Google explains how not to fear with Google Glass

With the growing number of controversies surrounding the Google Glass , their manufacturer has decided to react. Google has published a number of tips, for users of its connected glasses, so that they are better seen in society .

So ten tips that are published , with such diverse examples as "ask permission to the people around you," or "do not be rude to the people around you." Common sense, then, but that does not necessarily come naturally to mind for all users. It is interesting to note that these tips are especially users themselves, with whom Google has collected opinions and impressions .

In the United States, the phenomenon of Google Glass has attracted much attention, and some complain of a particular category of users haughty and rude as they are their device on the nose.The term "Glasshole" even made ​​its appearance in the jargon surrounding the glasses, and became a real problem that Google is trying to address through this. Here are the different advice given by Google, 

• Explore the world around you
• Use voice commands Glass
• Ask for permission
• Use the screen lock
• Be an active user community
• Do not attach the screen too long
• Do not use the glasses for an extreme sport
• Expect to get questions
• Do not be scary or unpleasant

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Google Glass nurses

Until the release of Google Glass , other versions are appearing on the market. The latest invention is a home Evena Medical . Eyes-on Glass is a pair of intelligent glasses specially designed for medical purposes.

Officiating as a medical device in its own right, these smartglasses are very useful for health professionals. Indeed, it is a technology dedicated to mobile vascular imaging in real time. Glasses connected allow nurses and physicians to easily locate veins. The wearer can therefore see through the patient's skin through viewing near infrared. In addition to its convenience, the Eyes-On Glass should help save time in research and access to the best vein. So make the most accurate practice helps reduce the pain and complications of intravenous injection. Equipped with speakers and an integrated memory storage, eyeglasses can communicate with a computer via Wi-Fi, Bluetooth or 3G. They can also connect directly to servers hospital to access the patient's medical record.

Evena Medical worked with Epson Moverio glasses and multimedia to develop the product.Proposed about $ 10 000, it is expected for the first quarter of 2014.

Eyes-On Glasses

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Google developed robot

The U.S. search giant Google has taken the robot manufacturer Boston Dynamics for an undisclosed purchase price.The company was founded in 1992 and developed a few years ago, among other robots for the U.S. Department of Defense. In recent months, Google had already taken over other companies that have also specialized in robotics.

Developed to the robots which Boston Dynamics PETMAN and include Atlas, which almost look like human beings and to be used during disasters. The aim of focusing on robotics is likely to be the development of household robots, autonomous UAVs and shopping robots. The Pentagon wants to use an 2020 military robots and Google is likely to hold on to the lucrative military contracts.

The development of autonomous thinking and acting fighting robots deemed to be unsafe, as some experts fear that this may turn against the human intellect rises. What goals is being chased by Google exactly with the robot technology is not known. As the person responsible for the robotic department Andy Rubin was committed, who had already successfully developed the mobile operating system Google Android.

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Gmail now displays the default image

On his blog dedicated to Gmail , Google announced Thursday a new default for mail received from users. The images will now be displayed by default, contrary to the practice hitherto observed.

Until now, when you receive an email in your Gmail box , the images were included by default invisible. You had to click on a text "display images" or "always display images from sender" for access. However, Google announced that display images in emails is now the default for all Gmail users on the browser version of its webmail service as its mobile applications. It is nevertheless possible to avoid using too much mobile data, for example, to configure Gmail to not display images by default, in service settings.

The original images were hidden by default in order to avoid displaying images that can be a source of security problems on your device or computer. The images displayed in the emails are indeed directly hosted on third-party servers, not verified by Google. Now, pictures are stored copy on Google's servers to ensure their safety.

In addition to security measures, the new default setting should allow marketing companies to better target their readers. Indeed, as pointed out the site Ars Technica , "Gmail no longer hide the remote images. This means that unless users change their default settings, it will be possible for senders to see when a message sent to a Gmail address was opened " . Indeed, so far, so that companies know if an email as a newsletter was read, it was necessary to send an acknowledgment or the recipient chooses to display images. From the moment the images are opened by default, they know that the mails are read once they have been opened if they use the remote image protocol.

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Google Now & Google+: New Versions Available

Google is just back again to update its own apps. Very fresh and well at least not yet available to me is a new version of the Google search. Included are, among other things, three new types of maps for Google Now. This includes an update message for blogs that you have subscribed, of which one is a fan or possibly often enough. Google now says Now you know when there is something new there - RSS Feed greets. More generally, but much more interesting for me at least is the "news topic card". Based on the search terms entered Now Google makes proposals to articles that appear on the Web on the subject sought. Third, there is a new card that gives tips to Live TV - which should be reserved for the time being but still users in the United States. Meanwhile, this is also a few days ago already announced Google+ update on  Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 and Huawei Ascend P1 arrived. This includes the "auto-effects", ie photos and videos are automatically put together to short films - only available from Android 4.3 - and the advanced editing options for photos. In selfsame now also appears the option to share it directly via Android Beam via NFC with friends or use them as "Daydream" screen saver. Furthermore, there should also be a new widget that shows the location of friends directly on the start-up screen.

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Google Glass: Playing music now - the new earrings

Google Glass is expected to reach market maturity in the coming year and behind the scenes or the still very exclusive test program, work is in full swing. Thus, the beta phase may be extended, the developers have not only an open waiting list for willing test candidates (unfortunately still U.S. only), but also steadily expanded the functional framework of Glass. Currently there is also to music. Several blogs had reported yesterday that the latest firmware update (XE11) is the possibility of the Google Music app manually Glass installed and by voice command " Glass OK, listen to ... "call a song, artist or album.Today the matching official announcement came. Google Music and all known features such as the streaming service All Access will be immediately available. Another new feature is therefore the song recognition - you simply ask the smart glasses " What song is this , "Glass and listens nearby by playing music. If successful, then there is song, artist and album art on the screen. So that the whole can also be used properly and generates a value for the potential buyer, praises Google some ear plugs as original equipment. This will (obviously) be specifically geared to the comfort combined with glass and interchangeable caps in five colors including cost around $ 85th Interestingly, however, it will be definitely trying out music through the built-in vibration technology.

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Audi A3 sedan with Google Earth, Google Street View Wi-Fi hotspot

The Audi A3 sedan rolls into the European market to the traders. Audi'sfirst sedan model in the premium compact class adds to the A3 family in one of the fastest growing segments with advanced infotainment concept.

Efficient drive

The new model of the A3 series stands out thanks to the lightweight, low weight, and efficient drives with lots of infotainment services, and driver assistance systems . To start Audi supplies the A3 sedan with three engines out, two TFSI and TDI . They have 1.4, 1.8 and 2.0 liters of displacement, their output ranges from 103 kW (140 hp) to 132 kW (180 hp).

Audi connect: Various infotainment functions

Variety of infotainment services

When infotainment , the Audi A3 offers solutions to previously searched in vain in the compact sedan segment. The term Audi connect,   the brand offers a variety of online services that connect the driver with the environment and provide him with information. These include WiFi, fuel prices, congestion indicators, parking information, navigation with Google Earth and Google Street View and the social media applications Facebook and Twitter.

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Google attacks Microsoft Office: Quickoffice for free

The productivity suite Quickoffice for Android and iOS is now available free to all users with a Google account.
In June 2012, Google acquired the editor Quickoffice and productivity suite for mobile. The latter then became free for iOS and Android, but only for subscribers Google Apps for Business. She was charged if between 15 and 20 euros depending on a Pro or Pro HD version.

Today, Google makes free Quickoffice for everyone , that allAndroid users and iOS owners a simple Google account. And attract even more people, Google says that by September 26, a user connects to the Google account from the new Quickoffice app will be entitled to 10 GB of additional storage space on Google Drive for two years.

This is a real attack on the part of Google that meets the availability of Office Mobile for Android smartphones and the iPhone . Except that if the Office Mobile application is free, it requires a 365 and therefore a paid subscription account Office. Also remember that Apple has responded to the arrival of Microsoft making free productivity applications iWork iOS devices with newly purchased.

Quickoffice is an application for smartphones but also tablets Android and iOS that allows you to view, edit and create Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) files. It is also possible to view and annotate PDF files, create folders. Zip, see graphs in Excel and PowerPoint files.

The application is integrated with Google Drive to store and access files regardless of the device with which the user logs on. His interest in relation to the features of Office Drive Office is processing files without going through a tedious phase of conversion for editing.

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