Google Glass

Google held a session today hosted by Timothy Jordan, developer advocate on Project Glass on how to develop for the gadget, and while most of it focused on what developers…

Google Announces Native Glass Developer Kit, Will Be Able To Do More Than The Mirror API

We wrote about an app for Google Glass that let you share photos to Facebook, but another one has come out that has a way more interesting feature, the ability…

Update Your Facebook Status And Comment Using Google Glass And Your Voice With ThroughGlass

Open Garden, the San Francisco-based startup that allows Android, Windows and Mac users to create mesh networks between their devices to share Internet connections, today announced that it has managed…

Open Garden Gets Google Glass To Connect To Its Mesh Network, Asks Google To Make It Available To All

Gillmor Gang: Windows Too Late

10:00 am PDT • May 11, 2013

The Gillmor Gang — Robert Scoble, John Taschek, Kevin Marks, Keith Teare, and Steve Gillmor — broke from the gate and never let up in a barnburner of a show…

Gillmor Gang: Windows Too Late

I’ve spent a little over three weeks with Google Glass, and I’ve noted that the utility aspect of the device is strong, but the fun isn’t there yet. It feels…

Through The Looking Glass: What You’ll See Through Google’s Lens

Whether you think Google Glass is something you’d wind up using one day, you have to admit that the technology is impressive. Packed inside of the pair of specs is a…

There Was A ‘Glass’ Before Google Came Along, And It Was Used In Antarctica In 2001

Google Glass is still very much a pre-release product, but a new update today edges it closer to a shipping device, thanks to some core functionality additions that you’d expect…

Google Glass Update Adds Hangout, Google+ Notifications, Long Press For Search Throughout The UI

As the days go by and developers get their hands on Glass, the basic apps that we need to survive in the wild and share our photos are popping up.…

Facebook Arrives On Google Glass Thanks To Unofficial Photo Sharing App

Thanks to Instagram, we rarely see photos taken from camera phones without some type of filter on it. Even Twitter’s photo service uses Aviary to drop an earthy overlay or…

Since Photos Are Boring Without Filters, Glassagram Will Spice Up Your Google Glass Pics

It’s a little bit sexy and a little bit dorky, but Google Glass has finally arrived. Beyond the initial productivity uses of the device, how important are games going to…

What Games Are: Ok Glass, Let’s Talk Games

Gillmor Gang: Glass Onion

10:00 am PDT • May 4, 2013

The Gillmor Gang — Robert Scoble, Kevin Marks, Keith Teare, and Steve Gillmor — well, we talked Google Glass. @scobleizer has certainly made the case for the life-altering shower-taking scenarios,…

Gillmor Gang: Glass Onion

To use text messaging and navigation on Google Glass, users currently have to pair it with an Android phone and install the Glass companion app on their phones. This will…

Google Glass Will Soon Also Let iPhone Users Access Navigation And Text Messages

It’s only a matter of time before Twitter releases its own Google Glass app, as Kleiner Perkins’ John Doerr dropped the hint that the company was looking into building one…

Twitter Is Testing Out Its Official Google Glass App In The Wild

People won’t stop talking about Google Glass, and rightfully so. Ever since the epic parachute-hangout demo, the Valley has been buzzing about the future coming of what is arguably one…

Iterations: How Six Technology Investors Size Up The Google Glass Opportunity

Google felt it appropriate to highlight some of Glass’ specs earlier this week, but there’s much more to the company’s wearable display than just the 5 megapixel camera and its…

More Google Glass Specs Revealed As Android Tinkerers Look For Ways To Root It

Google’s ambitious Glass display is still a ways off from its public release, but it looks like those newly-minted Glass Explorers now have something else to do besides taking first-person…

The New York Times Releases Its Headline-Reading Google Glass App

As more developers are receiving their pair of Google Glass, the tinkering with the device is heating up. One developer found a very interesting easter egg within Glass itself, which…

Google Glass Easter Egg Introduces You To The Entire Team In A Panoramic Image Controlled By Your Head’s Movement

Google Glass is getting closer and closer to becoming a shipping product. It’s already making its way out to early “Explorer” program pre-launch testers, and we’ll almost definitely see a…

How Will We Define A “Good” Google Glass Experience?

Last week, Google finally released the developer guides and other necessary documents that will allow developers to write apps for Glass. In some respects, the so-called Mirror API may have…

For Developers, Google Glass Looks To Be A Fascinating But Slightly Limited Platform

Gillmor Gang: Kaleidoscope Eyes

1:25 pm PDT • April 20, 2013

The Gillmor Gang — Robert Scoble, Kevin Marks, John Taschek, and Steve Gillmor — pictured themselves in a boat on a river, as the first wave of Google Glass hit…

Gillmor Gang: Kaleidoscope Eyes

How’s this for synchronicity: Google Glass started shipping on the same week that CISPA passed the House, 3DRobotics unveiled their new site, and 4chan and Reddit pored over surveillance photos…

OK Glass, RIP Privacy: The Democratization Of Surveillance

This week on the TechCrunch Gadgets Podcast we talk about Google Glass, the Galaxy S4, and the magic of Ubuntu laptops. This time we’re joined by Matt Burns, Jordan Crook,…

This Week With The TechCrunch Gadgets Podcast: Google Glass, Ubuntu, And Vibrating Undies

Google’s CEO Larry Page revealed something during today’s earnings call that his company doesn’t seem to have actually spelled out before: Google Glass runs on Android. In response to a…

Larry Page Says Google Glass Runs On Android

As we shared yesterday, the process to actually pay for the Glass Explorer Edition was quite simple. The next step in the process is picking up your device at either…

A Day With Glass: First Impressions Of The Early Days Of Google’s Latest Moonshot

Google Glass is arriving soon, with lucky Explorer program members getting their devices soonish, with units rolling off the production line right now, but you can find out right now…

Google Glass Has 12GB Of Usable Storage And A 5MP Camera, Official Specs Reveal

After a slew of updates about Google Glass today, the company has now released some of the final pieces for the Glass launch: the MyGlass companion app for Android and…

Google’s Glass Companion App For Android And Web-Based Setup Wizard Are Now Live

The news about Google Glass just keeps coming today. After announcing that Glass is about to ship and releasing the Glass Mirror API documentation, Google has now also posted the…

Google Releases Glass Specs: Full Day Battery Life, 5MP Camera, 720p Video, 16GB Flash Memory & Bone Conduction Transducer

Earlier today, Google announced that it is about to ship its first Google Glass units and just in time for them to arrive, Google has now also posted the developer…

Google Releases Glass Mirror API Developer Guides And Details Best Practices, API Remains In Limited Preview

Google just notified everybody on the Google Glass waiting list that it is “seeing the first few devices come off the production line right now.” Google says it wants to…

First Google Glass Devices Are Coming Off The Production Line Now, Will Ship In Batches

Today during Google Venture’s “Glass Collective” event, Google told us that it hopes to get the Glass hardware into the hands of developers “within the next month.” The exact date…

Glass Explorer Edition To Ship Within The Next Month, Google Confirms