Google Glass is wearable futuristic computing gadget that promises to revolutionize the way we communicate with others. Today it is one of the most sought after devices in the market though the product has not gone into mass production but the developer version is out and is well received. The Glass comes with native apps third-party developers have also started building apps. Here we list top 7 apps that will change our notion about regular mobile device apps that we are accustomed to.

 

1. Winky - Wink to click photos

This may come straight out of Hollywood sci-fi movie but Google Glass has made it a reality. Now you can take photos by just winking your eyes towards the subject, this gives you better flexibility over voice based commands. Now capturing any fleeting moments is just a wink away.

 

2. Insight – Locate friends by their clothes

Insight is a super cool apps it allows you to recognize your friend through the color and pattern of their clothing. Insight is not directly integrated into Glass rather a smartphone app takes images of a user's clothing and it forms a reference for the Glass app. Google Glass then identifies the friends by the their clothes and display their name in video play on Glass.

 

3. History Pin

If you want to visit some old memories of famous places then Google Glass has an app for the same. History Pin uses Augmented Reality which superimposes old historical images on a smartphone over the present real-life images. So if you want to have a look at how Times Square looked like in 20th century then you can use this app.

 

4. Shopping app

This app helps you to visualize grocery lists, allow you to have looks at the nutritional detail, and helps you calculate cost of the products in real time. Though it is in a concept stage due to certain restriction posed on it by the Glass processing power and battery life but soon it is be developed into a full fledge app.

 

5. Starfinder

This is one of the first official games developed for Google Glass. This game is about discovering maximum constellations than other players. It is a fun based game for Google glass.

 

6. Bulletproof

Though Google Glass comes with GuestMode which prevents your friends from snooping into your Google glass’s information you can also try using Bulletproof lock screen app this offers a secure and protected environment for Glass form data theft.

 

7. Two-factor authentication

Today most of the companies like Facebook, Microsoft, and twitter use Two-factor authentication for better security of their user’s data. Hence if the Bulletproof app is not enough for your Google glass data security then GlassAuth is there. It uses the ZXing Android barcode scanner to bring the Two-factor authentication to Google Glass.

 

 

 

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