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Google Considered Having Glass Users Say 'Pew Pew Pew!'
Though Google Glass isn't yet widely available, you probably know that the device requires you to say, "OK Glass..." before giving the headset your orders. However, it seems Google didn't arrive at "OK Glass," as the trigger for voice commands immediately. In actual fact, the company had several ideas for what users should have to say before dishing out requests, and some of them are a bit silly.
Out of the entire list, 'Pew pew pew' is probably the silliest. Can you imagine legions of Google Glass users wandering the streets of the world's cities and mumbling that? Let this serve as a reminder that Google has a lot of power. It could make you say anything, but it doesn't. Because Google is nice and you should respect that.
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Jane McEntegart is a writer, editor, and marketing communications professional with 17 years of experience in the technology industry. She has written about a wide range of technology topics, including smartphones, tablets, and game consoles. Her articles have been published in Tom's Guide, Tom's Hardware, MobileSyrup, and Edge Up.
"Go Go Glass" was brilliant. At least to those of us who have, or are, children of cartoon-watching age. If you missed it, my take is that it's a reference to Inspector Gadget.
I'm sure that when this is release to the mass market someone will create an app/hack to allow you to set your own phrase. I guess it needs to be something that you wouldn't say in normal conversation.
