Google announces Glass Developer Kit

Stefan Mileschin · 17th May 2013, 07:50

Google I/O 2013 is entering day two in San Francisco and a Google Glass developer session is happening right now. The focus is on the current Mirror API, which allows for online, web services-based apps that push simple content to the headset. This enables current apps like the New York Times. But, the Mirror API is quite limited, allowing only online apps and not providing any direct access to the Glass hardware. That's changing, though, with Google announcing the Glass Developer Kit, or GDK. This will allow for Android apps that run directly on the Glass hardware, providing much greater functionality and offline access. When is it coming? "Sometime in the future" is the best we're able to get.

http://www.engadget.com/2013/05/16/g... ign=Engadget

17th May 2013, 07:50	#1
Stefan Mileschin [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania Posts: 148,500	Google announces Glass Developer Kit Google I/O 2013 is entering day two in San Francisco and a Google Glass developer session is happening right now. The focus is on the current Mirror API, which allows for online, web services-based apps that push simple content to the headset. This enables current apps like the New York Times. But, the Mirror API is quite limited, allowing only online apps and not providing any direct access to the Glass hardware. That's changing, though, with Google announcing the Glass Developer Kit, or GDK. This will allow for Android apps that run directly on the Glass hardware, providing much greater functionality and offline access. When is it coming? "Sometime in the future" is the best we're able to get. http://www.engadget.com/2013/05/16/g... ign=Engadget

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Guys Like This Could Kill Google Glass	Stefan Mileschin	WebNews	0	3rd May 2013 09:10
Scoble's Google Glass review: putting the ogle in Google	Stefan Mileschin	WebNews	0	30th April 2013 06:30
Google Glass Already Hacked	Stefan Mileschin	WebNews	0	29th April 2013 09:07
Living with Google Glass, Day Two: Around the House	Stefan Mileschin	WebNews	0	29th April 2013 08:41
Google CEO Larry Page confirms: yes, Google Glass runs on Android	Stefan Mileschin	WebNews	0	19th April 2013 08:03
Google Glass starts shipping	Stefan Mileschin	WebNews	0	17th April 2013 07:26
Ogle over optimistic over Google Glass	Stefan Mileschin	WebNews	0	17th April 2013 06:57
Google Glass developer presentation from SXSW finally available to stream in full	Stefan Mileschin	WebNews	0	5th April 2013 09:17
Google applies for another Glass patent	Stefan Mileschin	WebNews	0	22nd March 2013 07:20
Technology Google shows off a prescription version of Google Glass	jmke	WebNews	0	13th March 2013 07:32