Group items tagged

After weeks of speculation and rumors, Google has officially pulled back the curtain on what they have come to call Project Glass - a pair of augmented reality glasses that seek to provide users real-time information right in front of their eyes.

There are two particularly interesting things about the video. The first is that precisely one other person is seen wearing Glass, and it's a fellow sky-diver covered in safety gear. The second is that one of the shots is from the POV of a model on a runway. We suspect that the first fact belies the message of the second: Runway model or no, Google Glass isn't all that great to look at. It's clear that Google is conscious of the fashion implications of a gadget that you wear on your face, and they are trying to position it as a high end item of style. After Sergey Brin jumped out of a zeppelin for I/O, the next place Google debuted the device was New York Fashion Week 2012.

"Watch "A Day Made of Glass" and take a look at Corning's vision for the future with specialty glass at the heart of it."

The sci-fi future where the co-evolution of human and machine pushes us towards a singularity is nearly upon us, but before we step into the realm of the cyborg, we're going to have to first get comfortable with the idea of wearable technology. We need look no further than Google Glass, which has occupied many a newspaper inch this past year, but the futuristic glasses are just the tip of the wearable tech iceberg. Analysts from research and analytics firm IHS predict that demand for wearable gadgets will go from 14 million to 200 million devices over the next two years.

"Since Seth Weintraub of 9 to 5 Google first leaked news of "Google Glasses" in December, a steady trickle of information on the top secret project has been filtering out."

GlassUp is a prototype pair of augmented reality specs that does not include a camera. It's currently seeking funds to start manufacturing on Indiegogo. The glasses are designed to allow the wearer to receive text-based messages and updates overlaid over the central portion of their field of vision - so while they intrude on the wearer's vision, they can't be accused of intruding on the privacy of the people around them.

interesting ....

"For its wearable computer to be accepted, Google must convince people that the device isn't creepy."

"The tech giant teams up with revered designer Diane von Furstenberg to try and take the geek out of geek-chic"