Date:31/05/12

Google Glass uses a built-in trackpad for navigation

he momentum behind Google’s Project Glass, now known as Google Glass, is growing. That’s mainly due to the involvement of Sergey Brin and his wearing of the prototype glasses whenever he happens to be posing for a picture or appearing on video.

This Friday Brin appears on The Gavin Newsom Show, and he is once again wearing the glasses. Luckily for us, the preview of the show reveals something new about their functionality: on the right arm of the glasses a trackpad has been built-in.We previously thought navigation was limited to gestures and voice. Through this inclusion it’s possible to navigate media, select features/apps, and adjust options by using a combination of your finger on the trackpad and what you are viewing through the glasses.

Think of it like you are looking at a monitor and navigating what’s on screen with a mouse. Only in this case only you can see the screen and the mouse is installed on a small plastic arm resting against your head. It adds absolutely no bulk to the glasses frame, yet unlocks a load of functionality to the user.

Brin describes Google X, the area of Google where future projects are experimented with, as an “advanced skunkworks project.” Although most projects being developed within its walls are multiple years from a launch, Brin hopes Google Glass will arrive at some point next year.It’s certainly a project with potential, and as Brin discusses, it allows you to keep your hands free while having access to features you’d usually associate with a handset. There’s still a lot of development work required though, and we’ve already shown you how annoying ads could be on the device.

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