万花筒 2012-04-07&04-09 谷歌智能概念眼镜“亮相”

 Google is getting into fashion with Project Glass, in a video released on Google +, the world抯 biggest search engine gave us a sneak¹ peek² at its variable technology. Glasses with a see-through computer screen, the specs would allow users to do things like take photos, get blog by blog directions, or receive a pop-up alert if a friend is nearby. Cnet.com senior editor Bridget Carey explains how it works. Expect the computing³ muscle power to be connected to the phone you抮e carrying, the Google android phone you are carrying through a Bluetooth connection and the glasses would be talking to your phone in your pocket, and therefore, you know, relaying the information in your line of sight. The wrap-around shades are merely a prototype, but are already sparking controversy⁴ over privacy issues. Smart phones can already track a user抯 activity and whereabouts, but Google抯 glasses could provide something else, a visual record. We抮e kind of like in a wild west strait now when it comes to our privacy and what information we抮e sending now and what companies are doing with it, so these are all questions that Google would have to answer and be very specific about if they are gonna launch something like this.

Beyond privacy, there are also questions about practicality.

You look at all the things all it could do to benefit your life, you know, gain alert quick, change your route on the way to work so you抮e not late, that sounds kind of need, or perhaps, you know, getting information about something you抮e looking at, but then you think what are all the bad applications here, another thing in our faces to distract us while we抮e driving, while we抮e talking to our friends, do we really need something like this?

These questions may or may not be answered, for now, the glimpse into these glasses is like one massive focus group for Google as it gauges⁵ responses from consumers and the media. The company is mum on when or whether Project Glass will produce an actual retail⁶ product. Finny Heirman, Reuters.

1 sneak   

vt.潜行(隐藏,填石缝)；偷偷摸摸做；n.潜行；adj.暗中进行

参考例句：

• He raised his spear and sneak forward.他提起长矛悄悄地前进。
• I saw him sneak away from us.我看见他悄悄地从我们身边走开。

2 peek   

vi.偷看，窥视；n.偷偷的一看，一瞥

参考例句：

• Larry takes a peek out of the window.赖瑞往窗外偷看了一下。
• Cover your eyes and don't peek.捂上眼睛，别偷看。

3 computing   

n.计算

参考例句：

• to work in computing 从事信息处理
• Back in the dark ages of computing, in about 1980, they started a software company. 早在计算机尚未普及的时代（约1980年），他们就创办了软件公司。

4 controversy   

n.争论，辩论，争吵

参考例句：

• That is a fact beyond controversy.那是一个无可争论的事实。
• We ran the risk of becoming the butt of every controversy.我们要冒使自己在所有的纷争中都成为众矢之的的风险。

5 gauges   

n.规格( gauge的名词复数 )；厚度；宽度；标准尺寸v.（用仪器）测量( gauge的第三人称单数 )；估计；计量；划分

参考例句：

• A thermometer gauges the temperature. 温度计可测量温度。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The fuel gauges dropped swiftly. 燃料表指针迅速下降。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 retail   

v./n.零售；adv.以零售价格

参考例句：

• In this shop they retail tobacco and sweets.这家铺子零售香烟和糖果。
• These shoes retail at 10 yuan a pair.这些鞋子零卖10元一双。