How to start developing for google glass?
After careful consideration of the next generation of technological advancements, I decided to go all in with the Android ecosystem. Which means Android OS, Python scripting language and Google App Engine
This is a place to detail the journey and organize the tools that I discover along the way.
Necessary Tools
My weakest point is in developing apps for Android. With the recent purchase of a Galaxy Note 10.1, this will be slowly worked through. I will first build a few sample apps with android SDK.
Next is to acquire a wearable display unit that runs Android. The Moverio seems good enough, will update with other devices once I found them.
Project Glass’s camera specs are as follows (courtesy of Henrik Nordberg):
- Dimensions: 2048 x 1536 pixels
- Exposure: 0.034 sec (1/29)
- Aperture: f/2.4
- Focal Length: 2.8 mm
- ISO Speed: 214
 Installation problems
It didn’t take long before I run into problems. The first major one I get is that when I tried to deploy and run my first “Hello World” app on my tablet, the Eclipse Android ADK couldn’t find my device. Further search tells me that I need to install the driver for my specific android GT-N8010. However, I couldn’t find the driver for that on Samsung USA site, found it on a Canadian site which doesn’t have a driver only package, but comes with a complete software kit. Currently installing, but running into installation freeze ups.
Unplugging my device and installing the software does the trick. I have officially, run my first hello world app on Android
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