Google Glass is an augmented reality smart glasses device. It has a 5MP camera, 720p video recording, Bluetooth, WiFi, and 12GB of storage synced to the cloud. The Glass Development Kit (GDK) allows building applications that run directly on Glass using Android APIs for Glass-specific features, while the Mirror API allows creating web-based "Glassware" apps. The timeline interface displays cards including static cards for information and live cards for updating content. Immersions provide customized full-screen experiences. Developers can create cards and control updating frequency. However, Glass also has limitations such as cost, battery life, privacy concerns, and some places banning its use.

1. Introduction to google glass
and GDK
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2. The device has been designed for instant sharing and uploads
images, video and audio on the go, online.
There is a power cable attached to the right side of the Glass frame
that is used to recharge the device.

4. Camera
-Photos - 5 MP
-Videos – 720p
Connectivity
-Wifi
-Bluetooth
Storage
-12 GB of usable memory, synced with Google cloud storage. 16 GB
Flash total.

5.  Record videos, take pictures
 Show messages
 Find information
 Show maps
 Live video sharing
 Integrates Google Now
 Translate

6.  Mirror API
– web-based services, called Glassware, that
interact with Google Glass.
– It provides this functionality over a cloud-
based API and does not require running code
on Glass.
 Glass Development Kit (GDK)
– The Glass Development Kit (GDK) is an add-on
to the Android SDK that lets you build
Glassware that runs directly on Glass.

7.  The GDK is an Android SDK add-on that contains APIs for
Glass-specific features.
 Unlike the Mirror API, Glassware built with the GDK runs on
Glass itself, allowing access to low-level hardware features.

8.  Time line:
The timeline provides a standard interface for users to
experience Glassware and for developers to display
Glassware.
 Static card:
Static cards appear within the history section of the
timeline.
 Live card:
Live cards show content that is important at the current
time
 Immersions:
Immersions are customized UI experiences that take over a
user's focus and display outside of the timeline experience.

9.  Time line
 Static Cards
– appears within the history section of the timeline. Each card
focuses on one thing, is visually clear, and is simple to read.
(used in mirror api as well as GDK)
 Live Cards
– show content that is important at the current time and
constantly update to keep information fresh and
relevant.(possible GDK)

10.  Immersions
– are customized UI experiences that take over a user's focus
and display outside of the timeline experience.
Appears in
the
timeline
Access to
user input
Control over user
interface
Major uses
Static Cards
Yes No No Information
display without
user
interaction
Live Cards Yes Yes, but
timeline takes
precedence
Yes, no restrictions Rich and live
content with
low user
interaction
Immersions No Yes, no
restrictions
Yes, no restrictions Rich and live
content with
high user
interaction

11. // Create a card with some simple text and a footer.
Card card1 = new Card(context);
card1.setText("This card has a footer.");
card1.setInfo("I'm the footer!");
View card1View = card1.toView();
The card will look like the image provided below.

13.  Low frequency - which updates the card once every few
seconds.
 High frequency - which updates the card many times a
second.

15.  Its Cost ($1500).
 Battery Backup.
 Privacy issues.
 Banned at places.