Renseignements généraux

Nº de série

S/O

Nº de partie

1

Nombre total de parties

11

Ou

S/O

Brevets

S/O

Description générale

Synthetic frame with synthetic (possible) or glass (possible) prism. Metal accent and nose pad holders.

Dimensions

Remarque : Cette information reflète la taille générale pour l’entreposage et ne représente pas nécessairement les véritables dimensions de l’objet.

Longueur

20,5 cm

Largeur

13,5 cm

Hauteur

3,0 cm

Épaisseur

S/O

Poids

S/O

Diamètre

S/O

Volume

S/O

Lexique

Groupe

Communications

Catégorie

Radio

Sous-catégorie

S/O

Fabricant

Ou

Foxconn

Pays

United States of America

État/province

California

Ville

Inconnu

Contexte

Pays

Canada

État/province

Alberta

Période

2014-2015

Canada

Google Glass was the first mass marketed augmented reality head mounted display. Google launched a developer beta test in 2014 in the United States only, meaning that Canadians couldn’t order one. To get around this limitation, some developers, including the donor, had them shipped to post office boxes or addresses in the United States and then forwarded to addresses in Canada. One of the goals of the beta testing was to have developers create functional and practical applications that made use of the features of the Google Glass so when the commercial version launched there would be a selection of programs that the average consumer could download “out of the box.” This also served a secondary marketing purpose where Google would be able to “talk” about all of the wonderful things that consumers could accomplish with Google Glass and what was currently being done to make those dreams into realities. Purchased by Sean Pintaric, an IT Security consultant in Calgary, and a friend with the hopes of developing an App for text/object recognition for cyclists to use or an App for virtual geocaching. Unfortunately for the Beta testers, Google only released a partial API (Application Program Interface) four months before the device was purchased, only releasing the full API eight months after launch. Six months later the beta test had ended and Google had cancelled the Google Glass project.

Fonction

The Portable computer head mounted display was designed to act as an augmented reality device. It would, in real time, add layers of digital information to the physical environment as mediated by a small heads up display. The software used could function in any number of ways from informative, to identifying object, to video games.

Technique

Like with any new technology that forces the user to redefine the public and the private spaces, Google Glass was not without controversy. One of the biggest concerns was over privacy, etiquette, and ethics of using the headset to record other people in public. Privacy advocates were concerned that people wearing such eyewear may be able to identify strangers in public using already existing facial recognition like found in the “find my face” feature in Google+. Google Glass also ignited discussions about the cyborg and the persistent role of machines in the quotidian. On the other hand, some communities embraced the possibilities of the technology in creating opportunities for real time distance education and medical applications.

Notes sur la région

Inconnu

Détails

Marques

On inside of proper left arm: "Designed by Google CE Assembled in California"/ Button on proper right arm towards the proper back: "GLASS"

Manque

Appears complete

Fini

Bright blue synthetic frame with dark metallic accents and a clear prism display.

Décoration

S/O