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Google Glass

If you’ve not heard yet, Google Glass is a revolution, and could completely change the mobile technology industry. In short, it’s a pair of high tech glasses that gives you a small display over one eye. Using this and special gestures and voice control, you’ll be able to make calls, take pictures, search the web and we expect much, much more.

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Bits

Google Glass already has apps for Twitter, CNN, Twitter, Facebook and more.

May 20, 2013

For a device that isn't on the shelves yet, Google Glass already has a pretty decent selection of apps, and more are coming all the time. This article highlights how the apps work, and covers a few more game apps that are in the works.

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PC Mag

Google Glass now supports face recognition

May 17, 2013

Developers all over the place are getting on board with Google Glass and turning it into the next big thing. Now a MedRef app has been written that gives Glass the power to recognise faces.

Here's the full report, with videos

Android Authority

A full list of the alleged sensors in Google Glass

May 10, 2013

Gravity sensor? Check. Magnetic field sensor? Check. GPS? Check. Developer Lance Nanek delved into the Glass' code and found a list of the sensors. Check it out!

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Android Central

Swearing? Not with Google Glass!

May 9, 2013

If you're used to sending your friends somewhat rude messages, Google Glass might offer you a slight hurdle. Built in to the software is a swear censor, and apparently it's near on impossible to turn off.

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Techcrunch

Google Glass gets more advanced

May 8, 2013

The early adopters of Google Glass – the devs that got hold of them early – have now been told that the device will be able to receive SMS and give navigation instructions without having to link to a phone. Sounds like Glass is going to be an extremely interesting device when it finally arrives.

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Android Central

More Google Glass videos

May 3, 2013

What’s the quality like? How does it work when playing basketball? How about when you’re riding a motorcycle? What about the gestures? Here are four videos to answer those questions and more.

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Android Central

Official Twitter app for Google Glass coming?

May 1, 2013

Google Glass is an exciting project, and it seems that Twitter is more excited than most, and has already beginning work on its Glass-specific app, according to rumours.

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Youtube

What's it like to use Google Glass? Here's a video!

May 1, 2013

If you're eager to know what it's like to use Google's latest invention, here's a quick video to fill you in.

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Engadget

Want to know how to use Google Glass? Well here's the official How to video

May 1, 2013

So, using Google Glass has so far been a bit of a mystery, but now Google has decided to show us all how it works in this official video.

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ars technica

Google Glass to take take pictures just by winking

April 24, 2013

A curious code hunter has gone through the software code of Google Glass and discovered mentions of a eye gesture called Wink. From the code, it appears that a user can wink to take a photo. Nothing is certain of course, but it seems like a pretty neat idea to us!

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Tech crunch

Google Glass does run Android! Google says so anyway

April 23, 2013

Google has come right out and said that Google Glass will run a form of Android, but whether that's going to be the same as smartphone versions, or a Glass OS variant, no one's really sure.

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Venturebeat

Google Glass to feature Yahoo! app?

April 23, 2013

It seems that behemoths of search Yahoo! is looking to get on the Google Glass bandwagon and make sure there are specific apps for new devices such as Google Glass.

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Phone Arena

Google Glass is beginning to ship in the states, and here's what the customers thought

April 23, 2013

Very few people have actually used Google Glass, what with it not being on sale and all. Well, in the States the early adopters have finally got their hand on it and here's what they thought of it.

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Engagdet

First Google Glass unboxing

April 23, 2013

Want to know what it's like getting your hands on Google Glass. This video should answer any questions.

View the Google Glass video