Impressions and takeaways after my first 2 months with Google Glass.

1. Through the
An Explorer’s Eye View -- @kimmahan

2. • What it is/isn’t
• Applications
• Implications
• “The Glass Experience”
Through the

3. http://www.google.com/glass/start/how-it-feels

4. • Hands-free Access to Key Phone Features:
Camera, Text Messaging, Search, Maps, Video
• Voice and touch-activated
• An early, early stage product
• Best for capture & notifications
What Is Google Glass?
A BlueTooth Headset or Heads-Up Display
for Data Services

5. A Tool, Definitely Not a Toy

6. What ISN’T Google Glass?
• Augmented Reality
• A Replacement for a Phone
• A Replacement for a PC
• A Replacement for a Tablet
• Ready For Prime Time: Battery, Connectivity, Form
• For Sale to the Public… Yet

7. Applications
Saving Lives Already?

8. More Applications

10. Application Development
• Built Using Google’s New “Mirror” API
• Relies On Google App Engine, Maven
• Developers Being Advised to Think of the Interface
Differently, “Build for Glass”
• Developer Access and Tools Held Close to Vest By Google,
Gradual Releases & Low Daily API Request Limits
• Bans on Porn, Ads, Facial Recognition
Google Moving Forward With Caution

11. Application Development

12. Implications - Let The Debates Begin

13. Implications Continued…
New Risks
• Privacy Concerns:
Big (or Little?) Brother
• Distracting?
• Alienating?
• DLP Nightmare!
New Opportunities
• Training
• Medical
• Rapid Image Capture
• Remote First-Person
Video
Where Do We
Need New Rules?

14. The Glass Experience
Worth Every Penny!
First Hand Experience With Best Practices For Innovation and Change
Management on a Massive Scale. Near Textbook Approach By Google
Opportunity to Reflect on Personal Beliefs and
Technology Philosophies. Lots of Can vs. Should ?s