Google Unveils Augmented-Reality Glasses

[Maestro]

Project Glass

We think technology should work for you—to be there when you need it and get out of your way when you don’t.

A group of us from Google[x] started Project Glass to build this kind of technology, one that helps you explore and share your world, putting you back in the moment. We’re sharing this information now because we want to start a conversation and learn from your valuable input. So we took a few design photos to show what this technology could look like and created a video to demonstrate what it might enable you to do.

Please follow along as we share some of our ideas and stories. We’d love to hear yours, too. What would you like to see from Project Glass?

Source: https://plus.google.com/111626127367496192147/posts

[Maestro]

Google Begins Testing Its Augmented-Reality Glasses

By NICK BILTON | April 4, 2012, 12:00 PM

If you venture into a coffee shop in the coming months and see someone with a pair of futuristic glasses that look like a prop from “Star Trek,” don’t worry. It’s probably just a Google employee testing the company’s new augmented-reality glasses.

On Wednesday, Google gave people a clearer picture of its secret initiative called Project Glass. The glasses are the company’s first venture into wearable computing.

The glasses are not yet for sale. Google will, however, be testing them in public.

Read more: http://bits.blogs.ny...eality-glasses/

[Puccini]

I'd love to test these glasses.

[nikster]

Some of the functionality shown is going to be useful. But the question begs: Why do I need to wear geeky glasses for that?

If it's a neural interface - OK. Cool. Otherwise, put those functions on my phone and thanks.

Off the top of my hat I saw the following features:

- Warning on traffic / subway not working. Could be part of maps or location aware reminders both of which we already have

- Make an appointment - SIRI

- Weather - what gadget doesn't have it? Soooooo interesting.

- Video calls. Ok. Never seen that before.

- Indoors maps - that's cool. I have no idea how this could work, but whoever makes it work will make tons of money.

Google seems to be saying: Why use your phone for all these things when you could use our geeky glasses?