<s>
Smartglasses	B-General_Concept
or	O
smart	B-General_Concept
glasses	I-General_Concept
are	O
eye	O
or	O
head-worn	O
wearable	B-Operating_System
computers	I-Operating_System
that	O
offer	O
useful	O
capabilities	O
to	O
the	O
user	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
smartglasses	B-General_Concept
include	O
displays	O
that	O
add	O
information	O
alongside	O
or	O
to	O
what	O
the	O
wearer	O
sees	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alternatively	O
,	O
smartglasses	B-General_Concept
are	O
sometimes	O
defined	O
as	O
glasses	O
that	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
change	O
their	O
optical	O
properties	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
smart	O
sunglasses	O
that	O
are	O
programmed	O
to	O
change	O
tint	O
by	O
electronic	O
means	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
pair	O
of	O
smartglasses	B-General_Concept
can	O
be	O
considered	O
an	O
augmented	B-General_Concept
reality	I-General_Concept
device	O
if	O
it	O
performs	O
pose	B-Operating_System
tracking	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Superimposing	O
information	O
onto	O
a	O
field	O
of	O
view	O
is	O
achieved	O
through	O
an	O
optical	B-General_Concept
head-mounted	I-General_Concept
display	I-General_Concept
(	O
OHMD	O
)	O
or	O
embedded	B-Architecture
wireless	O
glasses	O
with	O
transparent	O
heads-up	B-Application
display	I-Application
(	O
HUD	B-Application
)	O
or	O
augmented	B-General_Concept
reality	I-General_Concept
(	O
AR	O
)	O
overlay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
early	O
models	O
can	O
perform	O
basic	O
tasks	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
serving	O
as	O
a	O
front	O
end	O
display	O
for	O
a	O
remote	O
system	O
,	O
as	O
in	O
the	O
case	O
of	O
smartglasses	B-General_Concept
utilizing	O
cellular	O
technology	O
or	O
Wi-Fi	O
,	O
modern	O
smart	B-General_Concept
glasses	I-General_Concept
are	O
effectively	O
wearable	B-Operating_System
computers	I-Operating_System
which	O
can	O
run	O
self-contained	O
mobile	B-Application
apps	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
are	O
handsfree	O
and	O
can	O
communicate	O
with	O
the	O
Internet	O
via	O
natural	B-Language
language	I-Language
voice	B-Application
commands	I-Application
,	O
while	O
others	O
use	O
touch	O
buttons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
other	O
computers	O
,	O
smartglasses	B-General_Concept
may	O
collect	O
information	O
from	O
internal	O
or	O
external	O
sensors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
may	O
support	O
wireless	O
technologies	O
like	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
,	O
Wi-Fi	O
,	O
and	O
GPS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
small	O
number	O
of	O
models	O
run	O
a	O
mobile	B-Operating_System
operating	I-Operating_System
system	I-Operating_System
and	O
function	O
as	O
portable	O
media	O
players	O
to	O
send	O
audio	O
and	O
video	O
files	O
to	O
the	O
user	O
via	O
a	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
or	O
WiFi	O
headset	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
smartglasses	B-General_Concept
models	O
also	O
feature	O
full	O
lifelogging	O
and	O
activity	B-Device
tracker	I-Device
capability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Smartglasses	B-General_Concept
devices	O
may	O
also	O
have	O
features	O
found	O
on	O
a	O
smartphone	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
have	O
activity	B-Device
tracker	I-Device
functionality	O
features	O
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
fitness	B-Device
tracker	I-Device
"	O
)	O
as	O
seen	O
in	O
some	O
GPS	O
watches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
other	O
lifelogging	O
and	O
activity	B-Device
tracking	I-Device
devices	O
,	O
the	O
GPS	O
tracking	O
unit	O
and	O
digital	O
camera	O
of	O
some	O
smartglasses	B-General_Concept
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
record	O
historical	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
some	O
smartglasses	B-General_Concept
models	O
manufactured	O
in	O
the	O
21st	O
century	O
are	O
completely	O
functional	O
as	O
standalone	O
products	O
,	O
most	O
manufacturers	O
recommend	O
or	O
even	O
require	O
that	O
consumers	O
purchase	O
mobile	O
phone	O
handsets	O
that	O
run	O
the	O
same	O
operating	O
system	O
so	O
that	O
the	O
two	O
devices	O
can	O
be	O
synchronized	O
for	O
additional	O
and	O
enhanced	O
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
smartglasses	B-General_Concept
can	O
work	O
as	O
an	O
extension	O
,	O
for	O
head-up	B-Application
display	I-Application
(	O
HUD	B-Application
)	O
or	O
remote	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
phone	O
and	O
alert	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
communication	O
data	O
such	O
as	O
calls	O
,	O
SMS	O
messages	O
,	O
emails	O
,	O
and	O
calendar	O
invites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Smart	B-General_Concept
glasses	I-General_Concept
could	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
body	B-Application
camera	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
Chinese	O
police	O
in	O
Zhengzhou	O
and	O
Beijing	O
were	O
using	O
smart	B-General_Concept
glasses	I-General_Concept
to	O
take	O
photos	O
which	O
are	O
compared	O
against	O
a	O
government	O
database	O
using	O
facial	O
recognition	O
to	O
identify	O
suspects	O
,	O
retrieve	O
an	O
address	O
,	O
and	O
track	O
people	O
moving	O
beyond	O
their	O
home	O
areas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
proofs	O
of	O
concept	O
for	O
Google	B-Application
Glasses	I-Application
have	O
been	O
proposed	O
in	O
healthcare	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2013	O
,	O
Lucien	O
Engelen	O
started	O
research	O
on	O
the	O
usability	O
and	O
impact	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
Glass	I-Application
in	O
health	O
care	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Text-to-speech	O
(	O
"	O
Take	O
a	O
Note	O
"	O
to	O
Evernote	B-Application
)	O
exhibited	O
a	O
correction	O
rate	O
of	O
60	O
percent	O
,	O
without	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
a	O
medical	O
thesaurus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
protocol	O
or	O
checklist	O
displayed	O
on	O
the	O
screen	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
Glass	I-Application
can	O
be	O
helpful	O
during	O
procedures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dr.	O
Phil	O
Haslam	O
and	O
Dr.	O
Sebastian	O
Mafeld	O
demonstrated	O
the	O
first	O
concept	O
for	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
the	O
manner	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
concept	O
of	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
June	O
2013	O
,	O
surgeon	O
Dr.	O
Rafael	O
Grossmann	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
person	O
to	O
integrate	O
Google	B-Application
Glass	I-Application
into	O
the	O
operating	O
theater	O
,	O
when	O
he	O
wore	O
the	O
device	O
during	O
a	O
PEG	O
(	O
percutaneous	O
endoscopic	O
gastrostomy	O
)	O
procedure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2013	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
Glass	I-Application
was	O
also	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
colleague	O
in	O
a	O
distant	O
part	O
of	O
Columbus	O
,	O
Ohio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
16	O
November	O
2013	O
,	O
in	O
Santiago	O
de	O
Chile	O
,	O
the	O
maxillofacial	O
team	O
led	O
by	O
Dr.gn	O
Antonio	O
Marino	O
conducted	O
the	O
first	O
orthognathic	O
surgery	O
assisted	O
with	O
Google	B-Application
Glass	I-Application
in	O
Latin	O
America	O
,	O
interacting	O
with	O
them	O
and	O
working	O
with	O
simultaneous	O
three-dimensional	O
navigation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2014	O
,	O
Indian	O
Orthopedic	O
Surgeon	O
Selene	O
G	O
.	O
Parekh	O
conducted	O
the	O
foot	O
and	O
ankle	O
surgery	O
using	O
Google	B-Application
Glass	I-Application
in	O
Jaipur	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
broadcast	O
live	O
on	O
Google	O
website	O
via	O
the	O
internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sharma	O
said	O
Google	B-Application
Glass	I-Application
allows	O
looking	O
at	O
an	O
X-Ray	O
or	O
MRI	O
without	O
taking	O
the	O
eye	O
off	O
of	O
the	O
patient	O
and	O
allows	O
a	O
doctor	O
to	O
communicate	O
with	O
a	O
patient	O
's	O
family	O
or	O
friends	O
during	O
a	O
procedure	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
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
Google	B-Application
Glass	I-Application
Breastfeeding	O
app	O
trial	O
,	O
allows	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
etc	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
or	O
call	O
a	O
lactation	O
consultant	O
via	O
a	O
secure	O
Google	O
Hangout	O
,	O
who	O
can	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>
Various	O
techniques	O
have	O
existed	O
for	O
see-through	B-Device
HMDs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mirror	O
technique	O
has	O
been	O
used	O
in	O
EyeTaps	B-General_Concept
,	O
by	O
Meta	O
in	O
their	O
Meta	O
1	O
,	O
by	O
Vuzix	B-Application
in	O
their	O
Star	O
1200	O
product	O
,	O
by	O
Olympus	O
,	O
and	O
by	O
Laster	O
Technologies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
techniques	O
include	O
diffraction	O
optics	O
,	O
holographic	B-Algorithm
optics	I-Algorithm
,	O
polarized	O
optics	O
,	O
reflective	O
optics	O
,	O
and	O
projection	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Nokia	O
technique	O
now	O
licensed	O
to	O
Vuzix	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Holographic	O
waveguide	O
–	O
3	O
holographic	B-Algorithm
optical	I-Algorithm
elements	I-Algorithm
(	O
HOE	O
)	O
sandwiched	O
together	O
(	O
RGB	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtual	B-General_Concept
retinal	I-General_Concept
display	I-General_Concept
(	O
VRD	O
)	O
–	O
Also	O
known	O
as	O
a	O
retinal	O
scan	O
display	O
(	O
RSD	O
)	O
or	O
retinal	B-General_Concept
projector	I-General_Concept
(	O
RP	O
)	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
display	O
technology	O
that	O
draws	O
a	O
raster	B-Algorithm
display	O
(	O
like	O
a	O
television	O
)	O
directly	O
onto	O
the	O
retina	O
of	O
the	O
eye	O
-	O
developed	O
by	O
MicroVision	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Technical	B-General_Concept
Illusions	I-General_Concept
castAR	B-General_Concept
uses	O
a	O
different	O
technique	O
with	O
clear	O
glass	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Head-mounted	B-General_Concept
displays	I-General_Concept
are	O
not	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
workstations	O
,	O
and	O
traditional	O
input	O
devices	O
such	O
as	O
keyboard	O
and	O
mouse	O
do	O
not	O
support	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
smartglasses	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Epiphany	B-Device
Eyewear	I-Device
–	O
smart	B-General_Concept
glasses	I-General_Concept
developed	O
by	O
Vergence	O
Labs	O
,	O
a	O
subsidiary	O
of	O
Snap	O
Inc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Epson	O
Moverio	O
BT-300/350	O
and	O
Moverio	O
Pro	O
BT-2000/2200	O
–	O
augmented	B-General_Concept
reality	I-General_Concept
smartglasses	B-General_Concept
by	O
Epson	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Everysight	O
Raptor	O
–	O
smart	B-General_Concept
glasses	I-General_Concept
for	O
cyclists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EyeTap	B-General_Concept
–	O
eye-mounted	O
camera	O
and	O
head-up	B-Application
display	I-Application
(	O
HUD	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ray-Ban	B-Device
Stories	I-Device
–	O
built	O
in	O
a	O
partnership	O
with	O
Facebook	B-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Golden-i	B-Device
Infinity	I-Device
–	O
a	O
wearable	O
smart	O
screen	O
for	O
Android	O
or	O
Win10	O
host	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-General_Concept
HoloLens	I-General_Concept
–	O
a	O
pair	O
of	O
mixed	O
reality	O
smart	B-General_Concept
glasses	I-General_Concept
with	O
high-definition	O
3D	O
optical	B-General_Concept
head-mounted	I-General_Concept
display	I-General_Concept
and	O
spatial	O
sound	O
developed	O
and	O
manufactured	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
Windows	B-General_Concept
Holographic	I-General_Concept
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SixthSense	B-General_Concept
–	O
wearable	O
AR	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spectacles	B-Algorithm
–	O
sunglasses	O
with	O
an	O
embedded	B-Architecture
wearable	B-Application
camera	I-Application
by	O
Snap	O
Inc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vuzix	B-Application
–	O
Augmented	B-General_Concept
reality	I-General_Concept
glasses	I-General_Concept
for	O
3D	O
gaming	O
,	O
manufacturing	O
training	O
,	O
and	O
military	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Airscouter	O
–	O
virtual	B-General_Concept
retinal	I-General_Concept
display	I-General_Concept
made	O
by	O
Brother	O
Industries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
Glass	I-Application
–	O
optical	B-General_Concept
head-mounted	I-General_Concept
display	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
Google	B-Application
Glass	I-Application
,	O
the	O
MR	O
System	O
is	O
aimed	O
for	O
professional	O
use	O
with	O
a	O
price	O
tag	O
for	O
the	O
headset	O
and	O
accompanying	O
system	O
is	O
$125	O
,	O
000	O
,	O
with	O
$	O
25,000	O
in	O
expected	O
annual	O
maintenance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
MWC	O
2013	O
,	O
the	O
Japanese	O
company	O
Brilliant	O
Service	O
introduced	O
the	O
Viking	O
OS	O
,	O
an	O
operating	O
system	O
for	O
HMD	O
's	O
which	O
was	O
written	O
in	O
Objective-C	B-Language
and	O
relies	O
on	O
gesture	B-General_Concept
control	I-General_Concept
as	O
a	O
primary	O
form	O
of	O
input	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
includes	O
a	O
facial	O
recognition	O
system	O
and	O
was	O
demonstrated	O
on	O
a	O
revamped	O
version	O
of	O
Vuzix	B-Application
STAR	O
1200XL	O
glasses	O
( $	O
4,999	O
)	O
which	O
combined	O
a	O
generic	O
RGB	O
camera	O
and	O
a	O
PMD	O
CamBoard	O
nano	O
depth	O
camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
Maker	O
Faire	O
2013	O
,	O
the	O
startup	O
company	O
Technical	B-General_Concept
Illusions	I-General_Concept
unveiled	O
CastAR	B-General_Concept
augmented	B-General_Concept
reality	I-General_Concept
glasses	I-General_Concept
which	O
are	O
well	O
equipped	O
for	O
an	O
AR	O
experience	O
:	O
infrared	O
LEDs	O
on	O
the	O
surface	O
detect	O
the	O
motion	O
of	O
an	O
interactive	O
infrared	O
wand	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
coils	O
at	O
its	O
base	O
are	O
used	O
to	O
detect	O
RFID	O
chip	O
loaded	O
objects	O
placed	O
on	O
top	O
of	O
it	O
;	O
it	O
uses	O
dual	O
projectors	O
at	O
a	O
frame	O
rate	O
of	O
120Hz	O
and	O
a	O
retro-reflective	O
screen	O
providing	O
a	O
3D	O
image	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
seen	O
from	O
all	O
directions	O
by	O
the	O
user	O
;	O
a	O
camera	O
sitting	O
on	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
prototype	O
glasses	O
is	O
incorporated	O
for	O
position	O
detection	O
,	O
thus	O
the	O
virtual	O
image	O
changes	O
accordingly	O
as	O
a	O
user	O
walks	O
around	O
the	O
CastAR	B-General_Concept
surface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
D11	O
Conference	O
2013	O
,	O
the	O
startup	O
company	O
Atheer	O
Labs	O
unveiled	O
its	O
3D	B-General_Concept
augmented	I-General_Concept
reality	I-General_Concept
glasses	O
prototype	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
prototype	O
includes	O
binocular	O
lens	O
,	O
3D	O
images	O
support	O
,	O
a	O
rechargeable	O
battery	O
,	O
WiFi	O
,	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
4.0	O
,	O
accelerometer	O
,	O
gyro	O
and	O
an	O
IR	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
User	O
can	O
interact	O
with	O
the	O
device	O
by	O
voice	B-Application
commands	I-Application
and	O
the	O
mounted	O
camera	O
allows	O
the	O
users	O
to	O
interact	O
naturally	O
with	O
the	O
device	O
with	O
gestures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Orlando	O
Magic	O
,	O
Indiana	O
Pacers	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
NBA	B-Application
teams	O
used	O
Google	B-Application
Glass	I-Application
on	O
the	O
CrowdOptic	B-General_Concept
platform	O
to	O
enhance	O
the	O
in-game	O
experience	O
for	O
fans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rhode	O
Island	O
Hospital	O
's	O
Emergency	O
Department	O
became	O
the	O
first	O
emergency	O
department	O
to	O
experiment	O
with	O
Google	B-Application
Glass	I-Application
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Intel	O
announces	O
Vaunt	O
,	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
smart	B-General_Concept
glasses	I-General_Concept
that	O
are	O
designed	O
to	O
appear	O
like	O
conventional	O
glasses	O
and	O
are	O
display-only	O
,	O
using	O
retinal	B-General_Concept
projection	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Facebook	B-Application
Reality	I-Application
Labs	I-Application
and	O
Ray-Ban	O
announced	O
a	O
collaboration	O
project	O
called	O
Ray-Ban	B-Device
Stories	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
previous	O
smart	B-General_Concept
glasses	I-General_Concept
by	O
other	O
companies	O
,	O
Ray-Ban	B-Device
Stories	I-Device
have	O
no	O
HUD	B-Application
or	O
AR	O
display	O
but	O
have	O
integrated	O
cameras	O
,	O
speakers	O
,	O
and	O
microphones	O
running	O
through	O
a	O
Qualcomm	B-Architecture
Snapdragon	I-Architecture
processor	O
and	O
connect	O
via	O
bluetooth	B-Protocol
to	O
integrate	O
with	O
Facebook	B-Application
on	O
your	O
phone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Analytics	O
company	O
IHS	O
has	O
estimated	O
that	O
the	O
shipments	O
of	O
smart	B-General_Concept
glasses	I-General_Concept
may	O
rise	O
from	O
just	O
50,000	O
units	O
in	O
2012	O
to	O
as	O
high	O
as	O
6.6	O
million	O
units	O
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
a	O
survey	O
of	O
more	O
than	O
4,600	O
U.S.	O
adults	O
conducted	O
by	O
Forrester	O
Research	O
,	O
around	O
12	O
percent	O
of	O
respondents	O
are	O
willing	O
to	O
wear	O
Google	B-Application
Glass	I-Application
or	O
other	O
similar	O
devices	O
if	O
it	O
offers	O
a	O
service	O
that	O
piques	O
their	O
interest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Business	O
Insider	O
's	O
BI	O
Intelligence	O
expects	O
an	O
annual	O
sales	O
of	O
21	O
million	O
Google	B-Application
Glass	I-Application
units	O
by	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samsung	O
and	O
Microsoft	O
are	O
expected	O
to	O
develop	O
their	O
own	O
version	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
Glass	I-Application
within	O
six	O
months	O
with	O
a	O
price	O
range	O
of	O
$200	O
to	O
$500	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
source	O
says	O
Microsoft	O
is	O
negotiating	O
with	O
Vuzix	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2013	O
,	O
APX	O
Labs	O
founder	O
and	O
CEO	O
Brian	O
Ballard	O
stated	O
that	O
he	O
knows	O
of	O
25	O
to	O
30	O
hardware	O
companies	O
which	O
are	O
working	O
on	O
their	O
own	O
versions	O
of	O
smartglasses	B-General_Concept
,	O
some	O
of	O
which	O
APX	O
is	O
working	O
with	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2012	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
Glass	I-Application
received	O
recognition	O
by	O
Time	O
Magazine	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
Inventions	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
2012	O
"	O
,	O
alongside	O
inventions	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Curiosity	O
Rover	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
visit	O
to	O
the	O
University	O
of	O
Cambridge	O
by	O
Google	O
's	O
chairman	O
Eric	O
Schmidt	O
in	O
February	O
2013	O
,	O
Wolfson	O
College	O
professor	O
John	O
Naughton	O
praised	O
the	O
Google	B-Application
Glass	I-Application
and	O
compared	O
it	O
with	O
the	O
achievements	O
of	O
hardware	O
and	O
networking	O
pioneer	O
Douglas	O
Engelbart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lisa	O
A	O
.	O
Goldstein	O
,	O
a	O
freelance	O
journalist	O
,	O
published	O
a	O
review	O
on	O
6	O
August	O
2013	O
,	O
which	O
stated	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>
In	O
December	O
2013	O
,	O
David	O
Datuna	O
became	O
the	O
first	O
artist	O
to	O
incorporate	O
Google	B-Application
Glass	I-Application
into	O
a	O
contemporary	O
work	O
of	O
art	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
1500	O
people	O
used	O
Google	B-Application
Glass	I-Application
to	O
experience	O
Datuna	O
's	O
American	O
flag	O
from	O
his	O
"	O
Viewpoint	O
of	O
Billions	O
"	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
negative	O
public	O
reaction	O
,	O
the	O
retail	O
availability	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
Glass	I-Application
ended	O
in	O
January	O
2015	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
company	O
moved	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
business	O
customers	O
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
EyeTap	B-General_Concept
's	O
functionality	O
and	O
minimalist	O
appearance	O
have	O
been	O
compared	O
to	O
Steve	O
Mann	O
's	O
EyeTap	B-General_Concept
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Glass	O
"	O
or	O
"	O
Digital	O
Eye	O
Glass	O
"	O
,	O
although	O
Google	B-Application
Glass	I-Application
is	O
a	O
"	O
Generation-1	O
Glass	O
"	O
compared	O
to	O
EyeTap	B-General_Concept
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
"	O
Generation-4	O
Glass	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
controversy	O
that	O
Google	B-Application
Glass	I-Application
would	O
violate	O
privacy	O
rights	O
due	O
to	O
security	O
problems	O
and	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
Michael	O
DiGiovanni	O
created	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
</s>
<s>
Other	O
concerns	O
have	O
been	O
raised	O
regarding	O
legality	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
Glass	I-Application
in	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
countries	O
,	O
particularly	O
in	O
Russia	O
,	O
Ukraine	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
post-USSR	O
countries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2013	O
,	O
a	O
Google+	O
user	O
noticed	O
legal	O
issues	O
with	O
Google	B-Application
Glass	I-Application
and	O
posted	O
in	O
the	O
Google	B-Application
Glass	I-Application
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>
Concerns	O
were	O
also	O
raised	O
in	O
regard	O
to	O
the	O
privacy	O
and	O
security	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
Glass	I-Application
users	O
in	O
the	O
event	O
that	O
the	O
device	O
is	O
stolen	O
or	O
lost	O
,	O
an	O
issue	O
that	O
was	O
raised	O
by	O
a	O
US	O
congressional	O
committee	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
its	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
governmental	O
committee	O
,	O
Google	O
stated	O
in	O
early	O
July	O
that	O
is	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
locking	O
system	O
and	O
raising	O
awareness	O
of	O
the	O
ability	O
of	O
users	O
to	O
remotely	O
reset	O
Google	B-Application
Glass	I-Application
from	O
the	O
web	O
interface	O
in	O
the	O
event	O
of	O
loss	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
which	O
ban	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
recording	O
devices	O
near	O
gambling	O
areas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
31	O
July	O
2013	O
it	O
was	O
reported	O
that	O
driving	O
while	O
wearing	O
Google	B-Application
Glass	I-Application
is	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
the	O
U.S.	O
,	O
West	O
Virginia	O
state	O
representative	O
Gary	O
G	O
.	O
Howell	O
introduced	O
an	O
amendment	O
in	O
March	O
2013	O
to	O
the	O
state	O
's	O
law	O
against	O
texting	O
while	O
driving	O
that	O
would	O
include	O
bans	O
against	O
"	O
using	O
a	O
wearable	B-Operating_System
computer	I-Operating_System
with	O
head	O
mounted	O
display.	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
ticketed	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>
Today	O
most	O
AR	O
devices	O
look	O
bulky	O
,	O
and	O
applications	O
such	O
as	O
navigation	O
,	O
a	O
real-time	O
tourist	O
guide	O
,	O
and	O
recording	O
,	O
can	O
drain	O
smart	B-General_Concept
glasses	I-General_Concept
 '	O
batteries	O
in	O
about	O
1	O
–	O
4	O
hours	O
.	O
</s>
