Google Glass Release Date: As WWDC Opens, Hype For iPhone 5S And iPhone 6 Release Date Compared To Google I/O Announcements

As WWDC opens, the hype attributed to the disclosure of the Google Glass Release Date is being compared to the rumors surrounding the iPhone 5S and iPhone 6 release date at this years WWDC 2013, Apple’s annual worldwide developers conference.

WWDC will be held at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, the same space where Google I/O was held.

Chris Taylor of Mashable asks, “And how do Apple’s keynoting skills stack up against those on display at Google I/O?”

Last month’s Google I/O, however, is noted as a let down, according to Ryan Neal of the International Business Times. Most complaints noted the lack of major announcements pertaining to the Google Glass – the biggest highlight of the 2012 Google I/O.

The primary focus of last year’s Google I/O developers conferences was actually the developers themselves, said Neal. The focus last month was mainly on app tool kits and discussions on video format and improvement to several of Google’s Web services, reported the Business Times.

Google Play Music All Access was also launched month at the Google I/O, which could be a formidable competitor to Spotify.

Other updates announced last month at Googe I/O were updates to Chrome, redesigns of Google’s flagship social network Google Plus, and the Samsung Galaxy S4’s Google edition.

Though there were many discussions on music streaming, phones and video games, the tech giant also featured an update of its primary product – search.

Amit Singhal, Google Senior Vice President, took the I/O Stage with a presentation that read “the end of search as we know it.” He then introduced the expansion of the knowledge graph, which would allow Google to anticipate future searches and questions.

Business Times explains the new feature: "For example, if a user searches for the population of India, results will come paired with a graph showing population growth over time. Google will also compare the graph to the population growth of U.S. and China as they are countries most compared to India."

The search engine is also expanding the knowledge graph to new languages, specifically Polish, Turkish, and simplified and traditional Chinese.

The conversational Google search popular on Android devices is also making its way to desktops, reported the Times. While users can already click a microphone icon and search Google with voice, it is now introducing “hot words” to desktop Google searches.

All Google users need to say is, “OK Google,” and Google will activate the conversation search.

Google product manager Johanna Wright demonstrated the next generation of Google search, which many noted as one of the best features of the entire I/O conference.

She started the demonstration by simply saying, “OK Google, show me things to do in Santa Cruz” to her desktop, and Google instantly pulled up popular activities in the town.

It also used detection location to provide customized directions and driving time from the I/O conference in San Francisco.

Google also search for “seafood” and pulled up popular restaurants with pictures, reviews and how to make reservations.

Google SVP Singhal said that everything is still in development, but voice-activated searching is a sign of what’s coming.