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Stephen Colbert Makes His Own Google Glass!
Comedian Stephen Colbert unveiled his own “Google Glasses” on last night’s Colbert Report. Stephen’s been known to make light of new technology, and tonight was no exception. His Glass is made of a pocket calculator taped to a pair of wire frame glasses and he has to take it off to use it. The Glass bit starts out the clip below, it’s followed by a hilarious look at Maryland’s 4th district. Colbert had asked Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt for Glass in his interview with him on April 23rd, but … Read more
Wade Keye
Facebook Photo Sharing App Comes To Google Glass
While Google Glass allows users to share their photos directly to Google +, posting to Facebook has been impossible with Google Glass, until now. A third-party app called “Glass to Facebook” lets Glass users share their snaps with the super popular social networking site. Created by Tesseract Mobile, the app shares the photo to Facebook in a thumbnail sized image, which can be clicked on to reveal the photo in full screen mode. The app is extremely easy to use, requiring users to download the app and then grant access … Read more
Ian Kersey
Wall Street Journal Pens Google Glass “Etiquette Guide”
The Wall Street Journal’s Kevin Sintumuang released an etiquette guide for Google Glass in Friday’s edition of the paper. In what he called “an open letter to very early adopters”, Sintumuang listed some potential no no’s and faux pas that uncouth “Explorers” could be perpetrating. While the piece is funny, and it’s really just a re-assertion of common sense and decency. The push of the entire article can be summed up in one section, entitled “Don’t be creepy.” “All it’s going to take is for one Glass wearer to record or … Read more
Wade Keye
Gmail for iOS gets updated with better integration of other Google apps
Google released an update today for its Gmail for iOS app that brings improved integration with other Google services that are available on iOS as well as a few other improvements. By “improved integration” with other Google apps, I don’t mean you’ll see any of their functionality popping up in the Gmail app. Rather, it’s a lot easier to stay within the Google ecosystem now because you can open links from Gmail that will launch another Google app if you have it installed. If there’s a map, you can tap … Read more
George Tinari
Fred Armisen Makes Fun Of Google Glass In SNL “Weekend Update” Sketch
Google Glass has been catching a lot of flak from the non-nerd community. Since Glass units have started shipping recently to developers, more and more people have been spotted with the new tech, making its wearers look a little strange (to say the least) and prompting bars across the country to ban wearers of Glass from their establishments. I’m sure that most glass wearers think they look like Vegeta on the hunt for Kakarot, but to the general public they just look, well, dorky. We’ve seen our share of Glass … Read more
Ian Kersey
Google Glass: Developer Creates App That Snaps Pictures With the Blink of an Eye
While Google Glass is not available to the public just yet, developers are having all sorts of fun with the device. A developer by the name of Mike DiGiovanni has developed a Glass app called Winky, which takes photos with a mere blink of the eye. Winky uses functionality which lies dormant in Google Glass’ source code. While talking to Ars Technica, DiGiovanni stated, “I wound up decompiling some of the code that was on the Glass devices and investigating there. I found that the wink gesture is disabled by … Read more
Ian Kersey
Android Leads Tablet Market With 56.5% Market Share, According to IDC
Android tablet shipments took off last year, shipping more units than others in the tablet market, according to technology research firm IDC. According to IDC’s numbers, Android tablets shipped 27.8 million units in Q1 2013, which is a 247 percent improvement over Q1 2012. That leaves Android with a 56.5 percent share of the tablet market, with Apple coming in with 39.6 percent of tablet market share. One would assume that more Android tablet sales would spell trouble for Apple, which turns out not to be the case. Apple still … Read more
Ian Kersey
Google posts the agenda for its I/O developer conference
Developers planning to attend Google I/O will want to head over to the I/O website and start planning their schedule for the upcoming event. Late on Tuesday, Google published the full lineup of sessions and the keynote event for the 2013 conference. Google I/O begins May 15 and lasts through May 17. According to the published agenda, there will be 120 sessions for developers and one three-hour keynote during the May event. We will be on site during the event, providing you coverage of the keynote and sharing any other … Read more
Kelly Hodgkins
Video: What Using Google Glass Looks Like
Been curious about what it’s like to use Google Glass? A new video from developer Dan McLaughlin gives us a look at what using Google’s new toy looks like. Dan used a screen sharing app to display what he sees through Glass when being used with his Android smartphone. The interface looks simple enough, with a smooth and non-obtrusive style that is easy on the eyes and would please even the most die-hard Google Glass haters. The five-minute video shows some features of Google Glass. Once the voice command feature … Read more
Ian Kersey
Microsoft Makes Modest Gains in Android, iOS Dominated Smartphone Market
Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8 OS is showing increased market share in the smartphone market, despite the domination of the smartphone market by OS’s such as Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android. According to Kantar Worldpanel, Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8 OS accounted for 5.6% of smartphone sales in Q1 2013, which showed a growth rate of 1.9% compared to figures from the previous year. Windows Phone 8 growth has risen in European markets, mostly capturing customers who have never purchased a smartphone. “As iOS and Android continue to battle it out for … Read more
Ian Kersey
SFPD Uses Undercover Cops Selling iPhones on the Street in Attempt to Curb Smartphone Thefts
In an attempt to curb stolen smartphone sales, San Francisco police officers are using a tactic that they hope will shock and awe those who buy stolen iPhones out of doing so. The SFPD is sending out plainclothes officers to some of the rougher areas of SF, offering “stolen” iPhones to unwitting civilians. When someone shows interest in purchasing the device, the cops make an arrest. According to SFPD, half of all thefts in the city by the bay involve stolen smartphones, with women being the targets of most robberies. … Read more