Google Announces Mirror API to Drive Experiences for Project Glass
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on 04/10/2013
Excerpt: Earlier this year, Google informed the world of its API go to market strategy surrounding Project Glass. Google has initiated its strategy with a private beta for the API, as well as an API name: Google Mirror API. The Mirror API, now in beta, will allow developers to create experiences for Google Glass. Google gave a live demonstration and overview of Project Glass and the Mirror API at SXSW. Google Senior Developer Advocate, Timothy Jordan, explained:
In February of 2013, Google began taking applications for the Glass Explorer Program. Developers interested in developing on the Project Glass platform could apply for an early prototype and gain access to the Mirror API.... read the full post.
Tags: API-Evangelist, Google Glass, HCI, Human Computer Interface
Couldn't Make It To SXSW? Now You Can Learn About Google Glass And The Mirror API On YouTube
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on 04/04/2013
Excerpt: Chris Velazco is a mobile enthusiast and writer who studied English and Marketing at Rutgers University. Once upon a time, he was the news intern for MobileCrunch, and in between posts, he worked in wireless sales at Best Buy. After graduating, he returned to the new TechCrunch to as a full-time mobile writer. He counts advertising, running, musical theater,.... read the full post.
Tags: API-Evangelist, API-Stack, HCI, Human Computer Interface, Internet-of-Things
Hardware Startups Have A Better Shot At Traction Thanks To Their Wearable Computing Forebears
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on 03/17/2013
Excerpt: While it was a fruitful era for ideas, and wonderfully geeky photo opportunities, it was a failure for a new generation of global companies. There were advances thanks to eInk, Harmonix, Color Kinetics, Ambient Devices, iRobot, and others, but there have been no truly iconic companies – the Apples and IBMs – that the first generation of computing created. More importantly, our experiences with computers stayed largely the same. So what has changed that may make things different this time? Two small things, and one big thing. 1. Technology. Core components, from accelerometers to displays, that used to be expensive and custom, are becoming commodities thanks to cell phones.... read the full post.
Tags: API-Evangelist, Human Computer Interface, Wearable Computing
Excerpt: Chris Velazco is a mobile enthusiast and writer who studied English and Marketing at Rutgers University. Once upon a time, he was the news intern for MobileCrunch, and in between posts, he worked in wireless sales at Best Buy. After graduating, he returned to the new TechCrunch to as a full-time mobile writer. He counts advertising, running, musical theater,.... read the full post.
Tags: API-Evangelist, API-Stack, HCI, Human Computer Interface, Internet-of-Things
