise Edition 2 ====
The Google Glass Enterprise Edition 2 improves upon previous editions with the following specifications:<ref name=":1"/>
* [[Qualcomm Snapdragon]] XR1 quad core, up to 1.7&nbsp;GHz, 10&nbsp;nm
* [[Android Oreo]] with Android Enterprise Mobile Device Management<ref name=":0"/>
* 3&nbsp;GB LPDDR4
* Bluetooth 5.x AoA
* 8MP 80° FOV camera
* 3 beam-forming microphones
* USB Type-C port supporting USB 2.0 480&nbsp;Mbit/s
* 820 mAh battery with fast charge
* 6-axis accelerometer/gyroscope
* On-head detection sensor and Eye-on-screen sensor for power-saving features
* Water and dust resistant
* ~46g weight

== Discontinuation ==
Google stopped production of the Google Glass Enterprise Edition, according to the website<ref>{{Cite web |title=GlassDiscontinued |url=https://www.google.com/glass/start/ |website=google.com |access-date=June 19, 2019 |archive-date=March 28, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150328133952/https://www.google.com/glass/start/ |url-status=live }}</ref> as of March 15, 2023, and supported it until September 15, 2023.

== See also ==
* [[Apple Vision Pro]]
* [[Augmented reality]]
* [[Google Contact Lens]]
* [[Google Cardboard]]
* [[Google Daydream]]
* [[Microsoft HoloLens]]
* [[Tango (platform)|Project Tango]]
* [[Q-Warrior]]
* [[Samsung Gear VR]]
* [[Snow Crash#Metaverse|Snow Crash]]
* [[Ray-Ban Meta]]

== References ==
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<ref name=betabeat2014-05>{{cite news
 |url          = http://betabeat.com/2014/05/google-glass-eye-doctor-backtracks-after-speaking-out-about-eye-pain/
 |title        = Google Glass Eye Doctor Backtracks After Speaking Out About Eye Pain
 |work         = [[Betabeat]]
 |author       = Jack Smith
 |date         = May 27, 2014
 |access-date  = July 19, 2019
 |quote        = After all of the mainstream attention, Dr. Eli Peli — who we spoke to for our original story — posted a response to our article, which Google Glass re-shared on their Google+ page.
 |archive-date = May 30, 2014
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20140530040450/http://betabeat.com/2014/05/google-glass-eye-doctor-backtracks-after-speaking-out-about-eye-pain/
 |url-status   = live
}}</ref>

<ref name=businessinsider2014-05>{{cite news
 |url          = https://www.businessinsider.com/google-glass-complaints-2014-5
 |title        = The Doctor Who Said Google Glass Causes Eye Pain Now Says There's 'No Evidence' Of Health Risks
 |work         = [[Business Insider]]
 |author       = Khidr Suleman
 |date         = April 18, 2013
 |access-date  = July 19, 2019
 |quote        = One developer who was selected by Google, known as “Ed from Philadelphia” put his Glass up on eBay with a starting bid of $5,000. This triggered a bidding war and the price stood at an eye watering $95,300 after four days.
 |archive-date = April 2, 2019
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20190402103430/https://www.businessinsider.com.au/google-glass-complaints-2014-5
 |url-status   = live
}}</ref>

}}

== Further reading ==
* "Doctors among Early Adopters of Google Glass", ''Canadian Medical Association Journal,'' September 30, 2013. Web. October 11, 2014.
* "Evaluation of Google Glass Technical Limitations on Their Integration in Medical Systems", 'Sensors' 2016, 16(12), 2142; {{doi|10.3390/s16122142}}

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