{"id":45927,"date":"2023-10-20T15:47:17","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T15:47:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/startupsmart.test\/2023\/10\/20\/google-glass-creates-opportunities-app-plenty-for-start-up-developers-startupsmart\/"},"modified":"2023-10-20T15:47:17","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T15:47:17","slug":"google-glass-creates-opportunities-app-plenty-for-start-up-developers-startupsmart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/uncategorized\/google-glass-creates-opportunities-app-plenty-for-start-up-developers-startupsmart\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Glass creates opportunities app-plenty for start-up developers – StartupSmart"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Australian app developers Appster have one of the few Google Glass devices in Australia and see the technology as offering huge potential for start-up app developers.<\/p>\n

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Appster co-founder Mark McDonald told StartupSmart<\/i> wearable technology such as Google Glass was destined to be as disruptive as mobile computer devices such as smartphones were to desk top computers.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWearable technology is going to be huge,\u201d he says, adding the device will work best for people who are on the move doing different things.<\/p>\n

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Google Glass is being tested by developers around the world and is expected to be commercially released in 2014.<\/p>\n

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McDonald says there are \u201cfirst mover\u201d advantages for developers that create apps for Google Glass, noting it was a similar time to the early days of the iPhone when there were few apps available.<\/p>\n

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He says the device will be \u201cawesome\u201d in the business-to-business space, enabling training videos to play in the corner of a worker\u2019s eye while they carry out they what they\u2019re learning with their hands.<\/p>\n

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However, he\u2019s not convinced that the average consumer will be wearing them down the street any time soon.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe debate is whether Google Glass will become fashionable enough,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

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McDonald says Google Glass, which responds to voice commands and swiping hand actions, feels like wearing an ordinary pair of glasses.<\/p>\n

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His favourite feature is that it plays sounds against the wearer\u2019s cheek, rather than directly into their ear through headphones.<\/p>\n

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McDonald says Appster is working on apps for the device, but declined to go into detail.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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