Google releases tutorial video for Glass

Google added a dash of excitement in the wearable technology sphere with its Google Glass. Though the company has indicated that this piece of technology may not be available to the end-customers till about 2014 but that did not seem to dampen the spirits.

Google has posted a one minute tutorial on how to use its Google Glass. The video explains that the touchpad runs from your temple to your ear and also demoes how to use basic features and share photos via these wearable glasses.

All in all the video makes the device look really slick and simple to use.

The Internet-connected glasses will feature a 5-megapixel camera, which is also capable of recording 720p videos. The search engine giant has not disclosed the exact specifications of the display inside Glass, but did mention that the resolution will be equivalent to that of a '25-inch high definition screen from eight feet away'. Google Glass will also feature a Bone Conduction Transducer for audio.

Glass will be compatible with any Bluetooth-capable phone, however, for using GPS and SMS it requires the MyGlass companion app which is only available for smartphones running Android 4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich) or higher. As per Google, Glass will offer 16GB internal storage space out of which 12GB will be usable and will be synced with Google cloud storage.

The company doesn't specify the battery capacity but mentions that it will offer one full day of typical use.

CEO Larry Page had also confirmed at the company's earnings call that Google Glass indeed runs on Android.

Google had recently publically revealed the kernel source Glass. The kernel also contains headers required for NFC support. Although it might be there just because Glass is running Android which has NFC drivers, it also might be possible that Glass is NFC enabled.