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8 more Glassware apps hit the Glass store ahead of Google I/O
Yesterday, we told you guys about some new Glassware hitting the Glass store, but it seems that was only the beginning. Today, 8 more Glassware apps have made their way into the Google Glass store (+1 major update), joining up with yesterday’s introduction of Shazam, MusiXmatch, and Zombies Run. Let’s take a look.
Goal.com
For keeping up with all things socc- er, football. Given the ongoing World Cup, this app couldn’t have arrived at a better time.
The Guardian
Most of you are already familiar with The Guardian, an online publication dealing with world news. The app not only brings you a Guardian RSS feed, but allows you to save articles for later viewing.
Allthecooks
This is a Glass app that looks to free your hands while cooking. More of an honorable mention, this was already available in the Glass store, but a new update makes the Glassware a completely hands-free affair, using voice commands to cycle between recipes and directions.
Star Chart
Arguably why Google Glass was created, Star Chart provides Glass wearers with an augmented reality star chart when viewing the sky at night. Your astronomy cred just leveled up.
GuidiGO
A virtual tour guide, GuidiGO includes 27 destinations and over 250 guided tours by real-life experts. The best part? Tours can be downloaded for offline use when a data connection isn’t available.
Duolingo
A handy app for broadening your vocabulary skills across a variety of languages, Duolingo makes learning a new language fun by turning it into a game.
Livestream
As the name implies, Livestream allows you to broadcast a live video feed across your social networks, even read chat messages in real-time.
Runtastic
Because you can never have too many fitness apps, Runtastic is a virtual personal trainer that provides a several workout routines to helps you reach your fitness goals.
94Fifty Basketball
This apps works with the 94Fifty Smart Sensor Basketball to help measure muscle memory you wouldn’t see on your own. A virtual coach, this app will help you improve your game with audio and visual feedback.
To enable all these apps on your Google Glass headset, be sure to head on over to the Glassware store here and turn on the ones that tickle your fancy.
Next version of Android (Lollipop?) to be revealed tomorrow at Google I/O 2014
Android circles are freaking out after a statement made by Android lead Sundar Pichai suggests we could see the next version of Android unveiled (in some capacity) during this week’s Google I/O developer conference. According to Bloomberg, Google will preview Android L (Lemonhead, Lollipop?) during this year’s keynote, with Pichai going on the record as saying:
“I want the world to understand what we are doing sooner.”
-Sundar Pichai
While that quote doesn’t necessarily reveal much, Bloomberg says this is Mountain View’s effort for greater transparency in regard to firmware updates. With Apple already giving the world a preview of their next OS release for mobile — iOS 8 — during WWDC last month, perhaps this is Google’s way of stealing some of Apple’s thunder.
Where we didn’t expect to see anything more than a Google app redesign at this year’s I/O, we suppose the event (and Android) is still too young to pin a specific pattern of announcements or releases. As we all know, when it comes to Google (and Android), you never know what you’re gonna get.
In the back of our minds, we can’t help but hope Google will also provide a limited developer preview of Android L before it officially rolls out to the world with their rumored Android Silver program. Hey, we can dream, right?
As we prepare our bodies and our minds for tomorrow’s event, don’t forget to check out the full 5-page interview with Sundar Pichai here as well as his Q&A session here. It’s a great read.
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