Google has publicly unveiled new photos and the first video from the
real view of their augmented reality glasses prototype. The images show
what the wearer sees while reading a newspaper, catching a football in
the backyard and helping a smiling child play on the jungle gym.
Such views don’t necessarily represent anything people haven’t seen
before with head-mounted portable cameras. But they do hint at how
Google Glasses could enable many people beyond geeky life-casters to
capture a diverse array of moments in their lives — the video shows the
bouncy viewpoint of the Google Glasses wearer doing flips on a
trampoline.
Google tech lead Max Braun showed off the photos and video at the Google + Photographer’s Conference on May 23.
The Internet search giant has yet to show off real images or photos
of how the glasses could seamlessly integrate virtual information with
what a person sees in the real world. Its earlier unveiling of “Project
Glass” included a concept video that imagined a wearer getting social
calendar reminders and map directions in his field of view.
Still, many members of the public still seem enthusiastic about just
having a pair of glasses with a small camera attached. One of the top
comments on the YouTube video of the trampoline jumping simply stated
“Shut up and take my money!”
The most popular comment of all had a perhaps tongue-in-cheek
suggestion for using the Google Glasses — “Good for POV [point-of-view]
porn.”
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