Google Glass

I have heard it said that some bar owners are quite prepared to walk up to anyone wearing Google Glass and smack them quite hard. This might seem a trifle antisocial. There again, that’s been said of Google Glass. And yet there seems to be a place where a touch of Google Glass violence might Continue Reading →

Will Google Glass soon flood the world with documentary filmmakers? That’s one possibility the company is encouraging through a partnership with film and design schools dubbed the “Glass Creative Collective.” Announced this week via Google+, the program works to get Google Glass into the hands and onto the heads of film students so they can Continue Reading →

While Google Glass’s arrival date as a consumer-facing product remains something of a mystery, as does the final pricing structure, we do know it’s in the hands of only a few developers and it currently costs $1,500. This obviously set a challenge for a startup in Italy that thinks it can do better, and at Continue Reading →

Google has quietly patched a Glass security exploit that could have allowed hackers to take control of the wearable by showing it a QR code, the researcher who identified the flaw tells SlashGear. The exploit, discovered by Marc Rogers, Principal Security Researcher at Lookout Mobile Security, took advantage of Glass’ streamlined setup process that saw Continue Reading →

Apple’s anticipated iWatch and Google Glass have provoked plenty of headlines, but a recent poll shows that a majority of well-heeled Americans with college degrees wouldn’t consider buying or wearing such devices. The April telephone poll of 1,011 Americans 18 and older found that only 34% of those polled who make $100,000 or more a Continue Reading →

Google has delivered a steady stream of Glass updates since the Explorer Edition launched, but its new July upgrade may be the biggest yet — it addresses several of our earliest gripes. Wearers can now answer phone calls or have messages read aloud. It’s also now possible to call or message any Gmail contact, not Continue Reading →

Google Glass isn’t in the hands of consumers yet, but a pair of intrepid Glass explorers didn’t let that stop them from taking the thing apart to see what makes it tick. This teardown is also especially pleasing in terms of shot composition and image quality, so if you’re hankering for a really good, close-up Continue Reading →

For those who find Google Glass indiscreet, electronic contact lenses that outfit the user’s cornea with a display may one day provide an alternative. Built by researchers at several institutions, including two research arms of Samsung, the lenses use new nanomaterials to solve some of the problems that have made contact-lens displays less than practical. Continue Reading →

Google Glass is arguably the most concerning new product for privacy advocates nowadays, but certain businesses also have reason to worry. The gambling industry is the latest to show apprehension, with casinos and regulators in at least two states prohibiting the device in some form. “We are thinking very carefully about how we design Glass Continue Reading →

Google posted a notice to its Google Glass channel on G+ that lays out its plan to prevent abuse of facial recognition on the head-mounted computer. Its solution? Reject any Glassware that uses it until they have proper protections in place. Since Glass began hitting people’s faces, the questions about how a wearable camera with Continue Reading →