<s>
Google	B-Application
Glass	I-Application
,	O
or	O
simply	O
Glass	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
brand	O
of	O
smart	B-General_Concept
glasses	I-General_Concept
developed	O
and	O
sold	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
X	O
(	O
previously	O
Google	B-Application
X	O
)	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
mission	O
of	O
producing	O
a	O
ubiquitous	B-Architecture
computer	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
Glass	I-Application
displays	O
information	O
to	O
the	O
wearer	O
using	O
a	O
head-up	B-Application
display	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wearers	O
communicate	O
with	O
the	O
Internet	O
via	O
natural	B-Language
language	I-Language
voice	B-Application
commands	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
started	O
selling	O
a	O
prototype	B-Application
of	O
Google	B-Application
Glass	I-Application
to	O
qualified	O
"	O
Glass	O
Explorers	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
on	O
April	O
15	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
for	O
a	O
limited	O
period	O
for	O
$1	O
,	O
500	O
,	O
before	O
it	O
became	O
available	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
on	O
May	O
15	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
15	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
stop	O
producing	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Glass	O
prototype	B-Application
,	O
to	O
be	O
continued	O
in	O
2017	O
tentatively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2017	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Glass	O
Enterprise	O
Edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2019	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Glass	O
Enterprise	O
Edition	O
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
15	O
,	O
2023	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
discontinue	O
the	O
Enterprise	O
Edition	O
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
Glass	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
X	O
,	O
the	O
facility	O
within	O
Google	B-Application
devoted	O
to	O
technological	O
advancements	O
such	O
as	O
driverless	O
cars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Glass	O
prototype	B-Application
resembled	O
standard	O
eyeglasses	O
with	O
the	O
lens	O
replaced	O
by	O
a	O
head-up	B-Application
display	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
mid-2011	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
engineered	O
a	O
prototype	B-Application
that	O
weighed	O
;	O
by	O
2013	O
they	O
were	O
lighter	O
than	O
the	O
average	O
pair	O
of	O
sunglasses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2013	O
,	O
the	O
Explorer	O
Edition	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
to	O
Google	B-Application
I/O	I-Application
developers	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
for	O
$	O
1,500	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sergey	O
Brin	O
wore	O
a	O
prototype	B-Application
of	O
the	O
Glass	O
to	O
an	O
April	O
5	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
Foundation	O
Fighting	O
Blindness	O
event	O
in	O
San	O
Francisco	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2012	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
demonstrated	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
how	O
Google	B-Application
Glass	I-Application
could	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
shoot	O
videos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
provided	O
four	O
prescription	O
frame	O
choices	O
for	O
$225	O
and	O
free	O
with	O
the	O
purchase	O
of	O
any	O
new	O
Glass	O
unit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
entered	O
in	O
a	O
partnership	O
with	O
the	O
Italian	O
eyewear	O
company	O
Luxottica	O
,	O
owners	O
of	O
the	O
Ray-Ban	O
,	O
Oakley	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
brands	O
,	O
to	O
offer	O
additional	O
frame	O
designs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2014	O
,	O
Nepal	O
government	O
adopted	O
Google	B-Application
Glass	I-Application
for	O
tackling	O
poachers	O
of	O
wild	O
animals	O
and	O
herbs	O
of	O
Chitwan	O
International	O
Park	O
and	O
other	O
parks	O
listed	O
under	O
World	O
heritage	O
sites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2015	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
ended	O
the	O
beta	O
period	O
of	O
Glass	O
(	O
the	O
"	O
Google	B-Application
Glass	I-Application
Explorer	O
"	O
program	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
2013	O
,	O
interested	O
potential	O
Glass	O
users	O
were	O
invited	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
Twitter	B-Application
message	O
,	O
with	O
hashtag	O
#IfIHadGlass	O
,	O
to	O
qualify	O
as	O
an	O
early	O
user	O
of	O
the	O
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
qualifiers	O
,	O
dubbed	O
"	O
Glass	O
Explorers	O
"	O
and	O
numbering	O
8,000	O
individuals	O
,	O
were	O
notified	O
in	O
March	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
were	O
later	O
invited	O
to	O
pay	O
$	O
1,500	O
and	O
visit	O
a	O
Google	B-Application
office	O
in	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
,	O
New	O
York	O
or	O
San	O
Francisco	O
,	O
to	O
pick	O
up	O
their	O
unit	O
following	O
"	O
fitting	O
"	O
and	O
training	O
from	O
Google	B-Application
Glass	I-Application
guides	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
13	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
a	O
move	O
to	O
a	O
"	O
more	O
open	O
beta	O
"	O
,	O
via	O
its	O
Google	B-Application
Plus	I-Application
page	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2015	O
,	O
The	O
New	O
York	O
Times	O
reported	O
that	O
Google	B-Application
Glass	I-Application
was	O
being	O
redesigned	O
by	O
former	O
Apple	O
executive	O
Tony	O
Fadell	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
released	O
until	O
he	O
deemed	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
perfect	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2017	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
second	O
iteration	O
,	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Glass	O
Enterprise	O
Edition	O
,	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
for	O
companies	O
such	O
as	O
Boeing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
Glass	I-Application
Enterprise	O
Edition	O
has	O
already	O
been	O
successfully	O
used	O
by	O
Dr.	O
Ned	O
Sahin	O
to	O
help	O
children	O
with	O
autism	O
learn	O
social	O
skills	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2019	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Glass	O
Enterprise	O
Edition	O
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
also	O
announced	O
a	O
partnership	O
with	O
Smith	O
Optics	O
to	O
develop	O
Glass-compatible	O
safety	O
frames	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Touchpad	B-Application
:	O
A	O
touchpad	B-Application
,	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
one	O
on	O
a	O
laptop	O
,	O
is	O
located	O
on	O
the	O
side	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
Glass	I-Application
,	O
allowing	O
users	O
to	O
control	O
the	O
device	O
by	O
swiping	O
through	O
a	O
timeline-like	O
interface	O
displayed	O
on	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sliding	O
backward	O
shows	O
current	O
events	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
weather	O
,	O
and	O
sliding	O
forward	O
shows	O
past	O
events	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
phone	O
calls	O
,	O
photos	O
,	O
and	O
circle	B-Application
updates	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Camera	O
:	O
Google	B-Application
Glass	I-Application
has	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
take	O
5	O
MP	O
photos	O
and	O
record	O
720p	O
HD	O
video	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Display	O
:	O
The	O
Explorer	O
version	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
Glass	I-Application
uses	O
a	O
liquid	B-Device
crystal	I-Device
on	I-Device
silicon	I-Device
(	O
based	O
on	O
an	O
LCoS	B-Device
chip	O
from	O
Himax	O
)	O
,	O
field-sequential	O
color	O
system	O
,	O
LED	O
illuminated	O
display	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
display	O
's	O
LED	O
illumination	O
is	O
first	O
P-polarized	O
and	O
then	O
shines	O
through	O
the	O
in-coupling	O
polarizing	O
beam	O
splitter	O
(	O
PBS	O
)	O
to	O
the	O
LCoS	B-Device
panel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
panel	O
reflects	O
the	O
light	O
and	O
alters	O
it	O
to	O
S-polarization	O
at	O
active	B-Architecture
pixel	I-Architecture
sensor	I-Architecture
sites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
Glass	I-Application
applications	O
are	O
free	O
applications	O
built	O
by	O
third-party	O
developers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Glass	O
also	O
uses	O
many	O
existing	O
Google	B-Application
applications	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Google	B-Application
Maps	I-Application
and	O
Gmail	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
developers	O
and	O
companies	O
built	O
applications	O
for	O
Glass	O
,	O
including	O
news	O
apps	O
,	O
facial	O
recognition	O
,	O
exercise	O
,	O
photo	O
manipulation	O
,	O
translation	O
,	O
and	O
sharing	O
to	O
social	O
networks	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Facebook	B-Application
and	O
Twitter	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Third-party	O
applications	O
announced	O
at	O
South	O
by	O
Southwest	O
(	O
SXSW	O
)	O
include	O
Evernote	B-Application
,	O
Skitch	O
,	O
The	O
New	O
York	O
Times	O
,	O
and	O
Path	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
23	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
released	O
the	O
Mirror	O
API	O
,	O
allowing	O
developers	O
to	O
start	O
making	O
apps	O
for	O
Glass	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
terms	O
of	O
service	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
stated	O
that	O
developers	O
may	O
not	O
put	O
ads	O
in	O
their	O
apps	O
or	O
charge	O
fees	O
;	O
a	O
Google	B-Application
representative	O
told	O
The	O
Verge	O
that	O
this	O
might	O
change	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
16	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
seven	O
new	O
programs	O
,	O
including	O
reminders	O
from	O
Evernote	B-Application
,	O
fashion	O
news	O
from	O
Elle	O
,	O
and	O
news	O
alerts	O
from	O
CNN	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
XE7	O
Glass	O
Explorer	O
Edition	O
update	O
in	O
early	O
July	O
2013	O
,	O
evidence	O
of	O
a	O
"	O
Glass	O
Boutique	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
store	O
that	O
will	O
allow	O
synchronization	O
to	O
Glass	O
of	O
Glassware	B-Application
and	O
APKs	B-Application
,	O
was	O
noted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
XE8	O
made	O
a	O
debut	O
for	O
Google	B-Application
Glass	I-Application
on	O
August	O
12	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
brings	O
an	O
integrated	O
video	O
player	O
with	O
playback	O
controls	O
,	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
post	O
an	O
update	O
to	O
Path	B-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
lets	O
users	O
save	O
notes	O
to	O
Evernote	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
other	O
minute	O
improvements	O
include	O
volume	O
controls	O
,	O
improved	O
voice	O
recognition	O
,	O
and	O
several	O
new	O
Google	B-Application
Now	O
cards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
19	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
unveiled	O
its	O
Glass	O
Development	O
Kit	O
,	O
showcasing	O
the	O
translation	O
tool	O
Word	B-Application
Lens	I-Application
,	O
the	O
cooking	O
program	O
AllTheCooks	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
exercise	O
program	O
Strava	B-Application
among	O
others	O
as	O
successful	O
examples	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
announced	O
three	O
news	O
programs	O
in	O
May	O
2014	O
—	O
TripIt	O
,	O
FourSquare	O
and	O
OpenTable	O
—	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
entice	O
travelers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
25	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
notifications	O
from	O
Android	B-Application
Wear	I-Application
would	O
be	O
sent	O
to	O
Glass	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
European	O
University	O
Press	O
published	O
the	O
first	O
book	O
to	O
be	O
read	O
with	O
Google	B-Application
Glass	I-Application
on	O
October	O
8	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
as	O
introduced	O
at	O
the	O
Frankfurt	O
Book	O
Fair	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
book	O
can	O
be	O
read	O
as	O
a	O
normal	O
paper	O
book	O
or	O
—	O
enriched	O
with	O
multimedia	O
elements	O
—	O
with	O
Google	B-Application
Glass	I-Application
,	O
Kindle	O
,	O
on	O
Smartphone	O
and	O
Pads	O
on	O
the	O
platforms	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
offered	O
a	O
companion	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
app	O
called	O
MyGlass	O
,	O
which	O
allowed	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
configure	O
and	O
manage	O
the	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
than	O
the	O
touchpad	B-Application
,	O
Google	B-Application
Glass	I-Application
can	O
be	O
controlled	O
using	O
just	O
"	O
voice	O
actions	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
activate	O
Glass	O
,	O
wearers	O
tilt	O
their	O
heads	O
30°	O
upward	O
(	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
altered	O
for	O
preference	O
)	O
or	O
simply	O
tap	O
the	O
touchpad	B-Application
,	O
and	O
say	O
"	O
O.K.	O
,	O
Glass.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
Glass	O
is	O
activated	O
,	O
wearers	O
can	O
say	O
an	O
action	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
"	O
Take	O
a	O
picture	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Record	O
a	O
video	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Hangout	B-Protocol
with	O
[	O
person/Google	O
+	O
circle ]	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Google	B-Application
'	O
What	O
year	O
was	O
Wikipedia	O
founded	O
?	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
search	O
results	O
that	O
are	O
read	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
user	O
,	O
the	O
voice	O
response	O
is	O
relayed	O
using	O
bone	O
conduction	O
through	O
a	O
transducer	B-Algorithm
that	O
sits	O
beside	O
the	O
ear	O
,	O
thereby	O
rendering	O
the	O
sound	O
almost	O
inaudible	O
to	O
other	O
people	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Augmedix	O
developed	O
an	O
app	O
for	O
the	O
wearable	B-Operating_System
device	I-Operating_System
that	O
allows	O
physicians	O
to	O
live-stream	O
the	O
patient	O
visit	O
and	O
claims	O
it	O
will	O
eliminate	O
electronic	B-Application
health	I-Application
record	I-Application
problems	O
,	O
possibly	O
saving	O
them	O
up	O
to	O
15	O
hours	O
a	O
week	O
and	O
improving	O
record	O
quality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
video	O
stream	O
is	O
passed	O
to	O
remote	O
scribes	B-Protocol
in	O
HIPAA	O
secure	O
rooms	O
where	O
the	O
doctor-patient	O
interaction	O
is	O
transcribed	O
,	O
ultimately	O
allowing	O
physicians	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
the	O
patient	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2013	O
,	O
Lucien	O
Engelen	O
commenced	O
research	O
on	O
the	O
usability	O
and	O
impact	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
Glass	I-Application
in	O
the	O
health	O
care	O
field	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
research	O
on	O
Google	B-Application
Glass	I-Application
(	O
starting	O
August	O
9	O
,	O
2013	O
)	O
was	O
conducted	O
in	O
operating	O
rooms	O
,	O
ambulances	O
,	O
a	O
trauma	O
helicopter	O
,	O
general	O
practice	O
,	O
and	O
home	O
care	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
use	O
in	O
public	O
transportation	O
for	O
visually	O
or	O
physically	O
impaired	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Research	O
included	O
taking	O
pictures	O
,	O
videos	O
streaming	O
to	O
other	O
locations	O
,	O
dictating	O
operative	O
log	O
,	O
having	O
students	O
watch	O
the	O
procedures	O
and	O
tele-consultation	O
through	O
Hangout	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Engelen	O
documented	O
his	O
findings	O
in	O
blogs	O
,	O
videos	O
,	O
pictures	O
,	O
on	O
Twitter	B-Application
,	O
and	O
on	O
Google+	B-Application
,	O
with	O
research	O
ongoing	O
as	O
of	O
that	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2014	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
Glass	I-Application
 '	O
ability	O
to	O
acquire	O
images	O
of	O
a	O
patient	O
's	O
retina	O
(	O
"	O
Glass	O
Fundoscopy	O
"	O
)	O
was	O
publicly	O
demonstrated	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
at	O
the	O
Wilmer	O
Clinical	O
Meeting	O
at	O
Johns	O
Hopkins	O
University	O
School	O
of	O
Medicine	O
by	O
Dr.	O
Aaron	O
Wang	O
and	O
Dr.	O
Allen	O
Eghrari	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Doctors	O
Phil	O
Haslam	O
and	O
Sebastian	O
Mafeld	O
demonstrated	O
the	O
first	O
application	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
Glass	I-Application
in	O
the	O
field	O
of	O
interventional	O
radiology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
demonstrated	O
how	O
Google	B-Application
Glass	I-Application
could	O
assist	O
a	O
liver	O
biopsy	O
and	O
fistulaplasty	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
pair	O
stated	O
that	O
Google	B-Application
Glass	I-Application
has	O
the	O
potential	O
to	O
improve	O
patient	O
safety	O
,	O
operator	O
comfort	O
,	O
and	O
procedure	O
efficiency	O
in	O
the	O
field	O
of	O
interventional	O
radiology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
IOS	B-Application
Press	O
published	O
"	O
Clinical	O
and	O
Surgical	O
Applications	O
of	O
Smart	B-General_Concept
Glasses	I-General_Concept
"	O
a	O
research	O
article	O
written	O
by	O
a	O
team	O
at	O
the	O
Columbia	O
University	O
Medical	O
Center	O
Department	O
of	O
Neurosurgery	O
's	O
Cerebrovascular	O
Laboratory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Under	O
Neurosurgeon	O
Dr.	O
Sander	O
E	O
.	O
Connolly	O
,	O
Stefan	O
Mitrasinovic	O
,	O
Elvis	O
Camacho	O
,	O
Nirali	O
Trivedi	O
,	O
and	O
others	O
analyzed	O
Google	B-Application
Glass	I-Application
's	O
useful	O
applications	O
including	O
hands-free	O
photo	O
and	O
video	O
documentation	O
,	O
telemedicine	O
,	O
Electronic	B-Application
Health	I-Application
Record	I-Application
retrieval	O
and	O
input	O
,	O
rapid	O
diagnostic	O
test	O
analysis	O
,	O
education	O
,	O
and	O
live	O
broadcasting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
Swiss	O
researchers	O
assessed	O
in	O
a	O
randomized	O
controlled	O
trial	O
the	O
adherence	O
of	O
emergency	O
team	O
leaders	O
to	O
the	O
American	O
Heart	O
Association	O
's	O
(	O
AHA	O
)	O
Pediatric	O
Advanced	O
Life	O
Support	O
(	O
PALS	O
)	O
guidelines	O
by	O
adapting	O
and	O
displaying	O
them	O
in	O
Google	B-Application
Glasses	I-Application
during	O
simulation-based	O
pediatric	O
cardiac	O
arrest	O
scenarios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
20	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
Rafael	O
J	O
.	O
Grossmann	O
,	O
a	O
Venezuelan	O
doctor	O
practicing	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
,	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
surgeon	O
to	O
demonstrate	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
Glass	I-Application
during	O
a	O
live	O
surgical	O
procedure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2013	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
Glass	I-Application
was	O
used	O
at	O
Wexner	O
Medical	O
Center	O
at	O
Ohio	O
State	O
University	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Surgeon	O
Dr.	O
Christopher	O
Kaeding	O
used	O
Google	B-Application
Glass	I-Application
to	O
consult	O
with	O
a	O
distant	O
colleague	O
in	O
Columbus	O
,	O
Ohio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
21	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
doctor	O
Pedro	O
Guillen	O
,	O
chief	O
of	O
trauma	O
service	O
of	O
Clínica	O
CEMTRO	O
of	O
Madrid	O
,	O
also	O
broadcast	O
a	O
surgery	O
using	O
Google	B-Application
Glass	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
platform	O
is	O
a	O
MOOC	O
that	O
allows	O
students	O
to	O
join	O
any	O
operating	O
theater	O
thanks	O
to	O
Google	B-Application
Glass	I-Application
worn	O
by	O
surgeon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
in	O
July	O
2014	O
,	O
This	O
Place	O
released	O
an	O
app	O
,	O
MindRDR	O
,	O
to	O
connect	O
Glass	O
to	O
a	O
Neurosky	B-Device
EEG	B-Application
monitor	O
to	O
allow	O
people	O
to	O
take	O
photos	O
and	O
share	O
them	O
to	O
Twitter	B-Application
or	O
Facebook	B-Application
using	O
brain	O
signals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Australia	O
,	O
during	O
January	O
2014	O
,	O
Melbourne	O
tech	O
startup	O
Small	O
World	O
Social	O
collaborated	O
with	O
the	O
Australian	O
Breastfeeding	O
Association	O
(	O
ABA	O
)	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
first	O
hands-free	O
breastfeeding	O
Google	B-Application
Glass	I-Application
application	O
for	O
new	O
mothers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
application	O
,	O
named	O
Breastfeeding	O
Through	O
Glass	O
,	O
allowed	O
mothers	O
to	O
nurse	O
their	O
baby	O
while	O
viewing	O
instructions	O
about	O
common	O
breastfeeding	O
issues	O
(	O
latching	O
on	O
,	O
posture	O
)	O
or	O
call	O
a	O
lactation	O
consultant	O
via	O
a	O
secure	O
Google	B-Protocol
Hangout	I-Protocol
,	O
who	O
could	O
view	O
the	O
issue	O
through	O
the	O
mother	O
's	O
Google	B-Application
Glass	I-Application
camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
physically	O
distant	O
from	O
the	O
mothers	O
,	O
the	O
counselors	O
provided	O
support	O
using	O
video	O
calls	O
with	O
Google	B-Application
Glass	I-Application
,	O
live	O
on	O
demand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
media	O
commentary	O
,	O
the	O
breastfeeding	O
project	O
demonstrated	O
the	O
potential	O
of	O
wearable	B-Operating_System
devices	I-Operating_System
to	O
provide	O
ways	O
for	O
communities	O
to	O
deliver	O
health	O
and	O
family	O
support	O
services	O
across	O
vast	O
distances	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
article	O
on	O
Motherboard	O
stated	O
,	O
"	O
Google	B-Application
Glass	I-Application
,	O
whether	O
warranted	O
or	O
not	O
,	O
endures	O
its	O
fair	O
share	O
of	O
criticism	O
,	O
largely	O
because	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
initial	O
use	O
cases	O
have	O
been	O
,	O
well	O
,	O
kinda	O
creepy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
journalists	O
and	O
commentators	O
also	O
called	O
the	O
trial	O
beneficial	O
and	O
an	O
innovative	O
application	O
wearable	B-Operating_System
technologies	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2014	O
,	O
Small	O
World	O
Social	O
and	O
ABA	O
won	O
the	O
Gold	O
Questar	O
Award	O
in	O
the	O
Emerging	O
Media	O
:	O
App	O
section	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
Breastfeeding	O
with	O
Google	B-Application
Glass	I-Application
App	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ABA	O
is	O
optimistic	O
about	O
the	O
future	O
of	O
wearable	B-Operating_System
technologies	I-Operating_System
supporting	O
their	O
work	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
Voice	O
of	O
America	O
Television	O
Correspondent	O
Carolyn	O
Presutti	O
and	O
VOA	O
Electronics	O
Engineer	O
Jose	O
Vega	O
began	O
a	O
web	O
project	O
called	O
VOA	O
&	O
Google	B-Application
Glass	I-Application
,	O
which	O
explored	O
the	O
technology	O
's	O
potential	O
uses	O
in	O
journalism	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
WWF	O
as	O
of	O
mid-2014	O
used	O
Google	B-Application
Glass	I-Application
and	O
UAVs	O
to	O
track	O
various	O
animals	O
and	O
birds	O
in	O
the	O
jungle	O
,	O
which	O
may	O
be	O
the	O
first	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
by	O
a	O
non-profit	O
,	O
non-governmental	O
organization	O
(	O
NGO	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
International	O
Olympic	O
Committee	O
Young	O
Reporters	O
program	O
took	O
Google	B-Application
Glass	I-Application
to	O
the	O
Nanjing	O
2014	O
Youth	O
Olympic	O
Games	O
and	O
put	O
them	O
on	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
athletes	O
from	O
different	O
disciplines	O
to	O
explore	O
novel	O
point	O
of	O
view	O
filmmaking	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
visually	O
impaired	O
dancer	O
,	O
Benjamin	O
Yonattan	O
,	O
used	O
Google	B-Application
Glass	I-Application
to	O
overcome	O
his	O
chronic	O
vision	O
condition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
co-founder	O
,	O
Sergey	O
Brin	O
,	O
claims	O
that	O
Glass	O
could	O
be	O
seen	O
as	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
become	O
even	O
more	O
isolated	O
in	O
public	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
intent	O
was	O
quite	O
the	O
opposite	O
:	O
Brin	O
views	O
checking	O
social	O
media	O
as	O
a	O
constant	O
"	O
nervous	O
tic	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
why	O
Glass	O
can	O
notify	O
the	O
user	O
of	O
important	O
notifications	O
and	O
updates	O
and	O
does	O
not	O
obstruct	O
the	O
line	O
of	O
sight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
controversy	O
that	O
Google	B-Application
Glass	I-Application
would	O
cause	O
security	O
problems	O
and	O
violate	O
privacy	O
rights	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
Find	O
my	O
Face	O
"	O
feature	O
on	O
Google+	B-Application
functions	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
model	O
of	O
your	O
face	O
,	O
and	O
of	O
people	O
you	O
know	O
,	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
simplify	O
tagging	O
photos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2013	O
,	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
official	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
product	O
,	O
Stephen	O
Balaban	O
,	O
co-founder	O
of	O
software	O
company	O
Lambda	O
Labs	O
,	O
circumvented	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
facial	O
recognition	O
app	O
block	O
by	O
building	O
his	O
own	O
,	O
non-Google-approved	O
operating	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Balaban	O
then	O
installed	O
face-scanning	O
Glassware	B-Application
that	O
creates	O
a	O
summary	O
of	O
commonalities	O
shared	O
by	O
the	O
scanned	O
person	O
and	O
the	O
Glass	O
wearer	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
mutual	O
friends	O
and	O
interests	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
created	O
was	O
Winky	O
,	O
a	O
program	O
that	O
allows	O
a	O
Google	B-Application
Glass	I-Application
user	O
to	O
take	O
a	O
photo	O
with	O
a	O
wink	O
of	O
an	O
eye	O
,	O
while	O
Marc	O
Rogers	O
,	O
a	O
principal	O
security	O
researcher	O
at	O
Lookout	O
,	O
discovered	O
that	O
Glass	O
can	O
be	O
hijacked	O
if	O
a	O
user	O
could	O
be	O
tricked	O
into	O
taking	O
a	O
picture	O
of	O
a	O
malicious	O
QR	O
code	O
,	O
demonstrating	O
the	O
potential	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
weapon	O
in	O
cyberwarfare	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2013	O
,	O
a	O
Google+	B-Application
user	O
noticed	O
legal	O
issues	O
with	O
Glass	O
and	O
posted	O
in	O
the	O
Glass	O
Explorers	O
community	O
about	O
the	O
issues	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
device	O
may	O
be	O
illegal	O
to	O
use	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
current	O
legislation	O
in	O
Russia	O
and	O
Ukraine	O
,	O
which	O
prohibits	O
use	O
of	O
spy	O
gadgets	O
that	O
can	O
record	O
video	O
,	O
audio	O
or	O
take	O
photographs	O
in	O
an	O
inconspicuous	O
manner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
its	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
committee	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
stated	O
that	O
a	O
locking	O
system	O
for	O
the	O
device	O
is	O
in	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
also	O
reminded	O
users	O
that	O
Glass	O
can	O
be	O
remotely	O
reset	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
her	O
review	O
,	O
Goldstein	O
states	O
that	O
Google	B-Application
Glass	I-Application
does	O
not	O
accommodate	O
hearing	O
aids	O
and	O
is	O
not	O
suitable	O
for	O
people	O
who	O
cannot	O
understand	O
speech	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
facilities	O
have	O
banned	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
Glass	I-Application
before	O
its	O
release	O
to	O
the	O
general	O
public	O
,	O
citing	O
concerns	O
over	O
potential	O
privacy-violating	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
facilities	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Las	O
Vegas	O
casinos	O
,	O
banned	O
Google	B-Application
Glass	I-Application
,	O
citing	O
their	O
desire	O
to	O
comply	O
with	O
Nevada	O
state	O
law	O
and	O
common	O
gaming	O
regulations	O
that	O
ban	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
recording	O
devices	O
near	O
gambling	O
areas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
29	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
Motion	O
Picture	O
Association	O
of	O
America	O
and	O
the	O
National	O
Association	O
of	O
Theatre	O
Owners	O
announced	O
a	O
ban	O
on	O
wearable	B-Operating_System
technology	I-Operating_System
including	O
Google	B-Application
Glass	I-Application
,	O
placing	O
it	O
under	O
the	O
same	O
rules	O
as	O
mobile	O
phones	O
and	O
video	O
cameras	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
concerns	O
were	O
validated	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
optometry	O
advisor	O
Dr.	O
Eli	O
Peli	O
of	O
Harvard	O
,	O
though	O
he	O
later	O
partly	O
backtracked	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
controversy	O
that	O
ensued	O
from	O
his	O
remarks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Concerns	O
have	O
been	O
raised	O
by	O
cyber	O
forensics	O
experts	O
at	O
the	O
University	O
of	O
Massachusetts	O
who	O
have	O
developed	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
steal	O
smartphone	O
and	O
tablet	O
passwords	O
using	O
Google	B-Application
Glass	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
specialists	O
developed	O
a	O
software	O
program	O
that	O
uses	O
Google	B-Application
Glass	I-Application
to	O
track	O
finger	O
shadows	O
as	O
someone	O
types	O
in	O
their	O
password	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
31	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
reported	O
that	O
driving	O
while	O
wearing	O
Google	B-Application
Glass	I-Application
was	O
likely	O
to	O
be	O
banned	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
,	O
being	O
deemed	O
careless	O
driving	O
,	O
therefore	O
a	O
fixed	O
penalty	O
offense	O
,	O
following	O
a	O
decision	O
by	O
the	O
Department	O
for	O
Transport	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2013	O
,	O
a	O
driver	O
in	O
California	O
was	O
ticketed	O
for	O
"	O
driving	O
with	O
monitor	O
visible	O
to	O
driver	O
(	O
Google	B-Application
Glass	I-Application
)	O
"	O
after	O
being	O
pulled	O
over	O
for	O
speeding	O
by	O
a	O
San	O
Diego	O
Police	O
Department	O
officer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
driver	O
was	O
reportedly	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
be	O
fined	O
for	O
driving	O
while	O
wearing	O
a	O
Google	B-Application
Glass	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
judge	O
noted	O
that	O
"	O
Google	B-Application
Glass	I-Application
fell	O
under	O
'	O
the	O
purview	O
and	O
intent	O
 '	O
of	O
the	O
ban	O
on	O
driving	O
with	O
a	O
monitor	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
case	O
was	O
thrown	O
out	O
of	O
court	O
due	O
to	O
lack	O
of	O
proof	O
the	O
device	O
was	O
on	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2014	O
,	O
Sawyer	O
et	O
al.	O
,	O
from	O
the	O
University	O
of	O
Central	O
Florida	O
and	O
the	O
US	O
Air	O
Force	O
Research	O
Laboratory	O
,	O
published	O
the	O
results	O
of	O
comparative	O
study	O
in	O
a	O
driving	B-Application
simulator	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Subjects	O
were	O
asked	O
to	O
use	O
either	O
Google	B-Application
Glass	I-Application
or	O
a	O
smartphone-based	O
messaging	O
interface	O
and	O
were	O
then	O
interrupted	O
with	O
an	O
emergency	O
event	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2014	O
,	O
a	O
woman	O
wearing	O
Google	B-Application
Glass	I-Application
claimed	O
she	O
was	O
verbally	O
and	O
physically	O
assaulted	O
at	O
a	O
bar	O
in	O
San	O
Francisco	O
after	O
a	O
patron	O
confronted	O
her	O
while	O
she	O
was	O
showing	O
off	O
the	O
device	O
,	O
allegedly	O
leading	O
a	O
man	O
accompanying	O
her	O
to	O
physically	O
retaliate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Under	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Glass	O
terms	O
of	O
service	O
for	O
the	O
Glass	O
Explorer	O
pre-public	O
release	O
program	O
,	O
it	O
specifically	O
states	O
,	O
"	O
You	O
may	O
not	O
resell	O
,	O
loan	O
,	O
transfer	O
,	O
or	O
give	O
your	O
device	O
to	O
any	O
other	O
person	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
you	O
resell	O
,	O
loan	O
,	O
transfer	O
,	O
or	O
give	O
your	O
device	O
to	O
any	O
other	O
person	O
without	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
authorization	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
reserves	O
the	O
right	O
to	O
deactivate	O
the	O
device	O
,	O
and	O
neither	O
you	O
nor	O
the	O
unauthorized	O
person	O
using	O
the	O
device	O
will	O
be	O
entitled	O
to	O
any	O
refund	O
,	O
product	O
support	O
,	O
or	O
product	O
warranty.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Glass	O
Enterprise	O
Edition	O
improves	O
upon	O
previous	O
editions	O
with	O
the	O
following	O
specifications	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Glass	O
Enterprise	O
Edition	O
2	O
improves	O
upon	O
previous	O
editions	O
with	O
the	O
following	O
specifications	O
:	O
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