New Google Glass video shows why search is the killer app on the high-tech specs

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Google has sent out its Glass hardware to 10,000 or so developers in hopes that they’ll run wild and create awesome apps for the high-tech specs. And while apps ranging from porn to real estate have been intriguing, a new video out by Google shows why the company’s bread and butter — search — might be… Read More…

Real estate dorks unite: Trulia developing a Google Glass app

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Is this the future of home search? Trulia today announced that it is working on a new Google Glass app, taking advantage of the cutting-edge augmented reality technology from the search giant that has yet to hit the mainstream market. “After spending three weeks with the device, I can say this technology is in its… Read More…

First porn app for Google Glass runs smack into new ban on explicit content

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Seattle-based adult app marketplace Mikandi is getting lots of attention — and traffic — for releasing the first-ever pornography app for Google Glass. But a new ban on sexually explicit content on the high-tech specs is putting the app’s future in jeopardy. Mikandi unveiled “Tits & Glass,” today, calling it the world’s first porn app for Glass. Tits &… Read More…

Video: Star Trek’s ‘Data’ checks out Google Glass for first time: ‘How do I reset?’

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Follow up: Q&A: Star Trek’s ‘Data’ on autism, space travel and the link between humanity and technology Google Glass is the type of futuristic gadget you might see on Star Trek. So, what does Lieutenant Commander Data — also known as actor Brent Spiner — think of the futuristic eyewear? Spiner got a first-hand look today when… Read More…

Hilarious Freak’n Genius app YAKiT lets you move mouths to make photos funny

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The folks over at Seattle-based Freak’n Genius certainly know how to make us laugh, and their newest app is no exception. The latest LOL-inducing program is called YAKiT, a mobile app that lets you manipulate the mouths of your family, friends, cats, dogs and really, just about anything. It’s essentially just like JibJab, but with added messaging and social… Read More…

New Google Glass how-to video shows off functionality, integration of Google+

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Google’s geeky googles are only available to a few early adopters and developers, but that isn’t stopping the company from showing the rest of us how to use Glass. Google is out with a new Google Glass 101 video today explaining the basic functions of the spectacles, which won’t go on sale until at least… Read More…

Google CEO Larry Page: Google Glass ‘gives me chills’

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Larry Page is excited about the potential of Google Glass — so much so that he gets the chills when wearing them. On the first quarter earnings call today, Google’s CEO touched on several different aspects of his company, including Google’s high-tech augmented reality spectacles. He said he gets the chills because he thinks it represents… Read More…

Google glasses ban; a sonic-powered vibrator; and other top stories of the month

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Here’s a look back at the top stories of the month on GeekWire. Thanks for tuning in everyone, and for being a part of the GeekWire community. Happy Easter, and hope to see everyone April 11th at the GeekWire Meetup and Radio Show. No Google Glasses allowed, declares Seattle dive bar (58 comments, 552 Tweets)… Read More…

No Google Glasses? What West Virginia and a Seattle dive bar have in common

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The 5 Point made a stir earlier this month when the Seattle dive bar declared that patrons would not be permitted to wear Google Glass, the yet-to-be released high-tech eye glasses that allow wearers to record activities and send text messages on the go. Now, West Virginia is considering a ban of its own kind of… Read More…

Google Glass half full: Why that ‘ban’ may not be needed

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Is Google’s “Project Glass” a wearable computing device or the final, shattering blow to the world as we know it? These days, it’s hard to tell. For a gadget no one can own and no one can review, we’ve been surprisingly comfortable casting Google’s augmented reality glasses as technology’s next great villain — hiding in… Read More…

Wearable computing: How technology will soon be stitched into our lives

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Ah, wearable computing. Whether it’s geeky wristbands you can wear in the shower or the Seattle bar that’s already banned Google Glass, the discussions and ideas for embedded electronics on our bodies are heating up. To learn more about this potentially lucrative space, we sat down with Jennifer Darmour, a designer for Seattle-based technology design firm… Read More…

Here’s how Google Glass could help you at the airport

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Last week, Google showed off its new Google Glasses demo video and also introduced an #ifihadglass competition that encouraged people to use five photos to show what they would do with Google’s latest technology.  Though the contest was geared toward individuals, JetBlue seems to have taken that challenge up and posted some pretty cool pictures of… Read More…

Computing with your eyes: Google shows more of Google Glass with new video

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While you can’t purchase them in a Google retail store quite yet, Google is out with a new video demoing more UI aspects of the company’s new high-tech glasses that display information. The “How it Feels” video demonstrates how you can do everything from take pictures while skydiving or riding on a roller coaster to… Read More…