What Google I/O should bring for Android

CNET’s Marguerite Reardon takes a look at the possible new Android products Google might show off at its annual developer conference this week in San Francisco.

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Google’s hotly anticipated annual developer conference will kick off in just a couple days in San Francisco. And conference-goers and Android fans are excited about the possibility of new products the company may announce and/or give away.

A New Twist on Googles Glass- Computer Controlled with Your Eyes


(PRWEB) June 30, 2012

Google introduced its wearable computer augmented reality concept Google Glass this week to developers. Videos show ability to record real time video, GPS for directions, weather reports and connection to social media. Now, imagine using only your eyes to control your computer.

BLiNK Eye Tracking Technology was created by Devon Greco in response to his ALS-stricken fathers limitation of interaction with his family. The muscular paralysis of ALS (Lou Gehrigs disease) left his father with only the ability to communicate through eye movement and an $ 18,000 computer. Greco knew there was a better way and using his imagination and electrical engineering background, conjured up a device that would allow millions of people like his father to communicate with, low-cost, hands-free, wireless, eye-tracking technology.

Google Glass – Are These Features Enough To Make Consumers Purchase? By AppsCare, Google Enterprise Premier Partner


UK – (PRWEB UK) 4 July 2012

London: Sergey Brin, Google co-founder revealed that he hopes consumers will be able to purchase their own pair of Google Glass by 2014. The revolutionary technology, currently still in prototype form are poised for deployment as Explorer Editions to developers early 2013 for a staggering $ 1500.

The question is: is this a product consumers actually want, or another unnecessary gimmick to clutter the homes of millions of people? A recent interview with Google insiders; the original project head, Babak Parviz and product manager Steve Lee reveal why and perhaps more importantly how Google Glass will play a crucial role in consumers lives in the future.