இணைய வசதியுடன், பல்வேறு சிறப்பம்சங்களை உள்ளடக்கிய கூகுள் நிறுவனத்தின் ‘மாயக்கண்ணாடி’ என்று வர்ணிக்கப்படும் கிளாஸ் எப்போது விற்பனைக்கு வரும் எனப் பலரும் எதிர்பார்த்துக் காத்திருந்த நிலையில், 1,500 டாலர்கள் (சுமார் ரூ.90 ஆயிரம்) என்ற அறிமுக விலையில் அமெரிக்காவில் கடந்த ஏப்ரல் மாதம் விற்பனைக்கு வந்தது, கூகுள் கிளாஸ்.
மற்ற நாடுகளில் உடனடியாக விற்பனை செய்ய முடியாததற்கு, தன் கூகுள் பிளஸ் சமூக ஊடகத்தில் வருத்தம் தெரிவித்துள்ளது கூகுள்.
அதேசமயம் வரையறுக்கப்பட்ட அளவு மட்டுமே விற்பனை செய்யப்படவுள்ளதால், எத்தனை கூகுள் கிளாஸ்கள் விற்பனை செய்யப்படும் என்பதைத் தெரிவிக்கவில்லை. ஆன்லைனில் பதிவு செய்தவர்களுக்கு எக்ஸ்புளோரர் வகை கூகுள் கிளாஸ் வழங்கப்பட்டு வருகிறது.
எக்ஸ்புளோரர் வகை கூகுள் கிளாஸில் வழக்கமான மூக்குக் கண்ணாடியில் இருக்கும் கண்ணாடிகள் இருக்காது. வலது கண் முன்பாக அமைக்கப்பட்டிருக்கும் திரையில், இணையதள வசதியைப் பயன்படுத்தலாம்.
இந்நிலையில், கேரள மாநிலம், எர்ணாகுளம் மாவட்டத்தை சேர்ந்த அரவிந்த் சஞ்சீவ்(23) என்பவர் இந்த கூகுள் கிளாஸின் தொழில்நுட்பத்தை பற்றி சுமார் ஒருமாத காலம் ஆய்வு செய்து, அதற்கு ஒப்பான ஒரு கிளாஸை தற்போது தயாரித்துள்ளார்.
சுமார் 90 ஆயிரம் ரூபாய் விலையில் அமெரிக்காவில் விற்கப்படும் இந்த வகை கிளாஸை வெறும் 4 ஆயிரத்து ஐநூறு ரூபாய் செலவில் தயாரித்துள்ள இவர், இதை மற்றவர்களும் சொந்தமாக தயாரித்துக் கொள்ளும் தொழில்நுட்ப ரகசியத்தையும் இணையத்தின் மூலம் வெளிப்படையாக தெரிவித்துள்ளார்.
An Indian innovator claims to have built an augmented
reality head-mounted display, a.k.a. Google Glass, for less than Rs4,500
($74, Dh272) and in less than one month using open source hardware.
And not just build it, Arvind Sanjeev, Chief Inventor and Founder A.R.S. Devices, has also put the steps up on a blog DIY Hacking for anyone else who might be interested in making their own version.
“Head mounted displays are definitely the latest fad that’s going around town now,” he says. “You might have seen several wearable displays such as the Google Glass, and many others including virtual reality systems like the Oculus Rift,” he noted.
“If you ever wanted to build one for yourself from scratch, and are not willing to pay $1,500 just to experience its functionalities, then this DIY Head Mounted Display project is for you,” he says before launching his ‘tutorial’ on how to go about creating your own.
“This DIY hacking tutorial will show you how you can make your own head mounted, virtual reality or augmented reality displays. I have built a ‘Smart Cap’, first of its kind, having a head mounted display on it. Here, I will instruct on how to build a monocular wearable display that runs on the raspberry pi,” Sanjeev notes.
His system includes a webcam for video sharing and recording and also incorporates voice recognition for a hands-free experience. “Thus, you will be able to build an interactive voice recognition based wearable display at the end of this tutorial,” he claims.
Sanjeev hails from Ernakulam, Kerala and holds an engineering degree from Kerala’s TocH Institute of Science and Technology.
“Before I got introduced to Arduino [an open-source electronics platform based on easy-to-use hardware and software] in college, I had no idea how a calculator works or how I could build one,” the 23-year-old Sanjeev confesses, maintaining that he couldn’t learn anything about building computer hardware at his engineering college and decided to make all his projects available for anyone to replicate.
He claims that he started a blog DIY Hacking in order to tutor students, hobbyists, etc. about the latest technology development so they don’t feel lost as he once did.
“I am highly passionate towards technology and strive to gain technical knowledge by taking a pragmatic approach with respect to it,” noted his LinkedIn profile.
“While in college, I was able to create some veritable gadgets and systems in the connected devices genre. The attention gained by these projects persuaded me to start my own company which housed several product prototypes like RideSmart, etc.”
He adds: “Being an ardent enthusiast of wearable technologies and while playing the role of CTO for Fin Robotics aka RHL Vision, I was able to prototype the technology for "Fin" - A BLE enabled thumb ring, that can control applications within your smart phones or other smart devices.
“For the purpose of honing the technology development skill sets of students in our community, I was able to create a platform called DIY Hacking. It features several open source projects based on latest technologies, aiming to ignite their zeal for tinkering,” he claims.
And not just build it, Arvind Sanjeev, Chief Inventor and Founder A.R.S. Devices, has also put the steps up on a blog DIY Hacking for anyone else who might be interested in making their own version.
“Head mounted displays are definitely the latest fad that’s going around town now,” he says. “You might have seen several wearable displays such as the Google Glass, and many others including virtual reality systems like the Oculus Rift,” he noted.
“If you ever wanted to build one for yourself from scratch, and are not willing to pay $1,500 just to experience its functionalities, then this DIY Head Mounted Display project is for you,” he says before launching his ‘tutorial’ on how to go about creating your own.
“This DIY hacking tutorial will show you how you can make your own head mounted, virtual reality or augmented reality displays. I have built a ‘Smart Cap’, first of its kind, having a head mounted display on it. Here, I will instruct on how to build a monocular wearable display that runs on the raspberry pi,” Sanjeev notes.
His system includes a webcam for video sharing and recording and also incorporates voice recognition for a hands-free experience. “Thus, you will be able to build an interactive voice recognition based wearable display at the end of this tutorial,” he claims.
Sanjeev hails from Ernakulam, Kerala and holds an engineering degree from Kerala’s TocH Institute of Science and Technology.
“Before I got introduced to Arduino [an open-source electronics platform based on easy-to-use hardware and software] in college, I had no idea how a calculator works or how I could build one,” the 23-year-old Sanjeev confesses, maintaining that he couldn’t learn anything about building computer hardware at his engineering college and decided to make all his projects available for anyone to replicate.
He claims that he started a blog DIY Hacking in order to tutor students, hobbyists, etc. about the latest technology development so they don’t feel lost as he once did.
“I am highly passionate towards technology and strive to gain technical knowledge by taking a pragmatic approach with respect to it,” noted his LinkedIn profile.
“While in college, I was able to create some veritable gadgets and systems in the connected devices genre. The attention gained by these projects persuaded me to start my own company which housed several product prototypes like RideSmart, etc.”
He adds: “Being an ardent enthusiast of wearable technologies and while playing the role of CTO for Fin Robotics aka RHL Vision, I was able to prototype the technology for "Fin" - A BLE enabled thumb ring, that can control applications within your smart phones or other smart devices.
“For the purpose of honing the technology development skill sets of students in our community, I was able to create a platform called DIY Hacking. It features several open source projects based on latest technologies, aiming to ignite their zeal for tinkering,” he claims.
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