An Overview of
Google Glass GDK
What is Glass?
How to Develop for Glass?
1. Mirror API (web services) 2. GDK (SDK)
How to Develop for Glass?
1. Mirror API (web services) 2. GDK (SDK)
Timeline Menu Items Subscriptions Locations Contacts Authorization
How to Develop for Glass?
1. Mirror API (web services) 2. GDK (SDK)
GDK is add-on (API 15) Native app Offline Capability Low-level Hardware Access “ok glass” commands Voice Input
When to go (GDK)native?
Real-time User Interaction Offline Functionality Access to Hardware
GDK is an add-on
Layouts, Views and other UI Widgets
Activities, Services & other building blocks
GPS, Sensors & other
hardware ----
Voice
Cards
Gesture Detector
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Android SDK GDK add-on
Glassware considerations - Battery Constraints - Processing power - Interaction - Interface – limited real estate (Small chunks of quick and relevant information.)
- Voice input accuracy - Managing user expectations
Mirror API Vs GDK Static Timeline Cards App container Notification only Web View
Live Cards Immersive Mode Voice commands Native app
GDK continued
Spanish English
Hold your head still to translate
Live Cards WordLens
Mirror API Example
Google OAuth Website lastminute.com
GDK Example
Ok glass search for a hotel lastminute.com app
Say destination name
Native voice input
GDK Quick Start 1- Download Android ADT Bundle 1- Android 4.0.3 (API 15) SDK and Glass Development Kit Sneak Peek 2- Enable debug mode on Glass 3- Run as Android app with Glass Sneak Peek SDK 4- Connect any Android Device to view the app
https://developers.google.com/glass/develop/gdk/quick-start
Word Lens &
Share with glass Demo
Develop apps without glass
Mirror Api Emulators Install glass APKs on Android
Glasssim.com(ui) Wearscript.com GDK Quick Start
UnKnowns Advertisement?
Glass store launch? App commissions (free?)
In app purchase? And
What about iOS users L
Glass Tidbits 1/3 List of Glass Touchpad Gestures
LONG_PRESS, SWIPE_DOWN, SWIPE_LEFT, SWIPE_RIGHT, SWIPE_UP, TAP, THREE_LONG_PRESS, THREE_TAP, TWO_LONG_PRESS,
TWO_SWIPE_DOWN, TWO_SWIPE_LEFT, TWO_SWIPE_RIGHT, TWO_SWIPE_UP, TWO_TAP
List of existing Glass voice commands
listen to, take a note, post an update, show a compass, start a run, start a bike ride, find a recipe, record a recipe, check me in, start a stopwatch start a timer, start a round of golf, translate this, learn a song, tune an instrument, play a game, start a workout
Submit your own voice command: https://developers.google.com/glass/distribute/voice-form
Glass Tidbits 2/3 Glass (2013 v1) Hardware Specs
CPU: OMAP 4430 SoC dual-core, RAM: 1GB (~682MB), Sensors: microphone, accelerometer, gyroscope, magnetometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, Battery: 2100mAh, 5 MP Camera, Wireless 802.11 b/g
- Bluetooth Connectivity
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