The hype around Google Glass raises a question: What, if anything, do it and other augmented reality glasses mean for pro AV? As Tim Kridel found, a lot more than is apparent at first glance.
What do the iPad and Google Glass have in common? Both generated as much skepticism as buzz long before they went on sale. In the case of the iPad, that buzz turned out to be justified as users quickly found real-world applications. For example, practically from the day of its April 2010 debut, some AV pros were already using iPads as touchpanels, thanks to the device’s ability to run control apps originally created for the iPod and iPhone.
Another similarity is that both weren’t new concepts when they were announced. Intel’s WebPAD and Microsoft’s Tablet PC predate the iPad by a decade, while wearable displays have been around for a quarter of a century. The iPad took off because the technological planets had all lined up, including Wi-Fi adoption, advances in touchscreen technology, declining flash memory prices and component miniaturization. Is Google Glass in the right place at the right time to make augmented reality glasses a mainstream product?
Tim Kridel answers the question and asks how this will affect professional AV in InAVate Active,
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