document_title: Curling at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament

question_text: who won the mens curling in the olympics 2018

question_tokens: who won the mens curling in the olympics 2018

text: Curling at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament

text: Teams[edit]

text: The teams are listed as follows:[3]

text:
Canada
 Denmark
 Great Britain
 Italy
 Japan

The Glencoe Club, Calgary
Skip: Kevin Koe
Third: Marc Kennedy
Second: Brent Laing
Lead: Ben Hebert
Alternate: Scott Pfeifer

Hvidovre CC, Hvidovre
Skip: Rasmus Stjerne
Third: Johnny Frederiksen
Second: Mikkel Poulsen
Lead: Oliver Dupont
Alternate: Morten Berg Thomsen

Royal Caledonian CC, Stirling
Skip: Kyle Smith
Third: Thomas Muirhead
Second: Kyle Waddell
Lead: Cameron Smith
Alternate: Glen Muirhead

A.S.D. Trentino Curling, Cembra
Fourth: Amos Mosaner
Skip: Joël Retornaz
Second: Simone Gonin
Lead: Daniele Ferrazza
Alternate: Andrea Pilzer

SC Karuizawa Club, Karuizawa
Skip: Yusuke Morozumi
Third: Tetsuro Shimizu
Second: Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi
Lead: Kosuke Morozumi
Alternate: Kohsuke Hirata

 Norway
 South Korea
 Sweden
 Switzerland
 United States

Snarøen CC, Oslo
Skip: Thomas Ulsrud
Third: Torger Nergård
Second: Christoffer Svae
Lead: Håvard Vad Petersson
Alternate: Markus Høiberg

GyeongBuk Uiseong CC, Uiseong
Skip: Kim Chang-min
Third: Seong Se-hyeon
Second: Oh Eun-su
Lead: Lee Ki-bok
Alternate: Kim Min-chan

Karlstads CK, Karlstad
Skip: Niklas Edin
Third: Oskar Eriksson
Second: Rasmus Wranå
Lead: Christoffer Sundgren
Alternate: Henrik Leek

CC Genève, Geneva
Fourth: Benoît Schwarz
Third: Claudio Pätz
Skip: Peter de Cruz
Lead: Valentin Tanner
Alternate: Dominik Märki

Duluth CC, Duluth
Skip: John Shuster
Third: Tyler George
Second: Matt Hamilton
Lead: John Landsteiner
Alternate: Joe Polo

text: Round robin standings[edit]

text: Final round robin standings

text:
Key

Teams to playoffs

Teams to tiebreaker

text:
Country

v
t
e

Skip
W
L
PF
PA
Ends
won
Ends
lost
Blank
ends
Stolen
ends
Shot %

 Sweden
Niklas Edin
7
2
62
43
34
28
13
8
87%

 Canada
Kevin Koe
6
3
56
46
36
34
14
8
87%

 United States
John Shuster
5
4
67
63
37
39
4
6
80%

 Great Britain
Kyle Smith
5
4
55
60
40
37
8
7
82%

 Switzerland
Peter de Cruz
5
4
60
55
39
37
10
6
83%

 Norway
Thomas Ulsrud
4
5
45
54
32
36
6
6
82%

 South Korea
Kim Chang-min
4
5
54
59
40
41
7
8
82%

 Japan
Yusuke Morozumi
4
5
48
56
33
35
13
5
81%

 Italy
Joël Retornaz
3
6
50
56
37
38
15
7
81%

 Denmark
Rasmus Stjerne
2
7
53
70
36
39
12
5
83%

text: Round robin results[edit]

text: All draw times are listed in Seoul Time (UTC+9).[4]

text: Summary[edit]

text:
Team

v
t
e

Record

 Canada

8–3
6–4
5–3
8–4
7–4
7–6
2–5
6–8
7–9
6–3

 Denmark
3–8

6–7
6–4
4–6
8–10
9–8
5–9
7–9
5–9
2–7

 Great Britain
4–6
7–6

7–6
6–5
10–3
5–11
6–8
6–5
4–10
5–4

 Italy
3–5
4–6
6–7

5–6
6–4
6–8
3–7
7–4
10–9
3–6

 Japan
4–8
6–4
5–6
6–5

6–4
4-10
4–11
5–6
8–2
4–5

 Norway
4–7
10–8
3–10
4–6
4–6

7–5
7–2
5–7
8–5
4–5

 South Korea
6–7
8–9
11–5
8–6
10-4
5–7

2–7
8–7
7–11
4–5

 Sweden
5–2
9–5
8–6
7–3
11–4
2–7
7–2

3–10
10–4
7–2

 Switzerland
8–6
9–7
5–6
4–7
6–5
7–5
7–8
10–3

4–8
5–4

 United States
9–7
9–5
10–4
9–10
2–8
5–8
11–7
4–10
8–4

5–4

text: Draw 1[edit]

text: Wednesday, 14 February, 09:05

text:
Sheet A

v

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final

 Denmark (Stjerne)
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
0
2
0
5

 Sweden (Edin)
0
2
0
0
3
2
0
1
0
1
9

text:
Sheet B

v

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final

 Canada (Koe)
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
0
1
5

 Italy (Retornaz)
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
3

text:
Sheet C

v

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final

 South Korea (Kim)
0
2
0
1
0
3
0
1
0
X
7

 United States (Shuster)
2
0
3
0
3
0
2
0
1
X
11

text:
Sheet D

v

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Final

 Switzerland (de Cruz)
0
0
0
1
0
2
0
1
0
1
0
5

 Great Britain (Smith)
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
2
0
1
6

text: Draw 2[edit]

text: Wednesday, 14 February, 20:05

text:
Sheet A

v

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final

 Canada (Koe)
2
0
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
6

 Great Britain (Smith)
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
4

text:
Sheet B

v

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final

 South Korea (Kim)
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
X
2

 Sweden (Edin)
0
2
0
0
2
1
0
1
1
X
7

text:
Sheet C

v

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final

 Switzerland (de Cruz)
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
2
0
4

 Italy (Retornaz)
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
2
7

text:
Sheet D

v

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final

 Norway (Ulsrud)
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
X
4

 Japan (Morozumi)
0
1
1
1
0
0
2
0
1
X
6

text: Draw 3[edit]

text: Thursday, 15 February, 14:05

text:
Sheet A

v

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final

 United States (Shuster)
0
1
0
3
2
0
0
2
1
0
9

 Italy (Retornaz)
1
0
5
0
0
3
0
0
0
1
10

text:
Sheet B

v

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final

 Norway (Ulsrud)
0
1
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
X
4

 Canada (Koe)
2
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
2
X
7

text:
Sheet C

v

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final

 Great Britain (Smith)
1
0
2
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
6

 Japan (Morozumi)
0
1
0
0
1
0
2
0
1
0
5

text:
Sheet D

v

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final

 Denmark (Stjerne)
0
0
2
0
1
1
0
2
0
1
7

 Switzerland (de Cruz)
1
1
0
3
0
0
2
0
2
0
9

text: Draw 4[edit]

text: Friday, 16 February, 09:05

text:
Sheet B

v

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final

 Italy (Retornaz)
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
4

 Denmark (Stjerne)
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
6

text:
Sheet C

v

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final

 Norway (Ulsrud)
0
2
0
0
2
0
0
2
0
1
7

 South Korea (Kim)
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
2
0
5

text:
Sheet D

v

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final

 Sweden (Edin)
4
1
0
2
0
1
0
2
X
X
10

 United States (Shuster)
0
0
1
0
1
0
2
0
X
X
4

text: Draw 5[edit]

text: Friday, 16 February, 20:05

text:
Sheet A

v

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final

 Japan (Morozumi)
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
5

 Switzerland (de Cruz)
3
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
6

text:
Sheet B

v

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final

 Sweden (Edin)
1
0
0
2
0
3
0
0
2
X
8

 Great Britain (Smith)
0
2
1
0
2
0
0
1
0
X
6

text:
Sheet C

v

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final

 Denmark (Stjerne)
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
2
0
X
5

 United States (Shuster)
2
2
0
2
0
0
2
0
1
X
9

text:
Sheet D

v

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final

 Canada (Koe)
0
0
3
0
1
0
2
1
0
0
7

 South Korea (Kim)
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
2
1
6

text: Draw 6[edit]

text: Saturday, 17 February, 14:05

text:
Sheet A

v

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final

 South Korea (Kim)
0
2
1
0
2
2
0
3
1
X
11

 Great Britain (Smith)
2
0
0
1
0
0
2
0
0
X
5

text:
Sheet B

v

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final

 Switzerland (de Cruz)
1
0
0
1
0
0
2
0
2
1
7

 Norway (Ulsrud)
0
1
1
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
5

text:
Sheet C

v

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final

 Canada (Koe)
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
X
2

 Sweden (Edin)
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
1
0
X
5

text:
Sheet D

v

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final

 Japan (Morozumi)
2
0
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
6

 Italy (Retornaz)
0
1
0
2
0
0
0
1
1
0
5

text: Draw 7[edit]

text: Sunday, 18 February, 09:05

text:
Sheet A

v

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final

 Norway (Ulsrud)
0
1
0
4
0
4
0
0
1
0
10

 Denmark (Stjerne)
1
0
1
0
1
0
2
2
0
1
8

text:
Sheet B

v

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final

 United States (Shuster)
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
X
X
X
2

 Japan (Morozumi)
2
1
1
0
0
2
2
X
X
X
8

text:
Sheet D

v

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final

 Switzerland (de Cruz)
4
0
1
0
2
0
0
0
1
X
8

 Canada (Koe)
0
2
0
1
0
2
1
0
0
X
6

text: Draw 8[edit]

text: Sunday, 18 February, 20:05

text:
Sheet A

v

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final

 Sweden (Edin)
3
0
2
0
0
1
0
5
X
X
11

 Japan (Morozumi)
0
1
0
0
1
0
2
0
X
X
4

text:
Sheet B

v

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Final

 Denmark (Stjerne)
0
0
2
1
2
0
0
3
0
0
1
9

 South Korea (Kim)
2
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
1
2
0
8

text:
Sheet C

v

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Final

 Italy (Retornaz)
0
0
1
0
0
2
0
2
0
1
0
6

 Great Britain (Smith)
2
0
0
1
0
0
2
0
1
0
1
7

text:
Sheet D

v

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final

 United States (Shuster)
1
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
1
X
5

 Norway (Ulsrud)
0
2
0
1
0
3
1
1
0
X
8

text: Draw 9[edit]

text: Monday, 19 February, 14:05

text:
Sheet A

v

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final

 Italy (Retornaz)
0
1
0
2
0
1
0
1
1
0
6

 South Korea (Kim)
3
0
1
0
1
0
2
0
0
1
8

text:
Sheet B

v

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final

 Sweden (Edin)
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
X
X
X
3

 Switzerland (de Cruz)
2
1
1
0
1
0
5
X
X
X
10

text:
Sheet C

v

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Final

 United States (Shuster)
1
0
2
0
1
1
0
0
2
0
2
9

 Canada (Koe)
0
2
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
2
0
7

text:
Sheet D

v

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final

 Great Britain (Smith)
0
1
0
1
0
2
0
1
0
2
7

 Denmark (Stjerne)
1
0
1
0
2
0
1
0
1
0
6

text: Draw 10[edit]

text: Tuesday, 20 February, 09:05

text:
Sheet A

v

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final

 Great Britain (Smith)
3
1
0
2
0
3
1
X
X
X
10

 Norway (Ulsrud)
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
X
X
X
3

text:
Sheet B

v

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final

 Japan (Morozumi)
0
2
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
X
4

 Canada (Koe)
1
0
2
1
0
2
0
1
1
X
8

text:
Sheet C

v

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final

 South Korea (Kim)
0
0
4
0
0
1
0
2
0
1
8

 Switzerland (de Cruz)
1
0
0
1
3
0
1
0
1
0
7

text:
Sheet D

v

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final

 Italy (Retornaz)
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
X
3

 Sweden (Edin)
3
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
X
7

text: Draw 11[edit]

text: Tuesday, 20 February, 20:05

text:
Sheet A

v

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final

 Switzerland (de Cruz)
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
X
4

 United States (Shuster)
0
0
1
0
3
0
3
0
1
X
8

text:
Sheet B

v

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final

 Norway (Ulsrud)
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
4

 Italy (Retornaz)
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
3
0
6

text:
Sheet C

v

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final

 Japan (Morozumi)
0
0
3
0
0
2
0
0
0
1
6

 Denmark (Stjerne)
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
4

text: Draw 12[edit]

text: Wednesday, 21 February, 14:05

text:
Sheet A

v

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final

 Denmark (Stjerne)
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
X
X
X
3

 Canada (Koe)
4
0
1
0
3
0
0
X
X
X
8

text:
Sheet B

v

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final

 Great Britain (Smith)
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
X
X
4

 United States (Shuster)
2
0
0
0
3
0
1
4
X
X
10

text:
Sheet C

v

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final

 Sweden (Edin)
0
0
2
0
0
0
X
X
X
X
2

 Norway (Ulsrud)
1
0
0
3
2
1
X
X
X
X
7

text:
Sheet D

v

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final

 South Korea (Kim)
1
0
2
0
0
4
0
3
X
X
10

 Japan (Morozumi)
0
1
0
2
0
0
1
0
X
X
4

text: Tiebreaker[edit]

text: Thursday, 22 February, 9:05

text:
Sheet D

v

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final

 Great Britain (Smith)
2
0
0
2
0
0
0
1
0
X
5

 Switzerland (de Cruz)
0
1
0
0
2
1
0
0
5
X
9

text:
Player percentages

 Great Britain
 Switzerland

Cameron Smith
85%
Valentin Tanner
89%

Kyle Waddell
89%
Peter de Cruz
86%

Thomas Muirhead
89%
Claudio Pätz
95%

Kyle Smith
82%
Benoît Schwarz
80%

Total
86%
Total
88%

text: Playoffs[edit]

text:
Semifinals

Gold medal game

1
 Sweden
9

4
 Switzerland
3

1
 Sweden
7

3
 United States
10

2
 Canada
3

3
 United States
5

Bronze medal game

2
 Canada
5

4
 Switzerland
7

text: Semifinals[edit]

text: Thursday, 22 February, 20:05

text:
Sheet A

v

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final

 Sweden (Edin)
2
0
0
4
0
2
1
0
X
X
9

 Switzerland (de Cruz)
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
X
X
3

text:
Player percentages

 Sweden
 Switzerland

Christoffer Sundgren
94%
Valentin Tanner
86%

Rasmus Wranå
97%
Peter de Cruz
84%

Oskar Eriksson
81%
Claudio Pätz
75%

Niklas Edin
95%
Benoît Schwarz
70%

Total
92%
Total
79%

text:
Sheet C

v

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final

 Canada (Koe)
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
3

 United States (Shuster)
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
2
0
1
5

text:
Player percentages

 Canada
 United States

Ben Hebert
84%
John Landsteiner
86%

Brent Laing
78%
Matt Hamilton
89%

Marc Kennedy
80%
Tyler George
83%

Kevin Koe
85%
John Shuster
91%

Total
82%
Total
87%

text: Bronze medal game[edit]

text: Friday, 23 February, 15:35

text:
Sheet B

v

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final

 Canada (Koe)
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
2
0
X
5

 Switzerland (de Cruz)
0
1
1
0
2
0
2
0
1
X
7

text:
Player percentages

 Canada
 Switzerland

Ben Hebert
100%
Valentin Tanner
81%

Brent Laing
75%
Peter de Cruz
84%

Marc Kennedy
75%
Claudio Pätz
91%

Kevin Koe
65%
Benoît Schwarz
88%

Total
79%
Total
86%

text: Gold medal game[edit]

text: Saturday, 24 February, 15:35

text:
Sheet B

v

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final

 Sweden (Edin)
0
2
0
0
2
0
1
0
2
X
7

 United States (Shuster)
0
0
2
1
0
2
0
5
0
X
10

text:
Player percentages

 Sweden
 United States

Christoffer Sundgren
96%
John Landsteiner
81%

Rasmus Wranå
84%
Matt Hamilton
74%

Oskar Eriksson
86%
Tyler George
88%

Niklas Edin
74%
John Shuster
76%

Total
85%
Total
80%

text: Final standings[edit]

text: The final standings are:[5]

text:
Place
Team
Record

01 !
 United States
7–4

02 !
 Sweden
8–3

03 !
 Switzerland
7–5

4
 Canada
6–5

5
 Great Britain
5–5

6
 Norway
4–5

7
 South Korea
4–5

8
 Japan
4–5

9
 Italy
3–6

10
 Denmark
2–7

text: Statistics[edit]

text: Player percentages[edit]

text: Player percentages during round robin play are as follows:[6]

text: Lead[edit]

text:
#
Curler
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Total

1
 Oliver Dupont (DEN)
84
86
89
88
95
93
90
86
93
89

2
 Lee Ki-bok (KOR)
98
90
91
84
81
85
88
85
83
87

2
 Cameron Smith (GBR)
84
80
86
94
93
89
85
85
91
87

2
 Valentin Tanner (SUI)
88
98
82
86
83
84
80
93
85
87

5
 Ben Hebert (CAN)
88
91
68
85
91
88
88
88
95
86

5
 Christoffer Sundgren (SWE)
85
90
75
93
88
81
86
81
94
86

7
 Kosuke Morozumi (JPN)
88
88
83
76
89
75
89
75
88
83

7
 John Landsteiner (USA)
82
78
100
72
86
83
75
86
86
83

7
 Håvard Vad Petersson (NOR)
81
78
86
74
75
85
89
88
94
83

7
 Daniele Ferrazza (ITA)
82
81
80
91
78
88
—
—
—
83

text: Second[edit]

text:
#
Curler
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Total

1
 Rasmus Wranå (SWE)
85
92
95
79
89
89
68
97
94
88

2
 Brent Laing (CAN)
80
89
81
94
81
86
82
86
95
86

3
 Mikkel Poulsen (DEN)
90
64
90
96
80
83
88
90
93
85

3
 Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi (JPN)
85
80
85
93
98
84
79
96
66
85

5
 Oh Eun-su (KOR)
—
—
93
80
86
78
83
78
92
84

6
 Matt Hamilton (USA)
93
76
86
90
82
67
78
71
95
82

7
 Christoffer Svae (NOR)
75
85
95
69
90
76
80
81
75
81

7
 Peter de Cruz (SUI)
76
79
85
81
79
93
80
78
83
81

7
 Kyle Waddell (GBR)
82
80
84
81
81
75
83
89
77
81

10
 Simone Gonin (ITA)
85
79
75
85
76
69
84
78
90
80

text: Third[edit]

text:
#
Curler
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Total

1
 Oskar Eriksson (SWE)
86
93
95
88
88
91
86
89
86
89

1
 Marc Kennedy (CAN)
86
83
89
95
89
96
90
90
83
89

3
 Claudio Pätz (SUI)
91
91
88
91
83
74
77
74
85
84

4
 Torger Nergård (NOR)
83
86
91
74
93
68
91
76
92
83

4
 Seong Se-hyeon (KOR)
83
85
76
84
88
74
83
85
94
83

6
 Johnny Frederiksen (DEN)
84
70
88
81
74
92
76
86
80
81

6
 Thomas Muirhead (GBR)
80
68
83
81
82
89
74
89
86
81

8
 Tetsuro Shimizu (JPN)
88
80
79
80
95
58
76
79
78
79

8
 Tyler George (USA)
83
78
72
78
89
74
80
75
86
79

10
 Joël Retornaz (ITA)
71
83
73
88
80
81
69
85
78
78

text: Fourth[edit]

text:
#
Curler
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Total

1
 Niklas Edin (SWE)
91
96
83
84
99
77
70
86
73
85

1
 Kevin Koe (CAN)
86
86
83
88
75
83
83
96
86
85

3
 Benoît Schwarz (SUI)
70
78
81
88
80
82
95
90
76
82

4
 Amos Mosaner (ITA)
80
94
83
72
72
86
86
58
89
81

5
 Thomas Ulsrud (NOR)
78
78
84
83
78
79
64
83
94
80

6
 Kyle Smith (GBR)
80
71
84
82
65
72
83
96
72
78

7
 Yusuke Morozumi (JPN)
75
84
70
78
91
69
71
89
72
77

7
 Kim Chang-min (KOR)
78
69
85
81
79
65
70
86
78
77

7
 John Shuster (USA)
82
80
66
82
54
67
82
97
78
77

10
 Rasmus Stjerne (DEN)
75
81
79
75
82
76
78
78
48
75


document_title: Venus Hum

question_text: who sings i feel love with the blue man group

root

text: Venus Hum

text: Blue Man Group[edit]

text: Annette Strean provided vocals for Blue Man Group's cover of "I Feel Love" on their 2003 album The Complex. Venus Hum opened for Blue Man Group on The Complex Rock Tour, and performed with them as well. The band was featured as "rock concert movement number sixty-three." "I Feel Love" was released as a single in 2004.

tag: p

text: Discography[edit]

text: Studio albums[edit]

text:
Switched on Christmas (2000}
Venus Hum (2001)
Big Beautiful Sky (April 1, 2003)
The Colors In The Wheel (July 25, 2006)
Mechanics & Mathematics (October 6, 2009)
Best Remodeled (November 18, 2016)

tag: ul

text: EPs[edit]

text:
Promo Fun Kit (1999)
Switched on Christmas (2000)
Hummingbirds (October 22, 2002)
Songs for Superheroes (January 1, 2004)
Yes and No (2006)
Surgery in the Sky (2007)

text: Singles[edit]

text:
Montana (2003)
Soul Sloshing (2003)

text: Vinyl releases[edit]

text:
Hummingbirds (2002)
Montana (2003)
Soul Sloshing (2003)


document_title: Puff, the Magic Dragon

question_text: what was the meaning of the song puff the magic dragon

text: Puff, the Magic Dragon

text: Lyrics[edit]

text: The lyrics for "Puff, the Magic Dragon" are based on a 1959 poem by Leonard Lipton, then a 19-year-old Cornell University student.[3] Lipton was inspired by an Ogden Nash poem titled "Custard the Dragon", about a "realio, trulio little pet dragon".[4]

text: The lyrics tell a story of the ageless dragon Puff and his playmate, Jackie Paper, a little boy who grows up and loses interest in the imaginary adventures of childhood and leaves Puff to be with himself. (The line "A dragon lives forever, but not so little boys" is generally thought to imply only that "little Jackie Paper" grew up.) The story of the song takes place "by the sea" in the fictional land of "Honalee".

text: Lipton was friends with Peter Yarrow's housemate when they were all students at Cornell. He used Yarrow's typewriter to get the poem out of his head. He then forgot about it until years later, when a friend called and told him Yarrow was looking for him, to give him credit for the lyrics. On making contact Yarrow gave Lipton half the songwriting credit, and he still gets royalties from the song.

text: In an effort to be gender-neutral, Yarrow now sings the line "A dragon lives forever, but not so little boys" as "A dragon lives forever, but not so girls and boys."[5] The original poem also had a verse that did not make it into the song. In it, Puff found another child and played with him after returning. Neither Yarrow nor Lipton remembers the verse in any detail, and the paper that was left in Yarrow's typewriter in 1958 has since been lost.[6]

text: In 1961, Peter Yarrow joined Paul Stookey and Mary Travers to form Peter, Paul and Mary. The group incorporated the song into their live performances before recording it in 1962; their 1962 recording of "Puff the Magic Dragon" reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and spent two weeks atop the Billboard easy listening chart in early 1963.[7] It also reached number ten on Billboard's R&B chart.

text: Speculation about drug references[edit]

text: After the song's initial success, speculation arose — as early as a 1964 article in Newsweek — that the song contained veiled references to smoking marijuana.[8] The word "paper" in the name of Puff's human friend (Jackie Paper) was said to be a reference to rolling papers, and the word "dragon" was interpreted as "draggin'," i.e. inhaling smoke; similarly, the name "Puff" was alleged to be a reference to taking a "puff" on a joint. The supposition was claimed to be common knowledge in a letter by a member of the public to The New York Times in 1984.[9]

text: The authors of the song have repeatedly rejected this interpretation and have strongly and consistently denied that they intended any references to drug use.[10] Leonard Lipton has stated "Puff the Magic Dragon is not about drugs."[11] Peter Yarrow has frequently explained that the song is about the hardships of growing older and has no relationship to drug-taking.[12][13] He has also said of the song that it "never had any meaning other than the obvious one" and is about the "loss of innocence in children",[14] and dismissed the suggestion of association with drugs as "sloppy research".[15]

text: In 1973, Yarrow's bandmate Paul Stookey of Peter, Paul and Mary also upheld the song's innocence. He recorded a version of the song at the Sydney Opera House in March 1973,[16] in which he set up a fictitious trial scene. The Prosecutor accused the song of being about marijuana, but Puff and Jackie protested. The judge finally left the case to the jury (the Opera House audience) and said if they will sing along with the song, it would be acquitted. The audience joined in with Stookey, and at the end of their sing-along, the judge declared: "case dismissed."[17]

text: Notable recordings[edit]

text:
Peter, Paul and Mary (1963) - Entered the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 charts on March 30, 1963 and peaked at No. 2. Topped Billboard's Adult Contemporary charts.[18]
Nina & Frederik (1963)[19]
Glen Campbell - instrumental version for his album The Astounding 12-String Guitar of Glen Campbell (1964)
Trini Lopez - recorded for The Folk Album (1965)[20]
Connie Francis - included in her album Connie Francis and The Kids Next Door (1966)
Bing Crosby - included in his album Thoroughly Modern Bing (1968)
The Mike Sammes Singers (1970)[21]
Slim Whitman - recorded for his album Ghost Riders in the Sky (1978)
Genevieve Jereb - recorded for her album Cool Bananas (2004)

text: Adaptations[edit]

text: A 1978 animated television special, Puff the Magic Dragon, adapted the song. It was followed by two sequels, Puff the Magic Dragon in the Land of the Living Lies and Puff and the Incredible Mr. Nobody. In all three films Burgess Meredith voiced Puff. In December 2016, it was announced that Fox Animation will produce a live-action/animation film based on the song with Mike Mitchell as director.[22]

text: The song was adapted for a children's pantomime, which played at Sydney's Seymour Centre in 1983.[23]

text: A 2007 book adaptation of the song's lyrics by Yarrow, Lipton, and illustrator Eric Puybaret gives the story a happier ending with a young girl (presumed by reviewers to be Jackie Paper's daughter)[24] seeking out Puff to become her new companion. The lyrics remain unchanged from the Peter Paul and Mary version; the young girl is only seen in the pictures by illustrator Puybaret. On the last page of the book, she is introduced to Puff by an older Jackie Paper.

text: The tune was used in the promotional LP Push the Magic Button for the track with the same name by Versatec, a computer printer company[25]

text: Parodies[edit]

text: In the mid 1970s an American Jewish band named Ruach created a parody version of the song entitled "Puff the Kosher Dragon". In the course of the song, Kosher Puff eats kosher food, has a Bar Mitzvah, fights anti-semites and finally marries and brings up his children as loyal members of the faith.[26] The Ruach song has been noted[27] as one of the first examples of a modern Jewish band using a popular secular tune.

text: Both tune and elements of the lyrics were adapted in the controversial parody "Barack the Magic Negro", written and recorded by Paul Shanklin for Rush Limbaugh's radio program, after the term was first applied to then presidential candidate Obama by movie and culture critic, David Ehrenstein, in a Los Angeles Times op ed column of March 19, 2007. Yarrow condemned the act as "shocking and saddening in the extreme," stating that "taking a children's song and twisting it in such vulgar, mean-spirited way, is a slur to our entire country and our common agreement to move beyond racism… Puff, himself, if asked, would certainly agree."[28]

text: Vietnam War-era gunship[edit]

text: During the Vietnam War the AC-47 Spooky gunship was nicknamed the "Dragon" or "Dragon ship" by the Americans because of its armament and firepower – the nickname soon caught on, and one website without primary citations indicates that the American troops began to call the AC-47 "Puff the Magic Dragon".[29] Robert Mason's Chickenhawk states, in reference to the Peter, Paul and Mary song playing on a turntable: “Puff the Magic Dragon” was making me uncomfortable. It was the saccharine song that had inspired the naming of the murderous Gatling-gun-armed C-47s. I couldn’t listen.

text: Cultural references[edit]

text: Elon Musk, founder of SpaceX, said his Dragon spacecraft was named after "Puff the Magic Dragon".[30]

text: In Japan, part of this song was used for ending theme of Jijihoudan, a political talk show which broadcast on TBS and BS-TBS.[citation needed]

text: In an episode of King of the Hill titled "The Bluegrass is Always Greener", Hank scolds Bill for being a fan of the song; as a bait-and-switch joke, the conservative and uptight Hank isn't aware of the alleged drug references, instead chiding Bill that grown men ought to appreciate other kinds of music.

text: The Orlando Magic mascot is named "Stuff the Magic Dragon".[citation needed]

text: In Marvel Studios' Iron Man 2, the character Justin Hammer, who owns Hammer Industries, introduces a machine gun nicknamed Puff the Magic Dragon to the U.S. military, thereby combining allusions to both PP&M's "If I Had a Hammer" and "Puff".[citation needed]

text: In the 1999 film Meet The Parents Robert De Niro's character, Jack Byrnes plays the song in the car when driving with his daughter's boyfriend. In an attempt to make humorous chat Greg Focker (Ben Stiller) makes the point that this song is clearly about smoking pot. Jack feigns ignorance and uses this to later on implicate Greg as a dope fiend, in an attempt to get his daughter to break up with Greg. In a post credit sting, we later see Greg Focker referring to this conversation and calling doubt on Jack's ignorance of the inferred drug reference.[citation needed]

text: In the movie While You Were Sleeping, Jack, brother of Peter (then in a coma), tries to prove - by a series of personal questions about his brother - that Lucy (who has been accidentally identified as Peter's fiancee) does not really even know Peter. During the interrogation it is revealed that Peter's favorite song is "Puff, the Magic Dragon."[citation needed]

text: There is a comedic magician who calls himself Piff the Magic Dragon. He always opens his show with, "You might know my brother... Steve."[citation needed]

text: International versions[edit]

text: A German version ("Paff, der Zauberdrachen") was recorded by Marlene Dietrich in 1963.

text: A Catalan translation ("Paf, el drac màgic") was popularized by the Grup de Folk supergroup on the 1967 EP "Escolta-ho en el Vent", becoming from then onwards one of the most popular children's songs in Catalan.[citation needed] It has also been played by, among many others, Joan Manuel Serrat.

text: A Hungarian version ("Paff, a bűvös sárkány") was performed by 100 Folk Celsius band in 1984.[31]

text: A Korean version (Puff(펍)) was recorded by Yang Hee-eun in 1971.


document_title: Google Glass

question_text: the type of display that google glass presents to its users is called what

text: Google Glass

text: Development[edit]

text: Google Glass was developed by Google X,[17] the facility within Google devoted to technological advancements such as driverless cars.[18]

text: The Google Glass prototype resembled standard eyeglasses with the lens replaced by a head-up display.[19] In mid-2011, Google engineered a prototype that weighed 8 pounds (3.6 kg);[20] by 2013 they were lighter than the average pair of sunglasses.[1]

text: In April 2013, the Explorer Edition was made available to Google I/O developers in the United States for $1,500.[21]

text: The product was publicly announced in April 2012.[22] Sergey Brin wore a prototype of the Glass to an April 5, 2012, Foundation Fighting Blindness event in San Francisco.[23][24] In May 2012, Google demonstrated for the first time how Google Glass could be used to shoot videos.[25]

text:
Google provided four prescription frame choices for $225 and free with the purchase of any new Glass unit. Google entered in a partnership with the Italian eyewear company Luxottica, owners of the Ray-Ban, Oakley, and other brands, to offer additional frame designs.[26]
In June 2014, Nepal government adopted Google Glass for tackling poachers of wild animals and herbs of Chitwan International Park and other parks listed under World heritage sites.
In January 2015, Google ended the beta period of Glass (the "Google Glass Explorer" program).[27][28]

text: Release date[edit]

text: In early 2013, interested potential Glass users were invited to use a Twitter message, with hashtag #IfIHadGlass, to qualify as an early user of the product. The qualifiers, dubbed "Glass Explorers" and numbering 8,000 individuals, were notified in March 2013, and were later invited to pay $1,500 and visit a Google office in Los Angeles, New York or San Francisco, to pick up their unit following "fitting" and training from Google Glass guides. On May 13, 2014, Google announced a move to a "more open beta", via its Google Plus page.[29]

text: In February 2015, The New York Times reported that Google Glass was being redesigned by former Apple executive Tony Fadell, and that it would not be released until he deemed it to be "perfect".[30]

text: In July 2017 it was announced that the second iteration, the Google Glass Enterprise Edition, would be released in the US for companies such as Boeing.[16]. Google Glass Enterprise Edition has already been successfully used by Dr. Ned Sahin to help children with autism to learn social skills.[31]

text: Features[edit]

text:
Touchpad: A touchpad is located on the side of Google Glass, allowing users to control the device by swiping through a timeline-like interface displayed on the screen.[32] Sliding backward shows current events, such as weather, and sliding forward shows past events, such as phone calls, photos, circle updates, etc.
Camera: Google Glass has the ability to take 5 Mp photos and record 720p HD video.[33]
Display: The Explorer version of Google Glass uses a liquid crystal on silicon (LCoS)(based on an LCoS chip from Himax), field-sequential color system, LED illuminated display.[34] The display's LED illumination is first P-polarized and then shines through the in-coupling polarizing beam splitter (PBS) to the LCoS panel. The panel reflects the light and alters it to S-polarization at active pixel sensor sites. The in-coupling PBS then reflects the S-polarized areas of light at 45° through the out-coupling beam splitter to a collimating reflector at the other end. Finally, the out-coupling beam splitter (which is a partially reflecting mirror, not a polarizing beam splitter) reflects the collimated light another 45° and into the wearer's eye.[35][36][37]

text: Software[edit]

text: Applications[edit]

text: Google Glass applications are free applications built by third-party developers. Glass also uses many existing Google applications, such as Google Now, Google Maps, Google+, and Gmail. Many developers and companies have built applications for Glass, including news apps, facial recognition, exercise, photo manipulation, translation, and sharing to social networks, such as Facebook and Twitter.[38][39][40] Third-party applications announced at South by Southwest (SXSW) include Evernote, Skitch, The New York Times, and Path.[41]

text: On March 23, 2013, Google released the Mirror API, allowing developers to start making apps for Glass.[42][43] In the terms of service, it was stated that developers may not put ads in their apps or charge fees;[44] a Google representative told The Verge that this might change in the future.[45]

text: On May 16, 2013, Google announced the release of seven new programs, including reminders from Evernote, fashion news from Elle, and news alerts from CNN.[46] Following Google's XE7 Glass Explorer Edition update in early July 2013, evidence of a "Glass Boutique", a store that will allow synchronization to Glass of Glassware and APKs, was noted.[47]

text: Version XE8 made a debut for Google Glass on August 12, 2013. It brings an integrated video player with playback controls, the ability to post an update to Path, and lets users save notes to Evernote. Several other minute improvements include volume controls, improved voice recognition, and several new Google Now cards.

text: On November 19, 2013, Google unveiled its Glass Development Kit, showcasing a translation tool Word Lens, a cooking program AllTheCooks, and an exercise program Strava among others as successful examples.[48][49] Google announced three news programs in May 2014 – TripIt, FourSquare and OpenTable – in order to entice travelers. On June 25, 2014, Google announced that notifications from Android Wear would be sent to Glass.[50]

text: The European University Press published the first book to be read with Google Glass on October 8, 2014, as introduced at the Frankfurt Book Fair. The book can be read as a normal paper book or – enriched with multimedia elements – with Google Glass, Kindle, on Smartphone and Pads on the platforms iOS and Android.[51]

text: MyGlass[edit]

text: Google offers a companion Android and iOS app called MyGlass, which allows the user to configure and manage the device.[52]

text: Voice activation[edit]

text: Other than the touchpad, Google Glass can be controlled using just "voice actions". To activate Glass, wearers tilt their heads 30° upward (which can be altered for preference) or simply tap the touchpad, and say "O.K., Glass." Once Glass is activated, wearers can say an action, such as "Take a picture", "Record a video", "Hangout with [person/Google+ circle]", "Google 'What year was Wikipedia founded?'", "Give me directions to the Eiffel Tower", and "Send a message to John"[53] (many of these commands can be seen in a product video released in February 2013).[54] For search results that are read back to the user, the voice response is relayed using bone conduction through a transducer that sits beside the ear, thereby rendering the sound almost inaudible to other people.[55]

text: Healthcare Benefits[edit]

text: Hospital Utilization[edit]

text: Augmedix developed an app for the wearable device that allows physicians to live-stream the patient visit and claims it will eliminate electronic health record problems, possibly saving them up to 15 hours a week[56] and improving record quality. The video stream is passed to remote scribes in HIPAA secure rooms where the doctor-patient interaction is transcribed. Ultimately, allowing physicians to focus on the patient. Hundreds of users[57] were evaluating the app as of mid-2015.[58]

text: In July 2013, Lucien Engelen commenced research on the usability and impact of Google Glass in the health care field. As of August 2013, Engelen, based at Singularity University and in Europe at Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, was the first healthcare professional in Europe to participate in the Glass Explorer program.[59] His research on Google Glass (starting August 9, 2013) was conducted in operating rooms, ambulances, a trauma helicopter, general practice, and home care as well as the use in public transportation for visually or physically impaired.  Research included taking pictures, videos streaming to other locations, dictating operative log, having students watch the procedures and tele-consultation through Hangout. Engelen documented his findings in blogs,[60] videos,[61] pictures, on Twitter,[62] and on Google+,[63] with research ongoing as of that date.

text: In June 2014, Google Glass ability to acquire images of a patient's retina ("Glass Fundoscopy") was publicly demonstrated for the first time at the Wilmer Clinical Meeting at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine by Dr. Aaron Wang and Dr. Allen Eghrari.[64] This technique was featured on the cover of the Journal for Mobile Technology in Medicine for January 2015.[65] Doctors Phil Haslam and Sebastian Mafeld demonstrated the first application of Google Glass in the field of interventional radiology.  They demonstrated how Google Glass could assist a liver biopsy and fistulaplasty, and the pair stated that Google Glass has the potential to improve patient safety, operator comfort, and procedure efficiency in the field of interventional radiology.[66]

text: Surgeries and Procedures[edit]

text: On June 20, 2013, Rafael J. Grossmann, a Venezuelan doctor practicing in the U.S., was the first surgeon to demonstrate the use of Google Glass during a live surgical procedure.[67] In August 2013, Google Glass was used at Wexner Medical Center at Ohio State University.  Surgeon Dr. Christopher Kaeding used Google Glass to consult with a distant colleague in Columbus, Ohio. A group of students at The Ohio State University College of Medicine also observed the operation on their laptop computers. Following the procedure, Kaeding stated, "To be honest, once we got into the surgery, I often forgot the device was there.  It just seemed very intuitive and fit seamlessly."[68]

text: On June 21, 2013, Spanish doctor Pedro Guillen, chief of trauma service of Clínica CEMTRO of Madrid, also broadcast a surgery using Google Glass.[69]   In July 2014, the startup company Surgery Academy, in Milan, Italy, launched a remote training platform for medical students.  The platform is a MOOC that allows students to join any operating theater thanks to Google Glass worn by surgeon.[70][71] Also in July 2014, This Place released an app, MindRDR, to connect Glass to a Neurosky EEG monitor to allow people to take photos and share them to Twitter or Facebook using brain signals. It is hoped this will allow people with severe physical disabilities to engage with social media.[72]

text: Australian Breastfeeding Association[edit]

text: In Australia, during January 2014, Melbourne tech startup Small World Social collaborated with the Australian Breastfeeding Association to create the first hands-free breastfeeding Google Glass application for new mothers.[73] The application, named Google Glass Breastfeeding app trial, allows mothers to nurse their baby while viewing instructions about common breastfeeding issues (latching on, posture etc.) or call a lactation consultant via a secure Google Hangout, who can view the issue through the mother's Google Glass camera.[74] The trial was successfully concluded in Melbourne in April 2014, with 100% of participants breastfeeding confidently.[75]

text: Autism[edit]

text: Brain Power[edit]

text: There are several groups developing Google Glass based technologies to help children with autism learn about emotion and facial expressions. The first of these was developed by Brain Power who published the first academic paper on the use of Google Glass technology in children with autism[76].[77][78] Brain Power launched a clinical trail in 2017 known as the "Be Yourself."[79] Brain Power was founded by Dr. Ned T. Sahin.[80] Dr. Ned T. Sahin based the entire clinical trail upon the concept that every child or adult with autism is different. In order to gather this research he travelled into neighborhoods and visited schools. By traveling into communities, he was able to develop a more visual understanding of just a few of the daily challenges children with autism face. Dr. Ned T. Sahin states that he’s "not anticipating that children will use the solution 24/7. Rather, just like a parent and child may read together for an hour, they’ll spend an hour a day interacting with each other while the child wears customized Google Glass".[81]The basis of Brain Power is to create a classroom that would be wearable, which would utilize the Empower Me[82] software. This trail is based on self sufficiency and focuses on "skills including emotion decoding, eye contact, speech, conversation skills, behavior and self-regulation, avoiding stress and meltdowns".[83] There is a categroy formation tool on this device, which rewards autistic indiviudals for properly labeling images that are shown to them. These could include images such as an apple or various animals. Another tool for these images could be a consistent image that represents a calm or soothing emotion, while could result in stress levels decreasing. Many families have had positive experiences with this technology, but has not proven to be a permanent solution for any trial member.

text: Google Glass Project[edit]

text: Recently Stanford Research has developed the Google Glass Project there is a team working on finding a way to utilize Google Glass as a tool for behavioral therapy for individuals with autism. As team manager Dennis Wall[84] stated,"We have developed a system using machine learning and artificial intelligence to automate facial expression recognition that runs on wearable glasses and delivers real-time social cues.[85]" An outward-facing camera visually displays facial expressions and developed a system to calculate eye contact. Catalin Voss, founder of the Autism Glass Project stated how flashcards are utilized,"But that doesn't always translate to real-life situations," he said. "Our idea was to try to build a more holistic aid that enables the user to recognize social cues when they actually need to receive those cues right then and there.[86]" Typical behavior therapists have to observe people in isolated situations, while Google Glass can live throughout their typical day. Google Glass is generated to help autistic individuals identify several facial expressions, which will positively impact social interactions. This project is simply in trial form right now and are still looking for more applicants in order for the best results.

text: Currently the trial is simply testing the facial expression identification theory. Two participants have publicly identified in the media where they have declared some positive and encouraging experiences. Gabby[87] Warner is a fourteen year old girl from Campbell, California. Gabby is participating in this study because she wants to validate that technology is a reliable source for educational and emotional purposes. Gabby states “It’s helped me to understand some people’s emotions. I can tell when a friend is upset better now than I could before.[88]  It is truly remarkable that technology can improve social interactions to this large degree. Justin[89] Wang is a sixteen year old boy from Saratoga, California. Justin utilizes this program daily where he would interact with family members as well as friends.

text: As of February 2018[90], Google Glass released the public statement regarding the newly designed timeline of the program. This statement declared "over the course of four months, the kids and their families will participate in the therapy. During three 20-minute sessions per day, anything a child sees while wearing Glass is recorded and saved onto a smartphone app developed by the lab. Kids and parents can then review the footage together, and the parents can point out the emotions they were feeling at specific moments. As this occurs, corresponding color-coded bars at the bottom of the screen are linked to those feelings. A red bar at the bottom of the screen means someone is upset, for example, and a yellow bar indicates they are happy … These color-coded videos help kids remember what emotions they saw and in what context." [91] Overall, this statement highlights that the Google Glass journey is very family oriented, which in most cases leads to the best results. Google glass is proving to be a powerful tool for social interaction improvements due to the strong technology and versatile presentation either smartphones or as glasses.[92]

text: Public Mass Media Appearances[edit]

text: Journalism[edit]

text: In 2014, Voice of America Television Correspondent Carolyn Presutti and VOA Electronics Engineer Jose Vega began a web project called "VOA & Google Glass," which explored the technology's potential uses in journalism.[93] This series of news stories examined the technology's live reporting applications, including conducting interviews and covering stories from the reporter's point of view. On March 29, 2014, American a cappella group Pentatonix partnered with Voice of America when lead singer Scott Hoying wore Glass in the band's performance at DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C., during the band's worldwide tour – the first use of Glass by a lead singer in a professional concert.[94]

text: In the fall of 2014, The University of Southern California conducted a course called "Glass Journalism," which explored the device's application in journalism.[95]

text: The WWF as of mid-2014 used Google Glass and UAVs to track various animals and birds in the jungle, which may be the first use of the device by a non-profit, Non-governmental Organization (NGO).[96]

text: Public Events[edit]

text: In 2014, the International Olympic Committee Young Reporters program took Google Glass to the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games and put them on a number of athletes from different disciplines to explore novel point of view filmmaking.

text: A visually impaired dancer, Benjamin Yonattan, used Google Glass to overcome his chronic vision condition. In 2015, Yonattan performed on the reality television program America's Got Talent.[97]

text: Criticism[edit]

text: Privacy concerns[edit]

text: Concerns have been raised by various sources regarding the intrusion of privacy, and the etiquette and ethics of using the device in public and recording people without their permission.[98][99][100] Google co-founder, Sergey Brin, claims that Glass could be seen as a way to become even more isolated in public, but the intent was quite the opposite: Brin views checking social media as a constant "nervous tic," which is why Glass can notify the user of important notifications and updates and does not obstruct the line of sight.[101]

text: Additionally, there is controversy that Google Glass would cause security problems and violate privacy rights.[102][103][104] Organizations like the FTC Fair Information Practice work to uphold privacy rights through Fair Information Practice Principles (FIPPS), which are guidelines representing concepts that concern fair information practice in an electronic marketplace.[105]

text: Privacy advocates are concerned that people wearing such eyewear may be able to identify strangers in public using facial recognition, or surreptitiously record and broadcast private conversations.[1] The "Find my Face" feature on Google+ functions to create a model of your face, and of people you know, in order to simplify tagging photos.[106] However, the only current app that can identify strangers is called MORIS (Mobile Offender Recognition and Identification System), and is a $3,000 iPhone app used by police officers.

text: Some companies in the US have posted anti-Google Glass signs in their establishments.[107][108] In July 2013, prior to the official release of the product, Stephen Balaban, co-founder of software company Lambda Labs, circumvented Google’s facial recognition app block by building his own, non-Google-approved operating system. Balaban then installed face-scanning Glassware that creates a summary of commonalities shared by the scanned person and the Glass wearer, such as mutual friends and interests.[109] Also created was Winky, a program that allows a Google Glass user to take a photo with a wink of an eye, while Marc Rogers, a principal security researcher at Lookout, discovered that Glass can be hijacked if a user could be tricked into taking a picture of a malicious QR code, demonstrating the potential to be used as a weapon in cyberwarfare.[110]

text: In February 2013, a Google+ user noticed legal issues with Glass and posted in the Glass Explorers community about the issues, stating that the device may be illegal to use according to the current legislation in Russia and Ukraine, which prohibits use of spy gadgets that can record video, audio or take photographs in an inconspicuous manner.[111]

text: Concerns were also raised in regard to the privacy and security of Glass users in the event that the device is stolen or lost, an issue that was raised by a US congressional committee. As part of its response to the committee, Google stated that a locking system for the device is in development. Google also reminded users that Glass can be remotely reset.[47] Police in various states have also warned Glass wearers to watch out for muggers and street robbers.[112]

text: Lisa A. Goldstein, a freelance journalist who was born deaf, tested the product on behalf of people with disabilities and published a review on August 6, 2013. In her review, Goldstein states that Google Glass does not accommodate hearing aids and is not suitable for people who cannot understand speech. Goldstein also explained the limited options for customer support, as telephone contact was her only means of communication.[113]

text: Several facilities have banned the use of Google Glass before its release to the general public, citing concerns over potential privacy-violating capabilities. Other facilities, such as Las Vegas casinos, banned Google Glass, citing their desire to comply with Nevada state law and common gaming regulations which ban the use of recording devices near gambling areas.[114] On October 29, 2014, the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and the National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO) announced a ban on wearable technology including Google Glass, placing it under the same rules as mobile phones and video cameras.[115]

text: There have also been concerns over potential eye pain caused by users new to Glass.[116] These concerns were validated by Google's optometry advisor Dr. Eli Peli of Harvard, though he later partly backtracked due to the controversy which ensued from his remarks.[116][117][118]

text: Concerns have been raised by cyber forensics experts at the University of Massachusetts who have developed a way to steal smartphone and tablet passwords using Google Glass. The specialists developed a software program that uses Google Glass to track finger shadows as someone types in their password. Their program then converts the touchpoints into the keys they were touching, allowing them to catch the passcodes.[119]

text: Another concern regarding the camera application raises controversy to privacy. Some people are concerned about how the product has the capability of recording during events such as conversations. The device sets off a light to indicate that it is recording but many speculate that there will be an app to disable this.[120]

text: Safety considerations[edit]

text: Concerns have also been raised on operating motor vehicles while wearing the device. On July 31, 2013 it was reported that driving while wearing Google Glass was likely to be banned in the UK, being deemed careless driving, therefore a fixed penalty offense, following a decision by the Department for Transport.[121]

text: In the US, West Virginia state representative Gary G. Howell introduced an amendment in March 2013 to the state's law against texting while driving that would include bans against "using a wearable computer with head mounted display." In an interview, Howell stated, "The primary thing is a safety concern, it [the glass headset] could project text or video into your field of vision. I think there's a lot of potential for distraction."[122]

text: In October 2013, a driver in California was ticketed for "driving with monitor visible to driver (Google Glass)" after being pulled over for speeding by a San Diego Police Department officer. The driver was reportedly the first to be fined for driving while wearing a Google Glass.[123] While the judge noted that "Google Glass fell under 'the purview and intent' of the ban on driving with a monitor", the case was thrown out of court due to lack of proof the device was on at the time.[124]

text: In November 2014, Sawyer et al., from the University of Central Florida and the US Air Force Research Laboratory, published the results of comparative study in a driving simulator. Subjects were asked to use either Google Glass or a smartphone-based messaging interface and were then interrupted with an emergency event. The Glass-delivered messages served to moderate but did not eliminate distracting cognitive demands. A potential passive cost to drivers merely wearing the Glass was also observed. Messaging using either device impaired driving as compared to driving without multi-tasking.[125]

text: In February 2014, a woman wearing Google Glass claimed she was verbally and physically assaulted at a bar in San Francisco after a patron confronted her while she was showing off the device, allegedly leading a man accompanying her to physically retaliate. Witnesses suggested that patrons were upset over the possibility of being recorded.[126]

text: Terms of service[edit]

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Under the Google Glass terms of service for the Glass Explorer pre-public release program, it specifically states, "You may not resell, loan, transfer, or give your device to any other person. If you resell, loan, transfer, or give your device to any other person without Google's authorization, Google reserves the right to deactivate the device, and neither you nor the unauthorized person using the device will be entitled to any refund, product support, or product warranty."
Wired commented on this policy of a company claiming ownership of its product after it had been sold, saying: "Welcome to the New World, one in which companies are retaining control of their products even after consumers purchase them."[127] Others pointed out that Glass was not for public sale at all, but rather in private testing for selected developers, and that not allowing developers in a closed beta to sell to the public is not the same as banning consumers from reselling a publicly released device.[128]

text: Technical specifications[edit]

text: For the developer Explorer units version 1:

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Android 4.4[129]
640×360 Himax HX7309 LCoS display[6][34]
5-megapixel camera, capable of 720p video recording[8]
Wi-Fi 802.11b/g[8]
Bluetooth[8]
16 GB storage (12 GB available)[8]
Texas Instruments OMAP 4430 SoC 1.2Ghz Dual(ARMv7)[6]
1 GB RAM[130]
3 axis gyroscope[131]
3 axis accelerometer[131]
3 axis magnetometer (compass)[131]
Ambient light sensing and proximity sensor[131]
Bone conduction audio transducer[8]

text: For the developer Explorer units version 2, RAM was expanded to 2 GB and prescription frames were made available:

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all of the features from the Explorer version 1 plus:
2 GB RAM[132]
Prescription frames available[133]

text: The new Google Glass Enterprise Edition improves upon previous editions with the following[134]

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Intel Atom processor
Dual-band 802.11n/ac wifi
Assisted GPS & GLONASS
Barometer
32GB storage memory
780 mAh battery