Building apps is trivially easy.
Building apps for Glass, known as Glassware, is a still a gamble for developers.
But the Android Market features many so-called brain building apps that are aimed at adults, but would suit children fine.
Developers building apps for, say, Windows Mobile have to create programs that work on hundreds of different devices, each with its own set of hardware features.
It holds out a huge promise ("you'll be building apps and web sites before you know it") and asks nothing of you beyond your e-mail address.
Sharing location becomes a simple cost-benefit analysis for most people, said Matt Galligan, chief executive of SimpleGeo, which sells location technology to companies building apps.
Tiggzi, a development platform made by Exadel, offers drag-and-drop tools for building apps and integrates services like Facebook and OpenTable.
"We used to offer internal collaboration, now we want outside developers building apps on Box.net," said Aaron Levie, chief executive and co-founder of Box.net.net
Google wants developers to experiment with building apps tailored to Glass, as opposed to just transporting mobile apps to the new device.
A lot of IT consultancies try to do everything, while we focus on the thing that we're best at – building apps.
Budehaven Community School, Cornwall: kick start a G.A.B.E project (Girls Building Apps Everywhere), in which students can design mobile apps for learning and fun.
