Ever wonder how you can create your own Google Glass connected eyewear device? One artificial intelligence researcher and investor has proven any ordinary person can accomplish the task with the right parts.
Rob Furlan's completed the feat in 2012 by using a broken iPod Touch and other easily accessible electronic components, after enduring a slew iof challenges that prevented him from creating a workable product.
"The corresponding optics for mounting these displays - which required them to be placed directly in front of the eye were too bulky," Furlan recently told Know Your Mobile.
Myvu, a small technology company that's currently out of business, then supplied Furlan with gadgets that the experimental techie states worked for him through development of a heads-up display for iOS operating devices in 2009.
"Myvu's products were sleek and small because they used a clever optical system alongside side-mounted screens," he said. "Within it I found seven components needed for my available computer: optics, a 0.44-inch microdisplay, and a display controller capable of handling a composite video input."
In the end, Furlan came up with a completely operable device - but not before he encountered issues turning on the device.
"At first there was disappointment - my software was rudimentary, and the video cable running down to the onboard computer was a compromise I wasn't particularly pleased with. Then there was discomfort," said Furlan. "Most of the components required for a Glass-type system are very similar to what you can already find in a smartphone-processor, accelerometers, camera, network interfaces. The real challenge is to pack all those elements into a wearable system that can present images close to the eye."
Glass can record video, browse the Internet, and even features games like live action tennis.
Google's music capabilities allow consumers to look for songs, review playlists and hear tracks in good quality sound while the device is on their face.
