The time of Google Glass is almost upon us, it is now being released to a handful of people. With Google Glass being around the corner it’s time that we prepare our services for this new device type. App developers should waste no time thinking about its possibilities. This new platform will surely make an app developer’s wildest dreams come true.
Glass is making big inroads in Enterprise. It has the potential to shake up enterprise mobility as much as the introduction of the smartphone and tablet. Since the device is completely hands free it will make multitasking easier than ever before. With Google releasing the developer guidelines for its Google Mirror API, it is evident that a lot can be done with Google Glass. A range of apps have been already announced or demonstrated. To name a few are those for Facebook, Path, The New York Times and Gmail. The potential uses of Glass are reaching to Banking, Travel and other industries. It is bound to explode with more and more pioneering apps.
One thing in particular that stacks the deck in for developers to develop Glass Apps is that the major Silicon Valley venture capitalist firms Andreessen Horowitz and Kleiner Perkins have partnered with Google Ventures to create Glass Collective to provide seed funding for developers with innovative ideas for the Glass platform. This brings a great opportunity for the ones who want to jumpstart their ideas
Google Glass opens up even more development options for consumer and enterprise applications. This not only serves to advance the economy but also advances mobile technology in general. Just like the introduction of mobile apps into cars, Google Glass opens up mobile paths that were once unfamiliar with traditional mobile devices.
However, any new platform launch brings with itself more complexity. With an already complex eco-system for app developers, there is a need to take heed. And the release of more and more variations and versions will always add to the chance of things going wrong at some point. However, this would be a small price for all of us to pay for a chance to be part of something that screams out to be the “the next big thing”.
