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Google Glass applications abound

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GooglGlass applications abound

Google Glass applications abound

Google’s short-lived experiment with wearable technology may not be so short-lived after all. Recently, reports of Google Glass’s role in different medical treatments came to light. Now, aircraft manufacturer Boeing says that it uses Google Glass to aid technicians in the assembly of airplanes.

Business may rescue Google Glass

That’s probably good news for Google, based on new information that suggests that Google is getting ready to re-release Glass as a business-only product. The latest iteration of Glass is expected to have the basics – a display camera, a touchpad and the “eyeglass” frame. It’s also expected to include a bigger display, a built in rechargeable battery, a newer CPU and support for 5 GHz Wi-Fi.

The focus on business seems to reflect the high potential for business applications. Doctors can use a Google Glass based transcription service to make notes in a patient’s medical records as an exam is taking place. A transcriptionist is connected via Glass to the doctor, so the doctor has immediate access to reference information in the medical record. According to doctors who use the service, it saves about 90 minutes each day, which permits additional time to see more patients.

Boeing says it uses Google Glass to provide information to electricians making wiring harnesses for their airplanes. Up to this point, Boeing’s techs have used .pdf based schematics displayed on a laptop screen. Each harness is constructed manually, owing in part to the high degree of complexity of the harness, and the stakes involved in getting the harnesses right.

Once Boeing applied Google Glass to the process, it reported that its production time was reduced by 25% and half of all errors were eliminated. Not all of Boeing’s success is due to Glass as it comes out of the box. Boeing had a special app developed for its technicians that scans QR codes, displays the appropriate harness schematics and responds to the technician’s voice commands.

Boeing says that it may also introduce Google Glass into its operations on the assembly line and perhaps even on International Space Station.

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Google Glass may have night vision

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Google Glass may have night vision

Google Glass may have night vision

Google Glass debuted in 2013 as an experimental product. Google glass offered a head-mounted display and delivered information in a hands-free format. The product was put on the market in mid-2014, and almost immediately became a focus of concern for safety advocates and legislators alike. By January 2015, Google announced that it was pulling Glass off the market, but that it would continue to develop the product behind closed doors.

Google Glass has new life in medicine

Recently, Google applied for a new patent related to Google glass. The patent application indicates that Google intends to add night vision to the erstwhile product at some point. The application confirms that development on Google Glass continues. Despite the fact that it’s not available on the open market right now, the world hasn’t forgotten about Google Glass and its potential applications.

Despite its shortcomings “in the wild,” Google Glass is earning high marks in the Emergency Room. Doctors at the University of Massachusetts Medical School use Google Glass to communicate with other doctors both inside the medical complex and elsewhere. Using Google Glass has significantly increased the doctors’ confidence in their diagnoses, partially because they can consult with other specialists, and partly because they can bring information into the diagnostic process more efficiently. The School also had to make some investments into the devices to make them HIPAA compliant.

Emergency room physicians aren’t the only ones who have incorporated Google Glass into their environment. Plastic surgeons at Georgetown University Hospital are also using Google Glass during cosmetic and reconstructive surgical procedures, with positive results.

Google Glass has also found a following among clinicians who work with autistic children. Google Glass is used to help affected children “read” the faces of those around them. Autistic individuals often have difficulty interpreting the facial expressions of others. Facial recognition software, written by researchers at Stanford University, helps autistic children associate emotions with common facial expressions. The goal of the Stanford program is to assist autistic individuals in becoming more socially engaged.

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