This presentation covers: How to develop for Glass When to go to the GDK rather than Mirror API GDK Quick start guide

1. An Overview of
Google Glass GDK

2. What is Glass?

3. How to Develop for Glass?
1. Mirror API (web services)
2. GDK (SDK)

4. How to Develop for Glass?
1. Mirror API (web services)
2. GDK (SDK)
Timeline
Menu Items
Subscriptions
Locations
Contacts
Authorization

5. How to Develop for Glass?
1. Mirror API (web services)
2. GDK (SDK)
GDK is add-on (API 15)
Native app
Offline Capability
Low-level Hardware Access
“ok glass” commands
Voice Input

6. When to go (GDK)native?
Real-time User Interaction
Offline Functionality
Access to Hardware

7. GDK is an add-on
Android SDK
Layouts, Views and
other UI Widgets
Activities, Services &
other building blocks
GPS, Sensors & other
hardware
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GDK add-on
Voice
Gesture
Detector
Cards
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8. Glassware considerations
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Battery Constraints
Processing power
Interaction
Interface – limited real estate (Small chunks of quick and relevant information.)
Voice input accuracy
Managing user expectations

9. Mirror API Vs GDK
Static Timeline Cards
App container
Notification only
Web View
Live Cards
Immersive Mode
Voice commands
Native app

10. GDK continued
Live Cards
WordLens
Spanish
English
Hold your head still to translate

11. Mirror API Example
Website
Google OAuth
lastminute.com

12. GDK Example
Say destination name
Ok glass
search for a hotel
Native voice input
lastminute.com app

13. GDK Quick Start
1- Download Android ADT Bundle
1- Android 4.0.3 (API 15) SDK and Glass Development Kit Sneak Peek
2- Enable debug mode on Glass
3- Run as Android app with Glass Sneak Peek SDK
4- Connect any Android Device to view the app
https://developers.google.com/glass/develop/gdk/quick-start

14. Word Lens
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Share with glass Demo

15. Develop apps without glass
Mirror Api Emulators
Install glass APKs on Android
Glasssim.com(ui)
Wearscript.com
GDK Quick Start

16. UnKnowns
Advertisement?
Glass store launch?
App commissions (free?)
In app purchase?
And
What about iOS users L

17. Glass Tidbits 1/3
List of Glass Touchpad Gestures
LONG_PRESS, SWIPE_DOWN, SWIPE_LEFT, SWIPE_RIGHT, SWIPE_UP, TAP, THREE_LONG_PRESS, THREE_TAP, TWO_LONG_PRESS,
TWO_SWIPE_DOWN, TWO_SWIPE_LEFT, TWO_SWIPE_RIGHT, TWO_SWIPE_UP, TWO_TAP
List of existing Glass voice commands
listen to, take a note, post an update, show a compass, start a run, start a bike ride, find a recipe, record a recipe, check me in, start a stopwatch
start a timer, start a round of golf, translate this, learn a song, tune an instrument, play a game, start a workout
Submit your own voice command: https://developers.google.com/glass/distribute/voice-form

18. Glass Tidbits 2/3
Glass (2013 v1) Hardware Specs
CPU: OMAP 4430 SoC dual-core, RAM: 1GB (~682MB), Sensors: microphone, accelerometer, gyroscope, magnetometer,
ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, Battery: 2100mAh, 5 MP Camera, Wireless 802.11 b/g
- Bluetooth Connectivity

19. Any Questions?
Salman Sadiq
@saalmaan
+salmansadiq
salman.sadiq@gmail.com

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