Google Glass

Google has just announced a massive update to Google Glass which adds a lock screen, Hangouts chat, direct YouTube uploading via a Glass app and a ‘wink to shoot a picture’ mode. The wink photo mode is obviously interesting as developers had dug up references to it in the Glass firmware a while ago and Continue Reading →

Following invitations heading out to developers, Google has now been sending invitations to existing Glass Explorers, offering them an updated unit in exchange for their current product. Owners aren’t required to make the swap, of course, but doing so will bring about some welcomed changes, not the least of which is the ability to use Continue Reading →

Google’s new computer-powered glasses haven’t hit the shelves yet, but already efforts are afoot to keep them from becoming just a niche product for nerds. In a sign the eyeware industry and Google see a broader market for the technology, the Internet search giant is exploring ideas with at least one eyewear company to put Continue Reading →

We’re not entirely sure Google would give the thumbs up to everything detailed in a video by University of Maryland PhD student, Brandyn White. But hey, any video about Google Glass that includes the phrase “you can even use a banana” will generally pique our interest. There’s a lot of cool stuff in the video, Continue Reading →

Google Glass is slowly coming within reach of members of the general populace who aren’t developers, celebrities, or elite early adopters. This week, as Google rolled out a Glass software update that adds a new command for listening to music, the company also quietly put a new form online that allows anyone to add themselves Continue Reading →

While most of us think of Google Glass as a consumer gadget, it’s going to be great for businesses, too. Market research firm Gartner has boldly predicted that companies using Glass and similar gadgets could save $1 billion a year within three to five years. Hands-free access to the Internet, cameras, conferencing and phone calls, plus Continue Reading →

To sell Glass, its augmented-reality form of eyewear, Google has already tried to make it a fashion accessory and a must-have video device for any parent or sky diver. Now it is also presenting this $1,500 piece of wearable technology as a way to interact with music. On Tuesday, Google will unveil a set of Continue Reading →

Google has been saying for some time now that it would eventually bring prescription lens support to its Glass headsets, but so far, there hasn’t been any word as to when that might come. “Sergey [Brin] dropped this on us in 2012 at I/O,” Tim Moore, director of technology at Rochester Optical, tells The Verge. Continue Reading →

Our smartphones are our go to devices for so many things… we’ve outsourced our memory to the apps that provide access to the body of knowledge of mankind such as Google, Wikipedia, IMDb, etc. We’ve outsourced our way-finding to maps and navigation systems. We’ve pushed just about everything we do to our phones. I’ve seen Continue Reading →

Google Glass may still be a pipe dream for most people, but the Internet giant is already planning ahead by tying down a partner to produce prescription lenses for its smart eyewear. Google first confirmed its plans for prescription lenses back in March, but as Slash Gear notes, Venture Glass’s Tim Moore has revealed a Continue Reading →