This document summarizes several projects from Google X, Google's secret lab for ambitious technological advancements. It describes Loon, which aims to provide internet access via balloons in the stratosphere; Taara, which uses wireless optical communications to transmit internet signals via light beams; Verily, focused on developing medical technologies; Waymo, working on self-driving cars; and Glass Enterprise Edition, creating smart glasses for industrial workers. The document outlines the goals and approaches of each project.
An overview of the rise of the maker movement, by Sam Wurzel, CEO and co-founder of Octopart, the vertical search engine for electronic components and industrial products.
A talk from the Main Stage at AWE USA 2019 - the World's #1 XR Conference & Expo in Santa Clara, California May 29-31, 2019.
Charlie Fink (XR Consultant, Forbes): Convergence
This is a historic moment. We are on the cusp of a new generation of mobile computing. Latency-free 5G broadband networks, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Augmented Reality (AR) technologies will converge in the next five years to change the world as we know it. Our devices will change dramatically and change us in ways no one can fully predict. Convergence tells the story of Augmented Reality, a new technology that’s seeping into every smartphone and every workplace. But the smartphone is just the beginning. We will soon wonder how we put up with its miserable form for so long. In this presentation of key ideas from his new book, author and Forbes columnist Charlie Fink will discuss how the convergence will lead to head-worn, interoperable AR/VR glasses and, ultimately, to wearable, invisible, computing. The book uses a kind of AR called "marker AR," to allow readers to use their smartphone to bring pages to life in surprising and entertaining ways to illustrate how the world, and everyone it, will be painted with data. More than a book about technology, this is about an evolutionary change in humankind.
The Next Wave of AR: Mobile Social Interaction Right Here, Right Now!Tish Shute
I began by asking the question: Can we create an open framework for distributed augmented reality using "off the shelf" standards, e.g., the Google Wave Federation Protocol?
But the implications of this proposal go well beyond augmented reality and towards an open framework for in context mobile social communication.
Also see video here http://www.mobilemonday.nl/talks/tish-shute-the-next-wave-of-ar/
An overview of the rise of the maker movement, by Sam Wurzel, CEO and co-founder of Octopart, the vertical search engine for electronic components and industrial products.
A talk from the Main Stage at AWE USA 2019 - the World's #1 XR Conference & Expo in Santa Clara, California May 29-31, 2019.
Charlie Fink (XR Consultant, Forbes): Convergence
This is a historic moment. We are on the cusp of a new generation of mobile computing. Latency-free 5G broadband networks, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Augmented Reality (AR) technologies will converge in the next five years to change the world as we know it. Our devices will change dramatically and change us in ways no one can fully predict. Convergence tells the story of Augmented Reality, a new technology that’s seeping into every smartphone and every workplace. But the smartphone is just the beginning. We will soon wonder how we put up with its miserable form for so long. In this presentation of key ideas from his new book, author and Forbes columnist Charlie Fink will discuss how the convergence will lead to head-worn, interoperable AR/VR glasses and, ultimately, to wearable, invisible, computing. The book uses a kind of AR called "marker AR," to allow readers to use their smartphone to bring pages to life in surprising and entertaining ways to illustrate how the world, and everyone it, will be painted with data. More than a book about technology, this is about an evolutionary change in humankind.
The Next Wave of AR: Mobile Social Interaction Right Here, Right Now!Tish Shute
I began by asking the question: Can we create an open framework for distributed augmented reality using "off the shelf" standards, e.g., the Google Wave Federation Protocol?
But the implications of this proposal go well beyond augmented reality and towards an open framework for in context mobile social communication.
Also see video here http://www.mobilemonday.nl/talks/tish-shute-the-next-wave-of-ar/
For the full video of this presentation, please visit:
http://www.embedded-vision.com/platinum-members/embedded-vision-alliance/embedded-vision-training/videos/pages/may-2014-embedded-vision-summit-ar
For more information about embedded vision, please visit:
http://www.embedded-vision.com
Ori Inbar, co-founder and CEO of AugmentedReality.org, presents the "How to Make the World More Interactive: Augmented Reality as the Interface Between Wearable Tech and the Internet of Things" tutorial at the May 2014 Embedded Vision Summit.
In this talk, Inbar explains how augmented reality, which relies heavily on embedded vision, is transitioning from a bleeding-edge technology embraced mainly by enthusiasts to a mainstream commercial technology with applications in diverse markets ranging from mobile devices to retail point-of-sale systems to enterprise and industrial systems. He also relates the discussion to related trends in wearable computing and the Internet of Things.
Tech trends at SXSW & CES 2015 - IoT, Wearable, Sensor, Connected…- Mariko Nishimura
Tech trends at SXSW & CES 2015 - IoT, Wearable, Sensor, Connected…- [at] KMD Graduate School of Media Design, Keio University 2015.06.26.
Mariko Described Tech & Industry trends at SXSW, CES regarding her original view.
Mind the Gap: Designing the Space Between DevicesJosh Clark
There's untapped magic in the gaps between gadgets. Multi-screen design is a preoccupying problem as we try to fit our content into many different screens. But as devices multiply, the new opportunity is less about designing individual screens but designing interactions BETWEEN them—often without using a screen at all. Learn to create web and app experiences that share control among multiple devices, designing not only for screens but for sensors. The technology is already here in our pockets, handbags, and living rooms. Learn how to use it right now.
A talk from the XR Enablement Track at AWE USA 2019 - the World's #1 XR Conference & Expo in Santa Clara, California May 29-31, 2019.
Chris Nunes (Heavy): The Future of Blockchain & AR
This session will explore how blockchain technologies will come into play in AR and VR multiverses, including possible future scenarios, identifying needs and requirements, and calls-to-action for the technology community.
https://awexr.com
Presentation on the future of retail which I gave at InRetail.
Talking about:
The third industrial revolution:
World of DIY/P2P
World of the Makers
World of Personal Technology
Here are the top 10 breakthrough technologies for 2018Alan Oviatt
MIT Technology Review unveils its breakthrough technology list for 2018 – a rundown of 10 awe-inspiring scientific and technological advances that have the potential to change our lives in dramatic ways.
I spoke to editor David Rotman about why these particular breakthroughs made the cuts, what makes them exciting – and why some of them raise important ethical concerns that will need to be addressed in the near future.
He told me “We select the list by asking each of our journalists what are the most important new technologies they wrote about this year? And which will have a long-term impact. We’re looking for fundamentally new advances in technology that will have widespread consequences.”
Alan Oviatt is pleased to share his accomplishments at this point of time, not only of his achievements, but of mistakes he made. Day to day, he learned from my mistakes – improved and become a far better person. He proudly share that he endured some self-imposed afflictions. Although these things doesn`t inspire envy.
SXSW 2017 Interactive Proposal: Poetics of Technology in Augmented RealityCarina Ngai
A sample exploration of the ideas for this SXSW presentation:
- How can we see beyond the traditional interpretation of AR (Augmented Reality);
- How AR can be seen beyond having information juxtaposes on real world through a lens;
- How we can make shift from designing for Big Data (information based) to Narratives;
- What is a screenless future like?
- What is the implication of this emerging technology, and what are our responsibilities?
Designing for an Augmented Reality worldthomas.purves
How “Augmented Reality” and the mobile web changes everything
Mobile broadband access and ever-smarter phones are shaking the internet out its lofty cloud and bringing the web into the real world. As a result, the old “real world”, and many old ideas and many old business models will be running out of places to hide from the pervasive influence of the net.
Meanwhile, each of our smart phones are in many ways even better than the old clunky tools we used to use to surf the net. Our mobile devices are not only connected but, also bristling with sensors like radios, cameras, microphones, GPS etc. that can directly perceive and interact with the world around you. We’re reaching a point where it’s theoretically possible to point that device at almost anything: a landmark, a product on a store shelf, your friends or a crowd of people; and draw from the cloud and your social graph as much, or perhaps more, relevant information than you ever wanted to know. Oh, and the cloud will be watching you and whatever’s around you as well.
In the new augmented reality, the web surfs you.
The goal of this talk will be to provide you with a fast paced overview of what this new “augmented” reality will mean for how we socialize, for how we sell and market physical products, for architecture, for media and entertainment, for public policy, crime, privacy and, as well, few early signals for what might be the new killer apps.
If all that is not interesting enough, I will also bring free beer.
M S Reza Jony is presently pursuing his MBA degree at Postgraduate Institute of Management, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka. He wrote this report on Google Glass during his participation in the Information Management (IM) course........
For the full video of this presentation, please visit:
http://www.embedded-vision.com/platinum-members/embedded-vision-alliance/embedded-vision-training/videos/pages/may-2014-embedded-vision-summit-ar
For more information about embedded vision, please visit:
http://www.embedded-vision.com
Ori Inbar, co-founder and CEO of AugmentedReality.org, presents the "How to Make the World More Interactive: Augmented Reality as the Interface Between Wearable Tech and the Internet of Things" tutorial at the May 2014 Embedded Vision Summit.
In this talk, Inbar explains how augmented reality, which relies heavily on embedded vision, is transitioning from a bleeding-edge technology embraced mainly by enthusiasts to a mainstream commercial technology with applications in diverse markets ranging from mobile devices to retail point-of-sale systems to enterprise and industrial systems. He also relates the discussion to related trends in wearable computing and the Internet of Things.
Tech trends at SXSW & CES 2015 - IoT, Wearable, Sensor, Connected…- Mariko Nishimura
Tech trends at SXSW & CES 2015 - IoT, Wearable, Sensor, Connected…- [at] KMD Graduate School of Media Design, Keio University 2015.06.26.
Mariko Described Tech & Industry trends at SXSW, CES regarding her original view.
Mind the Gap: Designing the Space Between DevicesJosh Clark
There's untapped magic in the gaps between gadgets. Multi-screen design is a preoccupying problem as we try to fit our content into many different screens. But as devices multiply, the new opportunity is less about designing individual screens but designing interactions BETWEEN them—often without using a screen at all. Learn to create web and app experiences that share control among multiple devices, designing not only for screens but for sensors. The technology is already here in our pockets, handbags, and living rooms. Learn how to use it right now.
A talk from the XR Enablement Track at AWE USA 2019 - the World's #1 XR Conference & Expo in Santa Clara, California May 29-31, 2019.
Chris Nunes (Heavy): The Future of Blockchain & AR
This session will explore how blockchain technologies will come into play in AR and VR multiverses, including possible future scenarios, identifying needs and requirements, and calls-to-action for the technology community.
https://awexr.com
Presentation on the future of retail which I gave at InRetail.
Talking about:
The third industrial revolution:
World of DIY/P2P
World of the Makers
World of Personal Technology
Here are the top 10 breakthrough technologies for 2018Alan Oviatt
MIT Technology Review unveils its breakthrough technology list for 2018 – a rundown of 10 awe-inspiring scientific and technological advances that have the potential to change our lives in dramatic ways.
I spoke to editor David Rotman about why these particular breakthroughs made the cuts, what makes them exciting – and why some of them raise important ethical concerns that will need to be addressed in the near future.
He told me “We select the list by asking each of our journalists what are the most important new technologies they wrote about this year? And which will have a long-term impact. We’re looking for fundamentally new advances in technology that will have widespread consequences.”
Alan Oviatt is pleased to share his accomplishments at this point of time, not only of his achievements, but of mistakes he made. Day to day, he learned from my mistakes – improved and become a far better person. He proudly share that he endured some self-imposed afflictions. Although these things doesn`t inspire envy.
SXSW 2017 Interactive Proposal: Poetics of Technology in Augmented RealityCarina Ngai
A sample exploration of the ideas for this SXSW presentation:
- How can we see beyond the traditional interpretation of AR (Augmented Reality);
- How AR can be seen beyond having information juxtaposes on real world through a lens;
- How we can make shift from designing for Big Data (information based) to Narratives;
- What is a screenless future like?
- What is the implication of this emerging technology, and what are our responsibilities?
Designing for an Augmented Reality worldthomas.purves
How “Augmented Reality” and the mobile web changes everything
Mobile broadband access and ever-smarter phones are shaking the internet out its lofty cloud and bringing the web into the real world. As a result, the old “real world”, and many old ideas and many old business models will be running out of places to hide from the pervasive influence of the net.
Meanwhile, each of our smart phones are in many ways even better than the old clunky tools we used to use to surf the net. Our mobile devices are not only connected but, also bristling with sensors like radios, cameras, microphones, GPS etc. that can directly perceive and interact with the world around you. We’re reaching a point where it’s theoretically possible to point that device at almost anything: a landmark, a product on a store shelf, your friends or a crowd of people; and draw from the cloud and your social graph as much, or perhaps more, relevant information than you ever wanted to know. Oh, and the cloud will be watching you and whatever’s around you as well.
In the new augmented reality, the web surfs you.
The goal of this talk will be to provide you with a fast paced overview of what this new “augmented” reality will mean for how we socialize, for how we sell and market physical products, for architecture, for media and entertainment, for public policy, crime, privacy and, as well, few early signals for what might be the new killer apps.
If all that is not interesting enough, I will also bring free beer.
M S Reza Jony is presently pursuing his MBA degree at Postgraduate Institute of Management, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka. He wrote this report on Google Glass during his participation in the Information Management (IM) course........
Monthly Newsletter
The VOICE is a monthly newsletter, published by the management of Skylite Networks. This brings informational and educational material for our employees, friends and families. It serves the purpose of employee development and communication. Skylite Networks maintains its headquarters in Silicon Valley (Milpitas, California) with satellite offices in Rabwah, Accra & Lagos.
Monthly Newsletter
The VOICE is a monthly newsletter, published by the management of Skylite Networks. This brings informational and educational material for our employees, friends and families. It serves the purpose of employee development and communication. Skylite Networks maintains its headquarters in Silicon Valley (Milpitas, California) with satellite offices in Rabwah, Accra & Lagos.
A Survey on Google Project Loon Google Balloonijtsrd
Now a days most people are on the internet, we can say that internet is one of the important aspects in everyone's life. But many live in areas where the infrastructure of internet has not yet reached. If you are in such areas and you need to use your phone's internet, where can you receive internet when you stuck into these areas Simple, connect to the internet that is provided by balloon above you. Google may initially partner with BSNL for testing this technology by use broadband spectrum in 2.6 GHZ band. When contract, a Google spokesperson refused to comment. The technology used for 4G service, has potential to replace mobile towers as it can directly transmit signals on 4G mobile phones. The project name Project Loon was appropriately chosen because it partially involves balloons and partially because it sounds looney. This paper is going to introduce these topics What is Google Balloon How it Works Is it useful . Zunaid Ali "A Survey on Google Project Loon (Google Balloon)" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-4 | Issue-4 , June 2020, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd31568.pdf Paper Url :https://www.ijtsrd.com/computer-science/computer-network/31568/a-survey-on-google-project-loon-google-balloon/zunaid-ali
Space Mission UK is an exciting series of entrepreneur missions specifically designed to support UK startups with their ambition to build world-leading space and satellite application companies. It’s supported by Innovate UK, UK Trade & Investment and produced by Chinwag.
The first mission took place 8-14 August 2015 visiting the Small Sat Conference in Utah, followed by a packed programme in San Francisco, Silicon Valley and Los Angeles.
Pushing the limits of ePRTC: 100ns holdover for 100 daysAdtran
At WSTS 2024, Alon Stern explored the topic of parametric holdover and explained how recent research findings can be implemented in real-world PNT networks to achieve 100 nanoseconds of accuracy for up to 100 days.
LF Energy Webinar: Electrical Grid Modelling and Simulation Through PowSyBl -...DanBrown980551
Do you want to learn how to model and simulate an electrical network from scratch in under an hour?
Then welcome to this PowSyBl workshop, hosted by Rte, the French Transmission System Operator (TSO)!
During the webinar, you will discover the PowSyBl ecosystem as well as handle and study an electrical network through an interactive Python notebook.
PowSyBl is an open source project hosted by LF Energy, which offers a comprehensive set of features for electrical grid modelling and simulation. Among other advanced features, PowSyBl provides:
- A fully editable and extendable library for grid component modelling;
- Visualization tools to display your network;
- Grid simulation tools, such as power flows, security analyses (with or without remedial actions) and sensitivity analyses;
The framework is mostly written in Java, with a Python binding so that Python developers can access PowSyBl functionalities as well.
What you will learn during the webinar:
- For beginners: discover PowSyBl's functionalities through a quick general presentation and the notebook, without needing any expert coding skills;
- For advanced developers: master the skills to efficiently apply PowSyBl functionalities to your real-world scenarios.
Encryption in Microsoft 365 - ExpertsLive Netherlands 2024Albert Hoitingh
In this session I delve into the encryption technology used in Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Purview. Including the concepts of Customer Key and Double Key Encryption.
How to Get CNIC Information System with Paksim Ga.pptxdanishmna97
Pakdata Cf is a groundbreaking system designed to streamline and facilitate access to CNIC information. This innovative platform leverages advanced technology to provide users with efficient and secure access to their CNIC details.
GraphRAG is All You need? LLM & Knowledge GraphGuy Korland
Guy Korland, CEO and Co-founder of FalkorDB, will review two articles on the integration of language models with knowledge graphs.
1. Unifying Large Language Models and Knowledge Graphs: A Roadmap.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.08302
2. Microsoft Research's GraphRAG paper and a review paper on various uses of knowledge graphs:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/graphrag-unlocking-llm-discovery-on-narrative-private-data/
Communications Mining Series - Zero to Hero - Session 1DianaGray10
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• Communication Mining Overview
• Why is it important?
• How can it help today’s business and the benefits
• Phases in Communication Mining
• Demo on Platform overview
• Q/A
Threats to mobile devices are more prevalent and increasing in scope and complexity. Users of mobile devices desire to take full advantage of the features
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zkStudyClub - Reef: Fast Succinct Non-Interactive Zero-Knowledge Regex ProofsAlex Pruden
This paper presents Reef, a system for generating publicly verifiable succinct non-interactive zero-knowledge proofs that a committed document matches or does not match a regular expression. We describe applications such as proving the strength of passwords, the provenance of email despite redactions, the validity of oblivious DNS queries, and the existence of mutations in DNA. Reef supports the Perl Compatible Regular Expression syntax, including wildcards, alternation, ranges, capture groups, Kleene star, negations, and lookarounds. Reef introduces a new type of automata, Skipping Alternating Finite Automata (SAFA), that skips irrelevant parts of a document when producing proofs without undermining soundness, and instantiates SAFA with a lookup argument. Our experimental evaluation confirms that Reef can generate proofs for documents with 32M characters; the proofs are small and cheap to verify (under a second).
Paper: https://eprint.iacr.org/2023/1886
Unlocking Productivity: Leveraging the Potential of Copilot in Microsoft 365, a presentation by Christoforos Vlachos, Senior Solutions Manager – Modern Workplace, Uni Systems
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Throughout the session, participants will discover how this synergy empowers testers to automate repetitive tasks, enhance testing accuracy, and expedite the software testing life cycle. Topics covered include the seamless integration process, practical use cases, and the benefits of harnessing AI-driven automation for UiPath testing initiatives. By attending this webinar, testers, and automation professionals can gain valuable insights into harnessing the power of AI to optimize their test automation workflows within the UiPath ecosystem, ultimately driving efficiency and quality in software development processes.
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1. Insights into integrating generative AI.
2. Understanding how this integration enhances test automation within the UiPath platform
3. Practical demonstrations
4. Exploration of real-world use cases illustrating the benefits of AI-driven test automation for UiPath
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What is generative AI
Test Automation with generative AI and Open AI.
UiPath integration with generative AI
Speaker:
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
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2.
Google is an American multinational technology
company specializing in Internet-related services and
products. These include online advertising
technologies, search, cloud computing, and software.
Larry Page and Sergey Brin.
3.
GOOGLE X
Google X is a semi-secret facility run by Google dedicated to
making major technological advancements.X is Alphabet’s
moonshot factory where uncomfortably ambitious, world-changing
ideas are developed and taken out into the world. X projects
have the potential to transform the lives of billions of people and
make the world a radically better place. For X to be successful,
we have to repeatedly turn breakthrough technology ideas into
products that solve large problems in the world, and create
meaningful businesses for Alphabet.
4. GOOGLE X’S PROJECTS
In this report we will be discussing about various innovative projects
under Google X
➔Loon - Internet Balloons
➔Taara- Wireless Optical Communications
➔Verily - Life Science
➔Waymo- Self Driving Cars
➔Glass Enterprise Edition - Smart Glasses
5. Loon - Internet Balloons
“Expanding internet connectivity with stratospheric balloons”
Loon is a radical approach to expanding Internet connectivity.
Instead of trying to extend the Internet from the ground, Loon
takes to the sky via a network of balloons, traveling along the edge
of space, to expand internet connectivity to rural areas, fill coverage
gaps, and improve network resilience in the event of a disaster.
The Loon team needed to design a balloon that could last for 100+
days in the stratosphere in order to deliver consistent
connectivity.To see the stratospheric effect on the balloons, the
team brings the stratosphere down to earth by testing the balloons
in a giant hanger that simulates sub-zero temperatures, high-speed
winds, rains, and snow. The team also closely inspects each balloon
with everything from mass spectrometers to soap bubbles in order
to find the smallest leaks.
6.
Taara- Wireless Optical Communications
“Expanding global access to fast, affordable internet with beams of light”
Alphabet’s X Lab has devised a way to relay internet signals through
wireless optical communications links, or light beams to put it more
simply, under a project called Project Taara. The Taara team has
piloted their technology in India and Africa. Taara links offer a
cost-effective and quickly deployable way to bring high-speed
connectivity to remote areas. Taara links help plug critical gaps to
major access points, like cell towers and WiFi hotspots, and have the
potential to help thousands of people access the educational,
business, and communication benefits of the web.
The Taara team is in conversation with Telcos, ISPs and
governments around the world about the potential for wireless
optical communication technology to significantly accelerate the
deployment of the extensive, high-throughput networks necessary to
support the future of the web.
7.
Verily - Life Science
‘‘Inventing new technologies and services to help people live healthier lives’’
Starting in 2012, X invested in several projects that had the
potential to transform our understanding, detection, and
management of diseases. They were inspired by a common insight:
technological advances like machine learning, the miniaturization of
sensors, and wearable devices were likely to lead to innovations that
could someday help health professionals be more proactive in their
treatment of disease. Originally known as Google Life Sciences, this
collection of projects ultimately graduated from X in 2015 to
become the Alphabet company Verily Life Sciences. This team is
focused on improving medical tech, developing prototypes for smart
contact lenses that could accurately measure biological markers in
our eyes, nanotech that could potentially identify and latch onto
cancer cells and wearables that could tell when those nanoparticles
found the cells and eating utensils that could help users with hand
tremors or limited mobility.
8.
Waymo- Self Driving Cars
“ Transforming mobility with self-driving cars ”
As of the end of 2016, with more than 2 million miles in the books
roughly 300 years of human driving, including the first ride on public
roads Google's self-driving car project graduated from X. Now
named Waymo, its first public trial is currently happening in Phoenix,
Ariz.
Waymo vehicles have sensors and software designed to detect
hundreds of objects 360 degrees around the vehicle, even in dark.
When the Self-Driving Car project began in 2009, the team needed
to prove that it was even possible to make a car drive itself. To do
this, the team developed custom software and made hardware
modifications to a Toyota Prius and set out to tackle over 100,000
miles of autonomous driving on public roads.
9. Glass Enterprise Edition - Smart Glasses
“ Helping people work faster and safer with smart glasses ”
Though the company’s first stab at Google Glass proved that we
weren’t quite ready to wear computers on our faces in casual social
settings, the Moonshot factory is currently working on Glass
Enterprise Edition, designed with manufacturing and outdoor
workers in mind. The idea is that Glass can be clipped onto Google‘s
or shields, so if something needs to be repaired, for example,
workers can use the display to read directions.
The history of Glass can be split into two phases: Explorer and
Enterprise. In the Explorer phase, the team set out to create a
lightweight wearable technology that could be there when a user
needed it and out of the way when they didn’t. The team invested a
lot in both how Glass looked and what it could do. Form and function
were equally important in a device this new.