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"Google Glass Apps of the Future \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGhostracing\nImproving your running time can be difficult, particularly if you are self-coached. But what if you were racing someone (or more accurately, an image of someone) who was just a tad faster than you? A Ghostracing app could be used in other sports as well, including skiing. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDIY Coaching\nEver start a home project only to realize that you have no idea what your'e doing? Soon you may be able to call in professional help via Google Glass. A Virtual Assistant app could coach you through the tough parts. Such help could even come for free. Vectorform envisions sending out a \"beacon\" on the Internet to get some crowdsourced help. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMileage Helper\nThough it's unclear whether drivers will be banned from wearing Google Glass, assuming they're not, Vectorform argues that Glass can help you save gas by anticipating when upcoming traffic lights will change. Armed with such knowledge, you could cut your speed and coast rather than coming to a full stop. One possible migration of this technology is smart windshields in cars. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPoint of View Connection\nImagine a real-time version of Google StreetView that could tell you if a restaurant is crowded or empty at that moment. Kevin Foreman, Vectorform's director of product development, says such an app would depend on users who don't mind providing such info for free. Depending how altruistic such users are, they could even tell you if a product you're looking for is in stock at a particular store. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nClassroom Learning\nThere are some profound implications for Glass when it comes to classroom instruction. Foreman sees Glass as an opportunity to break away from the chalkboard-centered design of most classrooms to emphasize a direct connection with objects. Here, kids learn about the human brain by embracing a plastic model. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGoogle Glass is just being released to a relative handful of people right now, but app developers are wasting no time dreaming up possible uses.\nOne such developer, Vectorform, has shared a few such concepts with Mashable. The Detroit-based company has dreamed up some uses for athletes, DIYers and students, among others. Some of the ideas are outlined above. Kevin Foreman, director of product development at Vectorform, says the company expects to get a pair of Google Glasses in a few weeks. After that, designers hope to get to work putting the ideas into action. \nSEE ALSO: Watch Google Show Off 4 Glass Apps\n\nWhat do you think? Do you have any ideas for Google Glass apps? Let us know in the comments.\nImage via iStockphoto, Urbanglimpses"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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