Many wonder whether Google Glass has legs as a technology. Will we
still be using it (and talking about it) years from now? If you ask
Google's Senior Developer Advocate Timothy Jordan, absolutely. Speaking
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lot. he described the wearable eyepiece as a fundamental shift in user
interface concepts that will remain exciting for a long time to come.
There has even been a surprise or two for Google itself, he says.Jordan
noted that many interface advances are little more than incremental
updates to archaic ideas. Take the QWERTY keyboard, for example: It may
get modern improvements like backlighting, but it's still the same input
method that a newspaper editor designed to prevent clogs in
typewriters. The Google evangelist sees Glass as a complete break from
that past. It proves that computing interfaces can be simple and
non-intrusive; you just have to speak a command to take a picture, and
the display all but vanishes from your view until it's truly necessary.
While
this concept appears to be a novelty that might lose its momentum,
Jordan doesn't see the enthusiasm for Glass disappearing anytime soon.
Google itself has been rolling out frequent updates that expand what's
possible on a base level, and increasing support for third-party
software (Glassware, as Google calls it) is opening up new
possibilities. The developer evangelist argued that Glass produces
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KitchMe serves as proof. The app lets you keep recipes close at hand
not only while you're grocery shopping, but also while you're cooking --
you don't have to dirty up your gadgets. That kind of always-available
companion app just wasn't practical before.Google has also learned quite
a bit about its own product through the Explorer Edition program,
Jordan said. The company was well aware of the need to support
prescription glasses, but it wasn't until the Explorer launch that the
company realized just how much demand there was for eyewear
compatibility. Customization has also taken off through personalized
skins.
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Jordan is still (relatively) pragmatic when discussing Glass' role in
the technology world. He sees the wearable as an assistant that makes
sense within the rapidly diversifying range of devices that we use every
day. You'd likely only use a laptop to write a book, for instance.
However, it may ultimately change how we use technology. Jordan observed
that he uses both Glass and his smartphone less than he did in the past
-- Glass makes him that much more efficient at accomplishing common
tasks.