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Sales and predictions
In 2013, according to Gartner 87 000 smartglasses have been sold
According to Juniper Research, sales of connected objects are
going to skyrocket within the next five years :
Smartglasses : 10 millions units per year targeted 2018
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Large economic impact on the futur :
Sales and previsions
1$ billion of annual profit within 3 to 5 years according to Gartner
10% of US companies with off site workers will implement
smartglasses
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Two kind of smartglasses
Standard Head Mounted Display (HMD)
Display information or data.
Show information near the user’s vision field
Augmented Reality Display
Allow the user to see the information without looking away
Show information and 3D in the user’s vision field
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Take a picture
Record a video
Search on Google
Play music
Send a message to someone
Hang out with someone
Make a call to someone
Get directions to somewhere
Receive notifications
Take note
…
What can we do ?
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No UI chaos on Google Glass !
Main content
Status bar
Font : Roboto Thin
Font : Roboto Light / 26 px
Full-bleed image
Left image or column
Footer Padding
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Layout samples
Main layout Full bleed with text
Left image Left column
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3 kinds of cards
Static cards
Live cards
Immersion
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Static cards display text, images and video content
Simple view
To display text, images, videos, HTML
Can’t be updated frequently
Usefull for quick notifications
Can invoke Live Cards and Immersions
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Live cards contain rich, real-time content
Can be updated frequently
Real-time information
Access to low-level sensor (accelerometer, …)
Run inside the timeline
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Run outside of the timeline experience
Rendering your own UI (display Android activities)
Access to all of the user input
Immersions
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How interact with Google Glass ?
Voice
« Ok, glass » + command
Trackpad
With different gestures (taps, swipes, one finger, two fingers)
Buttons
To take a picture or record a video
To shutdown or restart
Your body (head, eyes, …)
Movement detection (thanks to sensors, accelerometer, gyroscope, …)
Wink with your right eye
My Glass applications
On smartphones (iOS / Android)
On the web (https://glass.google.com/u/0/myglass)
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iOS / Android
Turn-by-turn directions X X
Send/Receive SMS
only reading
X
messages
(with KitKat 4.4 on Glass) Screencast X X
System requirements >= iOS 7.0
(min iPhone 4 / iPad 2)
>= Android OS 4.0.3
(Ice Cream Sandwich)
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1. The Mirror API
1. The Glass Development Kit
Two API options
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The code is running server side
RESTFull Services
Authentication with OAuth2.0
Client libraries in Java, PHP, .NET, Ruby, Python …
Mirror API
Your service
Sync
HTTP
(REST)
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Mirror API
Use the Mirror API for
Sending, updating, deleting
static cards
Receiving events from the glass
via a share action
Observing and reacting to user’s
location
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1. The Mirror API
1. The Glass Development Kit
Two API options
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Glass Development Kit
The code is running on the Glass
GDK in Preview version
Enhance the Android framework (voice commands, gesture
detector, UI)
Accessibility to various sensors (accelerometer, gyroscope, …)
Capture pictures or videos
Detect voice
Manage trackpad
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GDK development is like good old Android development
Specific things to do :
Check if you’re using the Glass Theme
Create a Voice Trigger
Begin with cards
Glass Development Kit
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Starting Glassware with voice trigger option
Glass Development Kit
Define your command among defaults commands
Optionnaly define your own second prompt commands
Define your intent in your Android Manifest
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Scrolling between cards
Glass Development Kit
Use the CardScrollView, a glass specific widget
Create your adapter inheriting the CardScrollAdapter
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Using menus
Glass Development Kit
Create your traditional menu xml file
Implement onCreateOptionsMenu and onOptionsItemSelected
Display the menu
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You can use both !
Mirror API or GDK ?
Mirror API Glassware can invoke GDK Glassware through
a menu item.
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Medical
In 2013 (USA) a surgeon wore Google
Glass and streamed live video of the
procedure to another surgeon 150
miles away.
In 2014 (France) a surgeon streamed
live video to another surgeon in Japan
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Transport
Virgin Atlantic starts using Google
Glass to process check-ins and
provide passengers information
about their flight (weather, activities)
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Banking
CaixaBank created an application in
order to locate banks and convert
currencies
Crédit Mutuel developed an application
to show account balance, transactions,
locate ATM and contact personal
advisor
Caisse d’épargne provided an
application to consult digital documents
& contracts and to upload signed
pictures for insurance claims
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Media
For Sochi winter Olympics in 2014
France Télévisions share sports
news on Google Glass. As date
they plane to generalize this app to
every sports events
