Google Glass now has an app that would test all the possible sensors available in the unit. The app, which is open to use has revealed a lit of sensors that Google did not hint before. Even in the official API documentations or the specification documentation.
Glass has been receiving exceptional reviews from its early adopters, and there are already a number of apps popping out. While a lot of early adopters are happy with the device, some hackers are trying to know what the device really has in it.
The API, which was released recently has got very limited functionality and has been pretty disappointing. I have been trying to write an app for Glass, but was disappointed by the tight dependability of the unit to test and deploy an app. But then, thanks to the debug mode, which has been revealing some of the interesting facts about Glass.
A new app, called GlassSensorTest, runs in debug mode, and has revealed a lot more sensors that we thought Glass does not have. I agree with the example given here. The location services, currently, can only be fetched via the web service, and not directly from the device. But then, there are sensors built in into the device, which can send location directly to the app.
Here are the sensors that were discovered during the Sensor Test app’s run on Google Glass:
- MPL Gyroscope
- MPL Accelerometer
- MPL Magnetic Field
- MPL Orientation
- MPL Rotation Vector
- MPL Linear Acceleration
- MPL Gravity
- LTR-506ALS Light sensor
- Rotation Vector Sensor
- Gravity Sensor
- Linear Acceleration Sensor
- Orientation Sensor
- Corrected Gyroscope Sensor
The video below shows clearly the location services information along with the orientation change, which would probably allow the user to use Glass on bed.
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