Now Google Glass users can take a picture with just a wink

Google Glass is on a roll. Not only are invites rolling out like a tidal wave threatening to overtake email inboxes, but Google has released a series of regular updates that enhance the product with more features. This week Google introduced a wink function that allows users to blink an eye in order to snap a picture, which was part of a major update detailed on Google+.

Users of Google Glass can now take pictures just by winking, which is expected to make it easier to snap photos. “Glass is about helping you look up and experience the world around you without getting bogged down by technology. Based on this philosophy, we’ve got a new setting that lets you quickly and easily capture the moments you care about with a simple wink of the eye,” it says on the Google+ page.

You wink with your right eye and Google Glass takes a photo. This feature makes taking a photo so simple, that even a child could do it. Even when your Google Glass display is off, this feature stays on. If you’re just trying to flirt with someone and have the feature turned on, you might end up taking a series of photos of someone without their permission, getting once more into privacy concerns. Then again, if you’re trying to flirt with someone, you might just want to take the Google Glass off and interact in the real world. But just to be clear, the wink feature will only work with Google Glasses that were purchased after October 28.

Google has added hangouts to the Glass system, and users can enable this, again, through the settings. It has also improved video uploads, and tapping on a video you have recorded will display an upload to Youtube option.
Google also gave out some information about an iPhone app, saying that iOS software is ready. It added that it will release download information about the app "later this week".