Google Glass: Portable Computing

The Google I/O keynote conference highlighted Google Glass which is ideally a wearable computer in the form of spectacles. This is a cross between a mobile computer and eyeglasses which is capable of recording videos and browsing the internet. It features a camera, display, touch-pad, battery and a microphone all stuffed up in spectacles. See the image below.

The test version of Google Glass looks like a clear pair of eyeglasses with a hefty slab along the right side. It is in this slab where all the computing takes place. The gadget is capable of showing tiny light blinks to let you know when it is recording.

Good still, it has the ability to translate words being spoken to you into your own language on the display although this will obviously need a hefty data plan especially if you’re in a different country. Third party developers are also coming up with cool apps for the gadget with one that lets you identify your friends in crowded places and another that lets you dictate an email already out. Hoping more greater apps come up in the future.