Cloud Computing: Google Project Glass API Details Emerge

Grazed from InformationWeek. Author: Thomas Claburn.

Google has revealed more details about how Project Glass will work, providing developers with a sense of the kinds of applications they will be able to build for Google’s Internet-connected eyewear. Project Glass developer evangelist Timothy Jordan on Monday delved into the workings of Project Glass at the SXSW conference in Austin, Texas. The event was documented by Engadget in a live blog.

Google has been teasing developers and the public with glimpses at Project Glass over the past few months, in preparation for the launch of the first iteration of its spectacles, Glass Explorer Edition, in "early 2013." In late January and early February, the company held invitation-only Glass Foundry events for developers in San Francisco and New York to introduce its Mirror API, used to write code that connects third-party apps and services to Google’s servers, which communicate with Glass devices…

Though Google previously disclosed that the Project Glass Mirror API would rely on RESTful data transport, Jordan’s presentation delved into more detail. The Project Glass interface is built around the concept of a timeline. Users can swipe backward and forward along the touchpad on the Glass frame to navigate through timeline cards associated with Glass events. Those old enough to have seen Apple’s Hypercard technology (1987-2004) should recognize the concept immediately. As a matter of UI design, there’s also some similarity to Apple’s Cover Flow and Mirror Worlds’ Scopeware…

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