Google Glass now available to buyers in the UK

Looks like Google is starting its global rollout of Glass. Previously available only to denizens of the USA, they are extending availability of Google Glass to buyers in the U.K. Talk about creating pent-up demand. Targeted towards developers rather than consumers, the £1000 smartglasses will be sold to anyone 18 years or older and they can buy it online or direct from a Google distribution point. With Google I/O around the corner, will Google actually begin to offer a lower priced consumer version of Glass to more users? We'll have to wait and see.

Google Glass update adds new Google Now cards and improves photo sharing

Google is trying to make Glass worth its price tag with new features to the wearable device. The new Google Now cards included in Glass include World Cup updates, package tracking, and locating your parked car. Photo sharing has also been made easier with the new update. When you take photos with Glass, you can instantly view and edit the photos you’ve taken right on the MyGlass app on your Android phone. Plus, you don’t have to be connected to Wi-Fi to use this. This feature will eventually make its way to MyGlass app for iOS but Google didn’t specify when. You will also be getting a battery notification when power drops to 20 percent. These new features are slated to be rolled out later this week.

Source: The Next Web

Google tests ‘Notification Glance’ for Glass

Google has added a new experimental feature for Google Glass that will make it easier for users to pull up notifications. Called Notification Glance, the feature lets users use a glance to pull up any notification that comes in. Users can opt to use this instead of nodding their heads or tapping on the touchpad. After the update comes in, users can activate the feature through the Notification Glance card in the Settings menu. You just have to remember that this feature is still in its testing phase though. 

Roger Federer dons Google Glass, gives us a glimpse of a tennis match

Want to see what it’s like to play tennis through the eyes of a 17-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer? You’ll get a quick glimpse of that thanks to Google Glass. Federer recently visited the search giant’s headquarters to play a friendly match with coach and former world number one Stefan Edberg. You can just see how different it is a professional tennis player sees a game and how effortless it would seem compared to any of our amateur efforts.

Source: The Verge