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Power Up for Google Glass – XE7 comes with a mobile web browser and video streaming

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Wow! Today’s update for Google Glass is huge. XE7 – Version 7 of the Explorer Edition ships a mobile web browser that allows you to open links from your google search results. Also try searching “youtube <your favorite show>” to get the video stream displayed right on Glass. After XE6, which brought Photo quality improvements, XE7 seems like a big Power Up. Google Glass just became so much more powerful.

XE7 Release Notes

Intel Perceptual Computing Challenge Award

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Interactive Gesture Camera

Interactive Gesture Camera.

We just won $1000 – One Thousand US Dollars! Awesome! Thank you Intel!

During the time of December 17th to February 20th Intel held the Perceptual Computing Challenge Phase 1. I entered “Google Earth Controller”, an application demonstrating touch-free navigation of Google Earth utilizing an Interactive Gesture Camera and the Intel Perceptual Computing SDK.

It allows you to fly like Superman across Earth or other planets while staying seated in your favorite chair! See video below.

Yesterday afternoon the winners were announced and Team “W” is happy that “Google Earth Controller” was awarded with Second Place. While this was just a weekend warm-up hack we are getting ready for Phase 2 of the challenge. Stay tuned!

Google I/O 2011

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I consider myself lucky, getting one of the ~5000 Tickets for this year’s Google I/O, which sold out in 59 minutes. We heard exciting news about the next Version of Android “Ice Cream Sandwich”, which will fuse the latest Phone and Tablet Operating Systems Gingerbread and Honeycomb. On Day 2 Google announced the shipment of Chromebooks from different manufacturers. Chrome OS is Google’s Client system for Cloud based computers. Traditionally – like every year – attendants got a huge gift pack. I have to admit, I have never been so thrilled at a Technology Conference.

For full details about Google I/O, check out their excellent online session catalogue: Google I/O 2011.

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