Google Begins Testing Its Augmented-Reality Glasses

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f 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.

In a post shared on Google Plus, employees in the company laboratory known as Google X, including Babak Parviz, Steve Lee and Sebastian Thrun, asked people for input about the prototype of Project Glass. Mr. Lee, a Google product manager and originally worked on Google mapping software Latitude, mobile maps and indoor maps, is responsible for the software component and the location-based aspects of the glasses.

“We’re sharing this information now because we want to start a conversation and learn from your valuable input,” the three employees wrote. “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?”
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/04/04/google-begins-testing-its-augmented-reality-glasses/

Pretty cool, hopefully they don't get patent on this concept as I would love to see many different companies take a stab at it. It will be awesome if we can link this up with our phone instead of it being a separate device.
 
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If the glasses did what they supposedly do in the video, in real time as on the video then this is one hell of a leap forward in our technology.
 
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If the glasses did what they supposedly do in the video, in real time as on the video then this is one hell of a leap forward in our technology.

What's the massive leap forward? It's what a smart phone does, just in HUD format.

The contact lenses under development would be far more discrete and less geeky.
 
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Having a look at this just now (cant load the video) and the possiblities are endless with it!!

Massive step in technology! massive.
 
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As with any technology with glasses (I'm looking at you "3D movies" :p) - Make it work without the glasses and you're onto a winner. It's good that they're playing with Augmentation technology though :)
 
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We'll see, but the girls won't like them. 16-30's main concern is looking good infront of women, unless it becomes 'fashion' then there is NO chance it will take off.

What you talking about ? Women love shopping and this will be the killer app for it ... big money spinner for Google. All we need is adblock and to be careful of privacy levels
 
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As you say very cool, but implant please. I detest glasses. Well actually hate any jewellery, watches, glasses.

The blog talks about contact lenses with embedded pixels. If they could offer a service that could connect to a display in a contact lens - that would be a leap forward.
 

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Pretty cool, hopefully they don't get patent on this concept as I would love to see many different companies take a stab at it. It will be awesome if we can link this up with our phone instead of it being a separate device.[/QUOTE]

Of course they're going to have it patented! Why wouldn't they patent it?
 
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Yep that would be a leap forward. Glasses are just evolutionary. It's no more than a smart phone with HUDs. Just like tablets its an evolution of hardware form factor, but can be revolutionary usage. But the tech isn't all that or a leap forward.
The contacts are a fair way of, they're only a few pixels ATM.
 
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