Two new Christmas photo effects for the Auto Awesome Google+

Just in time for the Christmas holidays, here come two new filters from Google for the function Awesome Car of the Google+ social network and can also be used by Android smartphones. Awesome car allows you to edit your photos, add various effects to your photos are that video. 

The two new filters, allow you to add a nice effect "snow" to the photos for the first, while the second makes all the lights twinkling, giving the feeling that radiate as if we were watching the live image, perfect to use if we wanted to enrich the click of a Christmas tree or a tree lit and festively decorated.

Both effects are not limited to the Christmas season, but will always be available, but I could not choose a better time to introduce them. And you'll use the Auto Awesome to embellish your Christmas pictures?

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Google Nexus 5 for all but not for LG, which he wanted to, call Nexus G [Inquisitiveness]

Although we have learned to identify the latest products in the Nexus range through a number, it must be remembered also that in the past Nexus S and Galaxy Nexus (both made ​​by Samsung) have been an exception, containing a reference to the line of smartphones Korean manufacturer: first with the letter S and then with the use of the Galaxy brand.

Starting from this premise are interesting rumors on the current Nexus 5, who also wanted to sell LG as the Google Nexus G, clearly inspired by the line device of the Korean manufacturer, after the renewal of the brand and the introduction of the letter G on all the latest products (LG G2, LG G Pad).

Google would obviously rejected the idea, and one of the most plausible reasons, there might just be the marketing of the Motorola Moto G version of Google Edition, too similar in name to the hypothetical Nexus G.

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Google is preparing a renewal of hardware for the current version of Glass

The current version of the Google Glass known to date will be improved in the hardware specifications before arrival in the sales channels. This is confirmed by the development team through its Google+ page, as well as announcing the new version will soon be available for all participants in the Explorer program.

The restyling of the hypothetical Google Glass 2.0 will adopt lighter lines, will be included support for prescription lenses and finally mount an ear-bud with mono audio output to improve the output audio in noisy environments (one of the major flaws of the current version).

No mention unfortunately regarding the battery life but at least in the coming weeks the program Glass Explorer allow you to invite up to 3 friends thus extending the tests and user feedback in order to obtain an even better product before the official launch.

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In the future Google Glass could support the hand gestures

A to talk once again of Google Glass, wearable computing and related technologies today is a Google patent on a feature for the detection of hand gestures through camera. From here you imagine this technology as a new way to communicate with Glass is a short step, though things might be a bit 'more complicated than that.

The software to identify gestures should be based on the same principle of any recognition software, video, and therefore be able to distinguish at least the 'forms' predetermined. The example of the heart shown in the patent makes the idea and might suggest an input that refers for example to a like on a social network. That this may derive from a real recognition of gestures is a desirable development, but difficult to see that in the short term.

The patent in question was originally filed in June 2011, and considering the character assumed by the Google Glass seems unlikely now entering a new mode of input beyond voice input, swipe bar and head movements. On the other hand, assuming a redesign of the device in view of its actual commercial launch, the final version of the Glass may differ significantly from the one dedicated to the Explorers program. Unless immediate future, however, there is certainly to be expected that the wearable computing will evolve in this direction and that the hand gestures soon become part of the user interface-terminus.

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In the history of the 14 most innovative giant electronic equipment

August 11 foreign media news reported, along with every new smart phone, computer and chip launch, we are from the future life is getting closer. Ubiquitous high-speed wireless network? With LTE technology, has been far from that goal. Automatic driving a car? Google is developing. Automatically synchronize with your smartphone device? Say not that Nest?

Here are 14 models that we think will lead humanity into the future of products:

1.Kinect

Kinect for Xbox sales potential quickly became the best Xbox 360 devices. It is not without reason. Since then, people bid farewell to handle playing electronic games with the times. Like Microsoft's advertising slogan said, the world is up to you to control (you are the controller). Now not only support Kinect gesture input, also supports voice input.

Innovation: Kinect is just the beginning. Imagine your TV or game consoles are applied like the Kinect technology, home entertainment will be other immersive. Remote control device era gone. Like "Back to the Future II" a line, "You mean you have to hand? Too juvenile it."

2 Walkman

Walkman is a first mainstream electronic devices. 1979 (or 1980) after the release, people used to go, music and where, even in the movement is no exception.

Innovation: iPod 30 years before the birth, Walkman had people in the car listening to music outdoors.

3.MakerBot Replicator3D printer

In the movie "Star Trek", replicator this machine can produce subatomic particles are arranged almost everything - food, clothes, and even other machines. MakerBot Replicator will like the movie earlier version of this machine.

Innovation: although make bricks without straw, the current form of 3D printing technology, but for the future of the world presents us with an interesting scene. Since the completion of his own at home can begin an auto parts, why helplessly wait several weeks for it to do?

Over the past involving pirated music and video commercials said, "you are not going to steal a car, right?" So, you will download a car design and print out the practice of car How should a conclusion it? This can only be from the future to find the answer.

4 Google Glasses

Although the concept has been in head-mounted display science fiction fanatics and futurists rooted in the minds of several decades, Google is the first glasses to capture the public eye, affecting nerve genuine public wearable devices.

Innovations: Google glasses such as wearable computers can be changed from the myriad aspects of our lives. News is not the same, the concert is not the same, even porn will bring a different feel.

5.iPhone

IPhone first appeared, the first of its kind smartphone from opening. Since then noticed any changes occurred yet?

Innovation: iPhone equipped with very sensitive touch screen, a special media player, handheld high-speed internet (Wi-Fi, because no launch 3G) and attractive designs for today's smart phones set the standard.

6.Nest thermostat

Who knows people will as a new thermostat and crazy too? Nest thermostat came out a few years ago, people are really crazy. Nest soon be called the first "Apple Level (Apple-fied)" household equipment. This is not difficult to understand. Nest is a smart device, you can adjust the indoor temperature according to their habits. It can record when you go out, when to sleep. And design is very beautiful.

Innovation: This is to create a truly networked home has taken an important step, the device will provide you think of everything. Imagine if all of your appliances are as smart and Nest, it is not only convenient, but also saves you a lot of electricity.

7 Google automatic driving cars

In autonomous vehicles this product, Google mixed. However, Google still insist the project, Google X Labs geniuses are constantly improving driverless car products to overcome the difficulties. There are even rumors that Google plans to produce their own cars.

Innovations: Once autonomous vehicles to be perfect, the benefits are enormous. This will eliminate drunk driving, fatigue driving or driver error caused by security problems.

8.iPad

Before the advent of the iPad tablet computer already exists. But how many people will actually buy it?

Innovations: Like the iPhone, iPad terms of appearance or function, are each tablet set the standard.

9 TV box

If you want a networked TV, you have N number of options: Google's Chromecast, Apple TV, Roku there are a lot of these big names such as Samsung or Sony manufacturers of "smart TV."

Smart TV allows you to watch streaming video, such as Netflix, Hulu, HBO Go, Amazon Instant and YouTube.

Innovations: With Smart TV, we are from an arbitrary demand content on the Web in the world is getting closer.

10 SSD

If you have a MacBook Air or Intel's ultra-extreme, you may have noticed that starts up faster than other notebooks. This is attributed to SSDs. SSDs are flash-based storage solutions, faster than traditional hard drives.

Drawback is that SSDs currently very expensive, the cheapest of several memory is only between 128GB to 256GB. If you want to store a lot of movies and music, the storage space is not enough.

Innovation: Once the price drops, SSDs will replace traditional hard disk drives, computer faster.

11 Cloud Computing

Over the past few years, "cloud" the word silently into our everyday technology parlance. Apple is no exception to online storage service named "iCloud". But the cloud, what is it? Simply put, it is a way to store all your files, photos and music the way through the Web on a remote server. Excellent cloud services, including Dropbox, Google Drive and Box.net, etc., become a virtual desktop folder, allowing you to access these files from anywhere.

Innovation: As the Internet faster, lighter and cheaper devices, cloud storage has become the best way to backup files. Cloud storage also saves a computer, tablet or smartphone valuable space.

12 Voice Control

Siri is not a true artificial intelligence technology, but it and similar services such as Google Now uses very large. It looks like we distance "Iron Man" in the JARVIS not far away.

Innovation: Siri and other similar applications are just the beginning. They have the ability to learn, you can continue to improve. The majority of people imagine that one day you will have a similar voice assistant Siri function.

13.LTE

LTE (Long Term Evolution) is a wireless technology, capable of broadband speeds on mobile devices to transfer data. With the large carriers expanding LTE overlay network, most urban areas just a matter of LTE coverage.

Innovations: One day, when we recall that in order to use high-speed wireless Internet and go to rub Wi-Fi cafe the day. As mobile phones and tablet computers LTE chip, we finally can understand the feelings of the mobile network at any time up. LTE is presently not a beautiful clarification; however it's a step within the right direction.

14 collapsible display

Foldable touchscreen display may sound like science fiction things, but they do real. In fact, LG has completed a large-scale production of collapsible display the basic work.

Innovations: You may think foldable display is the gimmick will never become a reality, just as people once thought impossible to achieve the same touch screen. Imagine being able to your smart phone or tablet volume up and put it inside a pocket or bag. Also thin you think your iPhone?

PWRGlass: an inspiration to triple the battery of Google Glass

Really interesting idea developed by  www.pwrglass.com  that has created a practical and comfortable strap for glasses that can extend the battery of Google Glass 3-fold thanks to a 2000mAh battery integrated in the holder. Found a very simple and pleasing design that could be easily implemented and that is a candidate as one of the most successful concept of realistic accessory to date.

Waiting to see the Google Glass marketed in their final form, we can only hope for similar accessories becoming increasingly popular and with the ability to expand not only the battery but also maybe the memory as suggested by the same pwrglass.

Android 4.3 Jelly Bean Official here all in one news

Yesterday Hugo Barra has just officially unveiled the new Nexus 7, first device to be marketed directly with Android 4.3 Jelly Bean , expected distribution that brings with it many new features that we will deepen in the course of this article. The great news is that the update will be available from today for all the latest components of the gama Nexus, Galaxy Nexus and Nexus 4 smartphone from up to Nexus 10 and Nexus 7 first generation .

What's new in Android 4.3 are numerous and as anticipated promise to bring the experience to a higher level of use of Jelly Bean. Let's see in detail what are the points of interest on which Google has decided to work.

System faster and smoother

Progress Software are manifold, Android 4.3 has  vsync timing ,  triple buffering, latency time of the touch reduced  CPU input boost  acceleration and  2D hardware , the latter able to take advantage of the GPU and manage multithreading between the different Core. The best graphics performance are also due to library support  OpenGL ES 3.0 , hardware-accelerated effects and visuals never seen until now.

Bluetooth Smart Ready

With Android 4.3 you will have full support for Bluetooth Smart Ready , with new APIs available to developers which will allow you to connect to many mobile devices, interacting with them in a completely different way. Support for this new 'platform' is already in place on the new Nexus 7 and Nexus 4, as well as many other Android devices that will soon hit the market.

The new standard also adds support for  Bluetooth AVRCP 1.3 , a new protocol through which the App will be able to interact better streaming and other similar operations.

Profiles Reserved

With the new distribution Jelly Bean has been further improved its multi-user capability dedicated to the tablet , as in the past it is possible to manage different profiles on the same device, but with a level of privacy and separation even stronger . Nexus 7, Nexus 10 and the next device that will integrate Android 4.3 may be used by different users, having the utmost discretion: in fact enjoy every account of their home screens, widgets, and local storage settings .

It will be impossible to access the administrator profile from others specifically created a physical separation that many will appreciate. Obviously, the administrator can also disable the operation of certain applications on the other profiles, limiting the use according to the needs.

Sensors and Wi-Fi

Google Play Services provides  advanced location API that can be used in applications that require geo-referencing. With Android 4.3 these APIs have been further improved, taking advantage of the hardware with respect to energy consumption: Wi-Fi-only scan is such a new mode by which you can improve the geolocation of the device to a network without being physically via Wi-Fi, with a substantial saving of resources. This functionality is not dependent on the hardware, it is a software that is part of Android 4.3 .

Among the new sensors have supported the  game rotation vector , to better manage the rotation of the device without having to worry about interference (primarily useful for development). Among the new we also  gyroscope sRGB  and  un-calibrated magnetometer , both available on the new Nexus and Nexus 7 4.

With the new version of Android is now possible to connect to   access point with  WPA2 enterprise . Developers can then use for their own App stricter standards and new APIs to support the  Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) and  Encapsulated EAP (Phase 2).

GPU

Developers will have an easier time with Android 4.3, with the ability to easily analyze the performance of App Through the function  Profile GPU rendering so you can view the actual frame rate applications, during their execution, a kind of overlay on- screen that makes it easy and immediate. Each color corresponds to the input and responses of the software, with a green bar that marks the ideal of 60ms.

These are the main changes in the new Google distribution, in the coming hours we will definitely able to test directly the progress using Android 4.3 and all the new features.

Google Maps the new version 7.0 now available, here's all the news | Downloads

Presented during the last Google I / O 2013 , the new version of Google Maps 7.0 has finally arrived in the Play Store, not for everyone as the rollout will be distributed by region and initially compatible to Android 4.0.3 or higher, but soon, it will come for everyone. Then we go to see all the new features introduced by Google.

The new layout opened via the web interface also finally embraces the application, completely adapted for tablets and smartphones by introducing only a small search bar floating on the entire portion of the map, so try to make it clean and essential visual, improving contrasts with the addition of different colors and making navigation more pleasant to see.

Present the customized searches tailored according to the type of places and precious spots, paths highlighted with the addition of the means of transport to choose from to reach the destination and modifiable with a simple tap, real-time information on traffic in the event of an accident offers alternative routes, time comparison inevitable destination and more detailed pictures thanks to deeper integration with Google Earth and Google Street View .

The icing on the cake the new " Explore "that allows you to freely navigate within the map and discover places initially selected by the user as restaurants, bars, hotels or shops planning a travel itinerary according to our needs, even for this Google has implemented a dedicated interface.

As also indicated in the official changelog , the update will be progressively implemented by Android 4.0.3 or higher over the next few weeks, all previous versions are not currently provided more precise information on the release.

• This update will be gradually introduced for users of Android 4.0.3 or higher over the next few weeks. Users with Android versions lower than 4.0.3 http://goo.gl/5AMJS will have to visit to find out more about the compatible version of Google Maps.
• New design for tablets as well as android smartphones.
• Improved navigation, traffic updates in real time, report incidents, and new algorithm for dynamic route recalculation.
• Explore function: A new way to browse and discover popular places such as local to eat, drink, shop, have fun and stay overnight.

Name: Maps Developer: Google Inc. Price: Free install it and enjoy it.

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Google Glass: arrival in a store dedicated, audio player and more security

We are confident that when they come on the market the Google Glass can boast a large number of applications, an optimal management of the UI and an ecosystem already started and running. The program seems to run Explorer and beyond mere advertising and marketing appearances with a little 'everywhere, developers are actually carrying out concrete platform. If applications do not yet there are thousands, Google is still planning to build a real store dedicated to Glass. In reality it is more likely to think of a section of the Play Store dedicated to this device and to a package of API dedicated and exclusive for the development of specific app.

According to the information that emerged, however, the store could be called Boutique and have its own unique identity.

Continuing in the vein of Glass, the latest update seems to hide small details that partakes in an integrated audio player that can handle music files directly from the glasses and so far away, that might come in the near future. Google also studying a system would be to increase the security of the glasses making a screen freezes or however a protection system. All this to allow you to use the Glass only real owner and not to strangers.

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New update XE7 for the Google Glass: many new features including a full web browser and integrated!

With the beginning of each month, Google has become accustomed to the release of a new firmware update for the Google Glass and promptly was released the new update XE7 that not only further improves handling and responsiveness of the interface but also introduces a real its full web browser and integrated into the system.

In this way we will have the ability to navigate and view web pages like in a real browser, whereas previously, users could only initiate a search based on the results of Google without any possibility of navigation. The operation of the browser uses a combination of gestures along with the gyroscope Glass, running his fingers from top to bottom and vice will perform one vertical page scroll with two fingers we can apply a zoom on the contents of the page and with a simple tap will perform an automatic zoom at the center of the page.

But the new firmware still hides a few surprises as Google has also further enhanced voice commands introducing new ones:

• Ok, Glass. Read aloud - Ok Glass, read aloud.
• Ok, Glass. Answer call - Ok Glass, Answer the call.
• Ok, Glass. Share with so-and-so - Ok Glass, Share with

We conclude with another important step forward for the use of Glass, Google has finally lifted the limit of 10 contacts to make calls or send SMS messages, a heavy limitation which has now been removed to allow you to import all your contacts.

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Google will remove all the websites that make money from Blogger to adult content!

Google has sent an email to users of Blogger alerting them that their site will be removed at the end of the month if you do not delete all the ads and links to external sites that host adult content. From 30 June next several blog may close its doors.

The current content policies allow users to post pictures for adults, videos of nudity and sexual activity, provided that their blog is categorized appropriately in the settings panel. Google, however, does not allow users to make money by adult content with advertisements or links that re-direct to commercial porn sites.

The email sent to administrators listed in Blogger says that the policy of the contents are going to be updated on June 30, 2013. The conception is very sharp: it's "strictly forbidden" legitimize through adult content. After June 30, 2013, must comply with this policy and will be removed blogs that display advertisements for adult websites.

It is unclear whether a blog that simply offers adult content share the same fate . The current policy of the content also fails to define the concept of "adult content". Images that contain nudity or sexual activities are listed only as an example, creating a bit 'of ambiguity about what blogs are in danger.

Waiting any further clarification from Google, here is the content of the email sent to users:

GOOGLE has officially Project Loon, access to the internet via balloons

Today Google has officially Project Loon, experimental technology to access the internet through the balloons . 

A project of the reach and the revolutionary potential: the idea of an O-ring balloons , flying around the world taking advantage of the stratospheric winds, are able to provide reliable access to the internet and convenient in rural, remote and underserved of the Earth, or be of assistance after natural disasters that have hit the communications infrastructure.

There are many factors that the surface of the earth constitute an obstacle to the internet in addition to that cost. Today, for example, in the majority of countries in the Southern Hemisphere the cost of a connection to the internet is higher than a person gains in a month. So today Google has access to the internet via balloons.

We think it is actually possible to build a ring of balloons flying around the globe taking advantage of the stratospheric winds and provide internet access to the territories below. We're really just getting started, but we have built a system that uses balloons blown by the wind to a height twice that used by commercial aircraft, to provide internet access to the ground at a speed similar to that of existing 3G networks, or even faster.
So we hope that the balloons can become an option for connecting rural areas, remote or under-served areas and to help make communications possible in the event of natural disasters. The idea may seem a bit 'crazy - this is one of the reasons we called the project Loon  - but the scientific foundations are solid.
The balloons, with their natural elegance, present some challenges. Many projects have examined the possibility of using high altitude platforms to provide internet access in the fixed areas of the ground, but try to stay still in one place requires a very expensive and complex. For this reason, the idea that we have pursued plans to leave the balloons to float in the winds. All we had to do was figure out how to control their movement in the sky. Now we have found a way to accomplish this, using only the wind and solar energy: we can move the balls up and down to take the wind currents in which we want traveling. This solution led us to a new problem: how to manage a fleet of balloons that sail around the world so that each ball is in the area where we want sail right time. We are solving this problem with some complex algorithms and a lot of computing power.
At this point we need a little 'help: This experiment will require much more than just our team. This week we launched a pilot project in the Canterbury region in New Zealand with 50 'experimenters' who will try to connect to our balloons. This is the first time that we have launched so many balls (in fact, 30 this week) and we are trying to connect so many receivers on the ground, we will learn much to improve our technology and the design of our balloons.
In the future we would like to create pilot projects in other countries that are at the same latitude of New Zealand.

 We also want to find partners for the next phase of our project, we look forward to receiving feedback and ideas from people who have been working for well longer than we have on the immense problem of providing Internet access in rural and remote areas . Imagine that one day you can use your mobile phone with your service provider to connect the balloons and have the connection in areas where there's just today.

This technology is still at a highly experimental and there is still a long way to go but it is certainly interesting and promising. We can monitor the progress of Project Loon following the Google+ page .

Google intends to improve the security of Face Unlock on Android

New patents have emerged recently that Google would see committed to improving the security of unlocking by face on Android. The Face Unlock has been introduced fairly recently with the distribution Ice Cream Sandwich and allows you to unlock your phone or tablet, using the front camera will recognize our face and unlock the device. The system, however, has now shown some gaps and to gain access to the smartphone was enough even for a photo.

Samsung and Google have also created through the management wink to increase security so that in addition to face recognition, there must also be a physical action. The "trick" seems to work better but still a lot can be done. According to these patents, dating back to June 2012, but published only now, Google is working on algorithms for advanced recognition able to receive, in addition to particular actions, even wrinkles, movements of the lashes, tongue and other facial expressions that could further improve the safety This release system.

We'll see if these patents will become reality soon, or if, like many others, will be destined to remain on paper.

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Google will begin selling the HTC One with the stock Android

Google plans to start selling a special version of the smartphone HTC One, which will be installed unmodified firmware Android 4.2.2. The operating system will not include changes Implemented by the Taiwanese company for the original version of the HTC One, released about a month ago.

As told to Google, HTC One model for stock Android will work on the basis of the same OS as the smartphone Google Nexus. With the exception of the software platform HTC One will not differ from the normal pattern. In this case, all of the software to improve the camera and the sound that has made HTC, this smartphone will be available.

Sales of HTC One Nexus User Experience in the United States will begin on June 26 for $ 599. Then start selling Samsung Galaxy S4 and the same drain Android for $ 649. All updates to the operating system on these devices will be downloaded directly from the Server of Google.

New versions of smart phones will be sold independently from the mobile operators, that is, without a binding contract, says Google. Special versions Galaxy S4 and One are designed for people who do not like the changes in Android, HTC introduced and Samsung.

Despite the release of Galaxy S4 and HTC One with the original version of Android, Google will not close the program Nexus. According to the head unit Android Sundar Pichai, the idea of ​​Nexus line of smartphones is not only in the development of software, but also hardware platforms.

Android touches the 900 million devices activated and 48 billion apps installed!

Live directly from Google I / O 2013 come the latest issues relating to the Android platform, Google's system share touches 900 million devices activated around the world with the aim of covering more than ambitious further emerging markets and areas where the presence of the platform does not yet established in a widespread manner.

Numbers also important for the Google Play Store, there are as many 48 billion applications installed with only 2.5 billion of these installed in the past two months.

Google has shown how to use glasses Google Glass

Google Glass Project attracts a lot of attention. And for good reason - if successful, this new device has to offer to the public a completely new way of interacting with the Internet and the people around by making computing electronics even more personal and accessible.

 

Of course, most people interested in issues of technical specifications, prices, availability of applications and possibilities of augmented reality glasses. According to the description in Google Glass has two control interface - voice and tactile. When a user is more convenient to use the second, it is enough to just touch the sensor area near the bow. She takes finger movement.

Touching the surface includes a tiny transparent display near the right eye - the virtual screen glasses. Gestures swipe left or right to switch between the main sections of the interface presented in the form of "cards" Letters Gmail, news, weather, route, and others. Go to the menu can be a single touch "touchpad".

 

Points Google will completely new level of interaction between human and electronic devices when requested by the outcome or hint will pop up almost instantly to the eyes. This is especially important given the use of the voice interface Google Glass.

Users will be able to buy Google Glass in about a year - the first test limited edition is designed primarily for developers. Field testing of the device conducted among developers, will help the company develop a set of rules with which the buyer will have to accept Google Glass.

Google Glass glasses will go on sale only a year

Chairman of the Board of Directors of Google, Eric Schmidt said that the consumer version of Google Glass glasses will not until 2014. First it was thought that the device will go on sale in autumn 2013. However, according to a top-manager of Google, in the next few months, the company will only collect information from the developers with access to the product.

Schmidt said in an interview that has yet to take a year before augmented reality glasses will be able to appear before the general public is fully prepared. He said that on the basis of information received from the developers of Google will make the necessary adjustments to the project. In addition, Schmidt raised the issue of privacy in the light of the use of the device. According to him, the company has developed a new social etiquette.

"It is wrong to use glasses in situations where you can not record video - he said. - Do companies such as Google, there is a huge responsibility for the security of information, but the user should be responsible and understanding of their actions. "

Previously, Google released the official specifications of Google Glass. The device will be able to take photos with a resolution of 5 megapixels and video in 720p format and will offer flash drive capacity of 16 GB. It will be appreciated that the user of them will be available only 12 GB, although the volume expands due to synchronize with the cloud service Google.

Resolution miniature display Google Glass is 640 × 360 pixels (the image looks as if watching a 25-inch HD-monitor from a distance of 2.5 meters). Points also support the standard Bluetooth, Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g and work-based operating system Android.

The new messenger Google users integrate iOS and Android

Earlier this month, there was confirmation of the work on the new unified Google chat, designed to compete with iMessage and WhatsApp. One user in the purification of incoming messages saw a notice stating that his last conversation will be trashed, because at least one of them "is part of the chat Babel». According to rumors, the service is currently undergoing internal testing among employees of Google, and the service will be universal for Chrome, Google+, Gmail, and Android. Today it became clear that the "evil corporation" counts on the audience holder’s iOS Devices.

References to support iOS Game Babel found the code in the Web application Gmail staff portal 9to5Google. It is known that users of the service will get a new interface, the ability to send messages, advanced group chat, improved notifications, and will be everywhere have access to the same list of contacts. Also confirmed reports according to which new unified chat platform from Google will be called exactly Babel, and not Babble.

So the iMessage and WhatsApp will a strong competitor from Google. Especially if the Internet giant is implementing native applications for desktop operating systems and open API for third-party developers. Because iMessage is not working outside the ecosystem of Apple, but WhatsApp is only intended for mobile devices.

According to sources, Google will officially unveil Babel developer conference Google I / O, which will be held on 15-17 May.

Owners of Google Glass forbidden to transfer points to other users at risk of turning them off

In the conditions of use of goggles Google Glass found a strict ban on resale, and even the transfer of the gadget at a time. In case of violation of this paragraph the contract unit cost of $ 1,500 will be turned off without any compensation.

"You can not resell, lend, transfer unit to other persons without the express permission of Google, - said in a statement. - If such a transfer will take place, Google reserves the right to disconnect the glasses and stop them serve in the future without the return of funds. "

Analysts Silicon Valley has already been called this requirement "very strange", but on the online auction site eBay has already appeared the first lot with Google Glass. The initial price was $ 5000, the day rate is more than $ 90,000, after which the item was no longer available. Apparently, Google has managed to remind the seller the right to use the gadget.

Previously, Google has also banned third-party developers to place any advertising in their applications for the Google Glass or charge for downloads by users within these applications.

According to viewers, Google should carefully finalize glasses, since the current version leaves much to be desired: the data transfer rate is extremely low, voice commands are executed poorly. However, the Internet giant has promised to release updates every month for its new product.

The first unboxing points Google Glass gadgets

Google recently launched Google Glass supplies for $ 1,500 application developers, and the winners of the contest for the best idea for the use of the accessory. Order glasses can be had in the past year.

How are Google Glass, is well known.you shown through youtube the interface points, talked a lot about them and even recently published their specifications. But recently, the first samples of points started to come the first users of the program Glass Explorer. And now we have the opportunity to see how the gadget looks in the package. You can judge the video on youtube the first video with unpacking Google Glass, the box contains cable, power adapter, do sunglasses, black glass, which can be hung on the shackle, and storage bag.

By the way, on the official Google website you can fill the form for notification of when Google Glass will be available to the masses. The company hopes that this will happen in 2014.