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by Sander Saar
Sander introduces the review and outlines the main questions he will address about Google Glass. Along the way it covers Hardware and Navigation, Display and Field of View and Features and Applications, and more. A summary of the best everyday use cases like hands-free navigation, followed by concluding thoughts.
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Sander introduces the review and outlines the main questions he will address about Google Glass.
On screen: A young man wearing Google Glass stands in a pedestrian alleyway and introduces his review to the camera.
A breakdown of Google Glass hardware, form factor, and how to navigate the interface using voice and touch gestures.
On screen: A close-up of a man wearing Google Glass as he points to different parts of the smart glasses while speaking.
An explanation of the tiny projector screen, its resolution, and how the display looks in relation to natural eyesight.
On screen: A young man wearing Google Glass gestures and speaks while standing on a bustling city pedestrian street.
Demonstration of taking photos and videos, handling calls and messages, using maps, and available third-party apps.
On screen: A young man wearing Google Glass stands on a city street talking to the camera while UI overlays demonstrate Glass apps.
Discussion on why Google Glass is unique, alongside current drawbacks such as high price, bulky design, and limited developer support.
On screen: A young man wearing Google Glass talks directly to the camera on a street outside the Royal Opera House.
A summary of the best everyday use cases like hands-free navigation, followed by concluding thoughts.
On screen: A man wearing Google Glass stands on an urban street in front of the Royal Opera House, speaking directly to the camera.
What the footage shows, shot by shot. It is derived from the video itself, independent of the commentary. Timestamps link to the exact second.
0:01–0:19 A young man wearing Google Glass stands in a pedestrian alleyway and introduces his review to the camera. On screen: DESA EILEEN FISHER THE WHITE COMPANY Pretty Ballerinas MAKER
0:20–0:25 Motion graphics display introductory title cards for the Google Glass review. On screen: GOOGLE GLASS REVIEW SANDER SAAR BROUGHT TO YOU BY
0:25–0:33 A young man wearing Google Glass speaks directly to the camera on a busy pedestrian alley. On screen: EILEEN FISHER DESA MAKER Pretty Ballerinas SALE
0:33–0:44 A close-up of a man wearing Google Glass as he points to different parts of the smart glasses while speaking. On screen: EILEEN FISHER DESA
0:44–0:48 A medium shot of a man standing in a pedestrian alleyway speaking and gesturing while wearing Google Glass. On screen: EILEEN FISHER DESA Pretty Ballerinas
0:48–0:53 A split-screen presentation shows the presenter on the left and his Google Glass point-of-view display on the right showing voice command options. On screen: 8:18 " ok glass " Filmed with Google Glass GAZP 131.50 MCX 3:49 PM -0.50 (-0.38%)
0:53–1:00 The presenter demonstrates gesture controls by touching the frame of the glasses alongside the corresponding user interface view on the right. On screen: SUN 3 No events today Filmed with Google Glass 8:18 ok glass
1:00–1:01 The presenter continues discussing tapping inputs as the right side interface displays action prompts. On screen: Get directions
1:01–1:04 A young man wearing Google Glass and a white T-shirt stands in a narrow city alleyway, gesturing with his hands as he speaks directly to the camera. On screen: blow SHOP MAKER DESA Pretty Ballerinas
1:04–1:18 A man wearing smart glasses stands in an outdoor pedestrian shopping street, talking to the camera while gesturing. On screen: blow SHOP MAKER Pretty Ballerinas DESA
1:18–1:36 A young man wearing Google Glass gestures and speaks while standing on a bustling city pedestrian street. On screen: EILEEN FISHER THE WHITE COMPANY DESA
1:36–1:43 A young man wearing Google Glass stands on a city sidewalk and speaks to the camera. On screen: SASSOON MAKER
1:43–1:48 A close-up of the presenter touching the top frame button of the Google Glass unit. On screen: SASSO
1:49–1:53 A split-screen presentation shows the presenter wearing Google Glass on the left and the device's first-person HUD view on the right. On screen: 8:22 " ok glass " Filmed with Google Glass Get directions to Recognize this Record a video Take a picture Take a note Find a place
1:54–2:00 The split-screen continues with the presenter explaining voice commands on the left while the Glass interface captures a photo on the right. On screen: Take a picture Filmed with Google Glass
2:00–2:07 A young man wearing Google Glass talks and gestures on a pedestrian street with shops in the background. On screen: SASS AKER
2:07–2:20 A split screen shows the presenter explaining video capture with Google Glass on the left, while the right displays the POV camera recording pedestrians on a city street. On screen: Take a picture Get directions to Recognize this Record a video Take a note Filmed with Google Glass e Glass
2:20–2:25 A young man wearing Google Glass talks directly to the camera while standing on an outdoor pedestrian street. On screen: SASSOON MAKER
2:25–2:30 The presenter turns sideways and points to the audio conductor along the arm of the Google Glass frame. On screen: SASSOON
2:30–2:49 The presenter wearing Google Glass stands in a bustling pedestrian street, explaining its bone conduction audio while gesturing toward his ear. On screen: SASSOON MAKER
2:49–3:19 A man wearing Google Glass and a white t-shirt talks to the camera on a city street with pedestrians and buildings in the background. On screen: SASS MAKER
3:19–3:28 A man wearing Google Glass talks on a city sidewalk while app notifications are displayed on screen in the upper right. On screen: Post update Twitter
3:28–4:04 A young man wearing Google Glass stands on a city street talking to the camera while UI overlays demonstrate Glass apps. On screen: 8:34 ok glass recognize this Post an update to Check me in Record a video Take a picture Take a note Read more St Andrew's Charity School Hatton Garden EC1…
4:04–4:09 A man wearing Google Glass and a white graphic T-shirt speaks directly to the camera on a city street outside the Royal Opera House. On screen: AMBULANCE MAKER ROYAL OPERA HOUSE LT63 B FZ
4:09–4:33 A young man wearing Google Glass talks directly to the camera on a street outside the Royal Opera House. On screen: ROYAL OPERA HOUSE ULANCE 3 FZ C08 WOP
4:33–4:48 The presenter stands in the middle of a London street wearing Google Glass and speaking directly to the camera. On screen: AMBULANCE MAKER ROYAL OPERA HOUSE
4:48–4:56 A young man wearing Google Glass speaks outdoors on a city street in front of the Royal Opera House. On screen: ROYAL OPERA HOUSE
4:56–5:48 A man wearing Google Glass stands on an urban street in front of the Royal Opera House, speaking directly to the camera. On screen: AMBULANCE MAKER ROYAL OPERA HOUSE
5:48–6:02 A man wearing Google Glass stands on a London street and demonstrates using voice commands to get directions. On screen: 8:55 " ok glass " AMBULANCE MAKER ROYAL OPERA HOUSE Get directions to ok glass, get directions to Southbank
6:02–6:18 A young man wearing Google Glass concludes his review while seated on a bicycle on a London street, then rides away. On screen: ROYAL OPERA HOUSE WATERLOO BRIDGE BELVEDERE RD A3200 Directions to Southbank Centre Belvedere Road, London SE1 8XX LT63 F Z AMBULANCE LF03 AMV 65997 FROYAL…
6:18–6:28 A wearable camera captures a first-person forward-moving view cycling down a busy London street past pedestrians, parked cars, and the Lyceum Theatre. On screen: Filmed Filmed with Google Glass THE LION KING
6:28–6:38 A point-of-view perspective moving along Waterloo Bridge in London, showcasing views of the River Thames, cityscape landmarks, traffic, and pedestrians. On screen: Filmed with Google Glass
6:38–6:41 A first-person view of hands browsing through botanical art prints in a plastic storage bin. On screen: Filmed with Google Glass Dog Rose Silkscreen with hand-colouring from Botanical Mag., 'The Mirror of Flowers', 1836
6:41–6:49 A point-of-view shot navigates through a crowded plaza showing living statue street performers and onlookers. On screen: Filmed with Google Glass
6:52–6:53 The camera moves along a wooden walkway toward the entrance of an outdoor venue lined with staff. On screen: Filmed with Google Glass
6:53–6:59 A promoter standing along an outdoor walkway hands a yellow flyer to the camera wearer. On screen: THE PIAN'S RIVERSIDE SCOTLAND'S MOST FAMOUS SINGING Filmed with Google Glass
6:59–7:00 The camera wearer walks along a marked outdoor path behind other festival attendees. On screen: Filmed with Google Glass
7:00–7:05 A ride attendant fastens safety chains around the seats of a carnival swing ride. On screen: Filmed with Google Glass
7:05–7:14 A first-person point-of-view perspective captures a crowd of people and children watching a street performer create giant bubbles on a riverside promenade, culminating in the camera wearer reaching out to pop a bubble. On screen: Filmed with Google Glass lass
7:20–7:22 A completely black screen appears as the video fades out at the conclusion.
0:00 Speaker A: Hi, I'm Sander and today I'm going to review Google Glass. Speaker A: Generally there are three things that always come up when I talk about Google Glass. Speaker A: First of all, what is Google Glass? Speaker A: Second, what do I see when I look through Google Glass? Speaker A: And is there any use for it, for daily life? Speaker A: What can I do with it? Speaker A: And these are the three things I'm going to cover today.
0:26 Speaker A: So what is Google Glass? Speaker A: Google Glass is actually not a glass. Speaker A: There are no lenses on it. Speaker A: It's just an asymmetrical frame around your face. Speaker A: On the left hand side there's a metal bezel and on the right hand side there's a battery. Speaker A: There's a small computer with a memory. Speaker A: Inside here there's a camera and there's a projector that you will see on a screen. Speaker A: Well, how you can navigate Google Glass. Speaker A: Obviously you can use your voice, which is a great thing. Speaker A: So you can always say ok, Google to do something. Speaker A: In addition, you can use the forward, backwards, down and up gestures and also to tap to go into menu.
0:59 Speaker A: You can just tap on it. Speaker A: So what do I see when I look through Google Glass? Speaker A: There's just a tiny projector screen above my eye. Speaker A: It's about 3,640x360 pixels large and it looks to you as if you were looking at the 25 inch screen or monitor on a normal desk. Speaker A: The screen is actually not on my way at all. Speaker A: If I want to look at the screen, I just turn my eyes up a little and then I see the screen.
1:24 Speaker A: Or if I want to look at the camera, I only see the camera. Speaker A: So it's actually not introducing my view at all. Speaker A: So all those videos and photos out there, when you see a small screen on a photo, this is not actually how I see the world. Speaker A: So what can you do with Google Glass? Speaker A: I think the first and most exciting things are obviously the first point of view you get through this camera. Speaker A: So taking a photo is very easy. Speaker A: You can either use a button on top of the top of the frame. Speaker A: You can obviously use your voice to say, okay Glass, take a photo, take a picture.
1:55 Speaker A: Again, you have to say it in the exact way otherwise it would not react. Speaker A: That is installed on the Glass. Speaker A: The second thing you can obviously do is take a video. Speaker A: You can take a video again by using your voice. Speaker A: For example, okay, Glass, record a video. Speaker A: And now I'm recording a video. Speaker A: The videos are generally 10 seconds, but you can obviously hold the button down and then the video will last as long as the battery lasts.
2:20 Speaker A: The third thing that you can do with glass is that you can make calls and you can receive calls. Speaker A: The interesting thing here is that there is a vibrating conductor inside the frame so that only you can hear the sound through your bones. Speaker A: No one else around you will hear it. Speaker A: The challenge is obviously in the noisy environment, you can't really hear those calls or those messages that are read out to you. Speaker A: You can obviously then use a headphone that will be attached to your glass, but then you will look more like a robot and at that add more bulk to the glass.
2:50 Speaker A: In addition, you can obviously receive and send messages. Speaker A: They will be read out to you and then you can respond by using your voice again, which is a great thing and I've been using it a lot. Speaker A: In addition to that, you can also use maps. Speaker A: You can navigate through maps. Speaker A: That's a great way when you're cycling or when you're around the city and you just want to be hands off and still get your navigations. Speaker A: And in addition, there are some third party apps on the platform. Speaker A: There are very few at the moment, so you can think of the Glass more like your standard smartphone without any added features from third party apps.
3:22 Speaker A: There are still some useful apps, obviously. Speaker A: First to the party were Facebook and Twitter and Path and some of the other social media applications. Speaker A: What I see myself using at the moment most is, for example, Shazam Sound recognition, which is just you touch on a glass and say, okay, glass, recognize this and it will start listening to the sounds around you to recognize the sound. Speaker A: In addition to that, there's obviously Evernote. Speaker A: That's a very simple way to just take a note while you're on the move.
3:50 Speaker A: But where I see the biggest potential probably is all those augmented reality apps. Speaker A: So when I look at some kind of building, I would see information around it that would be overlaid to the reality that I have. Speaker A: And I think that's the biggest potential to use for Google Glass in the future. Speaker A: So why is Google Glass so important and why everybody's talking about it? Speaker A: Google Glass poses a completely new form. Speaker A: You have your smartphone in your pocket, you have tablets and also phablets, which are everything in between now.
4:18 Speaker A: Also Google bringing out their own smartwatch platform and also Apple to do that very soon. Speaker A: But Google Glass itself is a completely new form. Speaker A: There's no one else who has been exploring that area. Speaker A: That's why Google also calls that Explorer Edition. Speaker A: That's why it's not really ready for the prime time. Speaker A: So what's missing? Speaker A: First of all, the price tag. Speaker A: It's €1,000 or really €1,200 roughly, which makes it really not the kind of mass market product.
4:47 Speaker A: In addition to price, it's always bulky. Speaker A: If you look at it, I think there's very little people who are going to wear that every day at the moment. Speaker A: It just draws so much attention that even sometimes feel uncomfortable. Speaker A: In addition to that, obviously there's missing developer support. Speaker A: There's only very few developers who brought out their apps to Glass and everybody is just experimenting, exploring. Speaker A: So once that picks up, I think you really need that support in order to be ready for the prime time. Speaker A: What kind of daily use does GLAST really bring us today then?
5:15 Speaker A: I think first and the most exciting thing obviously is the first camera point of view for filming and taking photos for extreme sports, skydiving, motocross and so on. Speaker A: The second thing obviously is taking calls and messages while you're on the move and also responding to them, just using your voice. Speaker A: Again, that's a completely new user experience or interface with a device. Speaker A: In addition to that, what I feel actually is most exciting about Glass is actually the navigation part, something that I find myself using every day.
5:46 Speaker A: So I cycle a lot and it's very easy to just tap your class, say, okay, Glass. Speaker A: Okay, Glass. Speaker A: Get directions to south bank and that's it. Speaker A: Now I have my directions and they're loaded in my face and I'm ready to go. Speaker A: So I hope you really enjoyed that review and when you want to see more of them, just subscribe and let me know what you want to hear about.
6:13 Speaker A: Thank you.