LG looks to do a Google Glass with its own Glasstic specs

Google Glass has already kicked off a trend, and it's not even on the market yet

You've got to be pretty brave to get into the Google Glass game this early on but it looks like LG is one fearless warrior.

The Korean-based company filed a trademark on November 14 for a product named "Glasstic" which, once again, hints at LG working on its own hi-tech spectacles.

The device is filed in the categories of both "Mobile phones" and "Spectacles (optics)" which are pretty significant clues, we'd say.

The device might not work quite like Google Glass though. An LG patent published earlier this year described a pair of glasses that will let you see the display of a device, such as a tablet, when you look away from it.

This could be the same "Glasstic" device we're reading about right now and could offer up something much more impressive than what Google is showing off right now.

Both Samsung and Microsoft are also believed to be in the lab chipping away at their own wearable hi-tech glasses.

Google Glass is expected to get a commercial release next year, but it might not be the only one fighting for some space on our faces.

Via Phandroid

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Google Glass app dev kit out as a 'sneak peek,' promises rich future ecosystem

 Fun Glass times ahead

Google Glass' public release may still be a ways off, but its maker is forging ahead with priming it for mass distribution.

Google has released a sneak peak of its Glass Development Kit (GDK), and while this may not directly affect the average consumer, it means much for developers. Heck, anyone can access the GDK, you'll just need Glass to test an app on it.

According to Glass Developer Advocate Timothy Jordan, who presented the sneak peak, "the GDK is super straightforward and simple." At its core, the kit lets developers create apps using standard Android APIs compiled for Glass. To insert Glass-specific features, Google has created an add-on.

What all this means is that Google has essentially created a full-fledged app-building environment for Glass, one that looks better than the Mirror API and helps ensure users will have a host of applications at launch.

We'll see how developers respond once they start using the GDK - it won't be released fully for a while - but on the surface Google looks to have eliminated as many hurdles as it could have. When non-Explorers start to purchase Glass, apps shouldn't be hard to come by.

If you have 37 minutes to spare, you can tune into Google's GDK sneak peek presentation below:

 

Along with the GDK, Jordan introduced five new Google Glass apps that were built with the kit.

Spellista is a word jumble game, and GolfSight gives users info during their golf round, such as how far they are from the next hole or where the closest course is. Strava tracks runs while Allthecooks pulls up recipes so you can keep chopping, stirring and sautéing with both hands.

By far the most exciting of the bunch was an app called Word Lens. Already available on Android and iOS, the app is a real-time translation tool, and with the command, "OK Glass, translate this," Word Lens will translate text (such as a warning sign in Spanish) into a language you choose (and presumably one you understand).

It's no mere projection; the translation is actually overlain where you're gazing.

The GDK is very much a preview, and future apps will break as the kit is tinkered with. However, it is a significant step in Glass' journey towards consumer hands ... or sorry, make that heads.

Via TechCrunch

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Google releases Glass intro video to help us all get started

Despite being a long time out from the general consumer release of Project Glass, it's hard to deny that it's the hot ticket right now. The first units are in the hands of the lucky 'Explorers,' while the rest of us mere mortal, non-Glass wearing folks can simply look on in awe. 

We can at least get a look at the first in what's likely a series of tutorial videos for Glass released by Google, though. The new Project Glass YouTube channel has uploaded its first video, a getting started guide to Glass. We see a very quick, basic run through of how you operate it, and a look at the Google Now style card UI. It's exciting stuff, for sure, so if you're into Glass, be sure to keep an eye on the Project Glass YouTube channel. 

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Is an official Twitter app for Google Glass in the works?

Although Eric Schmidt seems to think that Google Glass is a year away from being in consumer's hands, the evidence is building that Twitter is working on its own app for the eyewear. A tweet has surfaced of a pretty unassuming picture, but the devil is in the details here -- the picture claims to be sent from a "Twitter for Glass" client, as denoted at the bottom of the tweet next to the timestamp. The tweet and account have also since been deleted, which you would expect if someone happened to leak something a bit too early. If that wasn't enough for you, consider also that the tweet in question has been found and pointed out by Jonathan Gottfried, who made the first unofficial Twitter client for Glass called "GlassTweet".

The evidence is pretty strong here, and we wouldn't at all be surprised if Twitter was working to have its client ready to go for the launch of Glass. The real question is, what would you actually see or do with a Twitter client on such a limited interface? We wouldn't expect a full scrolling list of your timeline, but what about notifications? Well, those would presumably be handled by your phone's own Twitter notifications already. Will the only function be to send pictures directly from Glass to Twitter? We hope they come up with something more compelling when it is actually available, but for now it's an interesting thought experiment.

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New York Times releases its Google Glass app for the early adopters

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