Experts at the University of California, Los Angeles, have developed a Google Glass app that they claim could help stop emerging public health threats around the world.
Glass is a pioneering "wearable computer" designed by the software and computing corporation Google. It takes the form of a pair of eyeglasses with a small transparent computer screen in the right eye and a touchpad built into the right arm of the frame.
Recently launched to consumers, Google Glass has already received a large amount of hype from tech optimists, as well as criticism on privacy issues caused by the headset's mounted video camera.
Only today, the first "Google Glass hate crime" was reported when a technology journalist was assaulted in a San Francisco bar, allegedly over her use of the device.
Meanwhile, health care professionals are exploring the medical applications of Google Glass.
Recently, Medical News Today reported on surgeons using Google Glass while operating. The surgeons involved think that Google Glass is useful for live-streaming procedures - which could provide better training for students - and communicating directly from the operating room with a patient's loved ones.
They also think that being able to view MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and X-ray results on the Glass screen will be beneficial to surgeons while operating.
An Australian technology company has also developed a Google Glass app to help mothers breastfeed.
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