Tuesday, April 9, 2013

How The Google Glass UI Really Works

THE BASIC CONTROLS

The Glass screen sits out of view, and it’s usually off, just like your cellphone screen. Its frame is essentially a trackpad with three main gestures. Tap once with a finger to select. Slide your finger along the temples to scroll. Swipe down to dismiss a screen.

To start things off, tap the frame with a finger (or nod your head), and you end up at Glass’s home screen. From the home screen, you can do a few things:


  1. Swipe your finger down on the frame to dismiss the screen and go about your day--it’s basically the same thing as the Android’s back button.
  2. Tap again and say “OK Glass” to issue a command, like “take a picture” or “Google how to use Glass”
  3. Slide your finger back along the frame to view a few Google Now-esque “cards”--like the weather report.
  4. Slide your finger forward along the frame--and this is the heart of the experience--which takes you through a “timeline” of everything. From the photo you just took, to a search you just made, to a video you were sent to a notification you received earlier from the NYT. This is how Glass is much like Twitter, or may be, assuming you subscribe to several services for updates.

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