Thursday, April 5, 2012

Google glasses

  • NEW YORK (AP) -- If you think texting while walking is dangerous, just wait until everyone starts wearing Googles futuristic, Internet-connected glasses. While wearing a pair, you can see directions to your destination appear literally before your eyes.
  • (Yahoo Finance)
  • SALT LAKE CITY -- It was only a couple of months ago that Google Goggles took the shape of a pair of Oakley Thumps, and were nothing more than an interesting idea.
  • (ksl.com)
  • Summary: I've been skeptical about Google's mission to deliver smart glasses that would enhance your visual reality a good bit with data on the fly. However, it is worth pondering some of the business uses for these newfangled glasses.
  • (ZDNet)
  • Google unveiled the first peek at what it's calling "Project Glass" on Wednesday, an augmented reality eyeglasses that keeps Google services on hand at all times.
  • (Washington Post)
  • Well, perhaps its a virtual reality. But a video posted to YouTube shows just how much fun Googles Project Glass might (not) be.
  • (CNET News)
  • After watching the concept video for Google Project Glass on repeat for the past 24 hours, technophiles have emerged from their bleary-eyed analysis and started breaking down the concept.
  • (Huffington Post)
  • The first surprising thing about Google Glasses is that anybody thinks this is a new idea (just have a look at this history of mobile augmented reality).
  • (The Guardian)
  • Here's what I think will happen based on watching Apple's responses over the years: 1) They'll wait, observe, and judge. 2) They'll continue to iterate on existing pieces of relevant technology.
  • (Forbes)

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