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After a year in the Google Glass trenches, the future of the platform is getting sharper. It's not fun, it's not fashionable, but it will be fundamental. This November marked my one-year anniversary as a Glasshole. I came for the hardware, but I stayed for the bizarre new perspective on tech and society. Here are … Continue reading The Year, and the Future, of Google Glass
Launching Glassware by hand sucks. Here's how to get Eclipse or Android Studio to do it automatically. You might assume that every time you deploy your Glassware, you have to launch it by voice or menu. It's an annoying waste of time, and it puts this unnerving warning in the DDMS console: What's going on here? Eclipse and … Continue reading How to Launch Glassware from the IDE
I built the prototype of what became the StickyBud accessory for Google Glass in three hours. Here's the story. Back when MP3 players were hot, Oakley released the Thump, a pair of shades with an MP3 player. They had earbuds on articulating arms that snapped into the frame when you weren't listening. It was elegant … Continue reading Making of the Voidstar StickyBud
A smartwatch isn't a HUD, and a heads-up display isn't a watch. They might fight for media attention, but they sure don't fight for utility. Here's how two beats one. I've been wearing a Pebble and Glass together since January 2014, and it's worked out great. The combination is powerful, more so than when I … Continue reading 5 Reasons Why Smartwatches Don’t Kill Glass
Do you have Google Glass? Does its battery die? Want to transfer video without a data plan? Connect to an Arduino? All you need is three bucks or a soldering iron. This is a USB On-the-Go adapter and it does exactly that, and more. It's $3 from Amazon. Buy it here. If that's too rich, you can … Continue reading The Best $3 You’ll Ever Spend on Google Glass
The masses have spoken - wearable cameras are terrifying. Why can't we separate Glass from its most-feared feature? A few days ago, my friend Katy wore her Glass to a restaurant in the East Village and started a minor s--tstorm. Management asked Katy to take off the Glass, she took it personally, posted about it, … Continue reading Don’t Fight Glass, Fight Cameras
I read and delete comments to my About page, since they're always off-topic. Usually they're derp material not worth reposting, but the other day, commenter Ari surprised me with a thorough reaction to the rumors of knee-jerk Glass bans. As a guy who's dealt with both wearable tech and technophobes, I thought I'd repost it and respond. … Continue reading Don’t Ban Glass, Calm the Fear
If you're a journalist covering Glass, looking for The Next Big Thing in white-collar terror and moral panic, you've thought about driving with Glass. The distraction! The avoidable crashes! What a goldmine of terrifying link-bait headlines, ready to wrap around a shoddily-researched article! I present Voidstar AutoHud, a Glass app designed to be used behind the … Continue reading AutoHud: Your Car’s Performance Data on Glass
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