Google showed up new project Android Wear

Summary 

Google has released the Android Wear new platform for wearable devices developed from an operating system Android. Use the ability Google Now .Use through voice command by saying  "Ok Google", no keyboard. Supports both the circle and the square screen. Android Wear has been one of the most  interesting new technology of various brands. Wearable Device will ready to come out as Asus, LG (G Watch), Motorola (Moto 360 '), HTC, Samsung brand

MajorConcept

• Google has released new technology which is simply a smart watch and get a lot of attentions .
• Use voice control similar to Google glasses and touch screen

Advantage

• Normal watch now can be used to do something more that's not only about timing
• Easy to take bring it anywhere because its a watch 
• People will hardly get bored of this because almost everyone uses watch and if their watch has function to do something like smart phone i think they would buy it.

Disadvantage

• This new technology can make people become addict to their wrist and can cause accident anytime 

Questions 

1. What is the initial price ?
2. Is it waterproof ?
3. How long does the battery last ?

Video

Citations

http://time.com/33849/android-wear-heres-what-googles-smartwatch-interface-looks-like/

"Android Wear: Here's What Google's Smartwatch Interface Looks Like | TIME." Time. Time, n.d. Web. 24 Mar. 2014.

http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/android-wear-vs-pebble/#!Ba4uE

"Android Wear vs. Pebble: The Best Watch Today against the Behemoth of Tomorrow."Digital Trends. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Mar. 2014.

http://www.dnaindia.com/scitech/report-google-announces-android-wear-its-android-os-for-smartwatches-and-wearables-1971335

"Developer Preview." Android Wear. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Mar. 2014.

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-22255987

"Google Unveils Android for Wearables." BBC News. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Mar. 2014.

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Next step of smartphone 3D mapping

Summary 

Google has started to build a prototype of an Android smartphone , which can learn to create map images from around the world  with special camera lenses and sensors . This prototype device has a cool name called "Project Tango" , which Google has a team of developers demonstrating the capabilities of this technology through a video clip. In this cool phone is moved around the house to learn the shape of the house and create simulations up by Google hopes that this project will help create the best map of the world  and can provide direction to a point precisely and clearly.

Major Concept 

• Project Tango is a smartphone project from Google that can map anywhere in the world out as 3 dimensions out.
• These technologies can be adapted to be useful in everyday life, such as paths program for the blind, or be used to play games and Virtual Reality.

Advantages

• Can be very useful for a place that satellites aren't able to reach and can give a lot more detail.
• It's smartphone ,so it will be easy and widely use around the world.

Disadvantage

• We have to buy only their phone made from Google to be able to use this cool technology and some people that's not a real fan of this will see it not necessary and not buying it.

• It's not so important to have this 3D mapping in people's daily life cause normal map must be already enough . 

Question

1. What is an initial price of this technology ?
2. Will this be able to use in other smartphone like Iphone too ?

Citations

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-26383031

"Google's Project Tango: 3D Mapping on a Smartphone." BBC News. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Mar. 2014.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qe10ExwzCqk

"Say Hello to Project Tango!" YouTube. YouTube, 20 Feb. 2014. Web. 10 Mar. 2014.

http://www.gamespot.com/articles/google-s-project-tango-phone-can-turn-any-room-into-a-game-world/1100-6417918/

"GameSpot." GameSpot. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Mar. 2014.

http://www.theverge.com/2014/2/25/5445258/this-is-googles-project-tango

"The Verge." The Verge. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Mar. 2014.

http://readwrite.com/2014/02/20/google-project-tango-3d-smartphone-prototype#awesm=~oy7znQSmHuGKHz

"Google's Project Tango: 5 Things You Need To Know." ReadWrite. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Mar. 2014.