Sergey Brin takes to New York subway adorned with Project Glass Sergey Brin, co-founder of Google, is not above taking the subway when he visits New York. Brin was recently spotted catching a train. Attracting attention is something that Brin is fairly used to, but this time attention was not directed at the well known Internet magnate but what he was wearing. For his jaunt through New York City, Brin was adorned with Google’s Project Glass, a wearable augmented reality system that has been the subject of praise and controversy.…
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Project Glass gets a prescription
Project Glass spotted with prescription lenses There may be some unexpected breakthroughs coming to Google’s Project Glass that are not coming from the technology company itself. Last year, Google made its augmented reality glasses available for a limited number of developers in the U.S. Developers that were approved to purchase the glasses were given hands-on experience with the technology that makes Project Glass so attractive, while also having the ability to developer their own improvements to the high-tech eyewear. Customized prototype supports other eyewear Google’s augmented reality glasses have been…
Read MoreGoogle patent reveals augmented reality smartwatch
Google may be working on high-tech smartwatch Google is steeping itself in augmented reality technology. The famed technology company has been hard at work on a variety of projects that concern the use of augmented reality, the most prominent of which is Project Glass. Though Project Glass has managed to acquire the majority of attention being directed at Google, the company has other projects that could change the way people interact with technology and the world around them. A new patent application from Google highlights one such project. Patent shows…
Read MoreProject Glass at New York Fashion Week
Google teams with acclaimed designer to show off Project Glass Google has made its presence felt at New York Fashion Week through the use of Project Glass. The technology company teamed with designer Diane von Furstenberg to show off Project Glass on the runway. The augmented reality glasses adorned models as they strode down the Lincoln Center catwalk this past Sunday, showing off Furstenberg’s Spring/Summer 2013 collection. Furstenberg herself sported a pair of the augmented reality glasses as she took to the runway after her presentation, with Google founder Sergey…
Read MoreAugmented reality expanding into new industries
New study examines the various prospects of augmented reality RnRMarketResearch.com, a provider of market research reports covering numerous industries, has announced a new study to its offering concerning augmented reality. The study, called Wearable Augmented Reality: Google Glasses and Beyond, examines the growing role augmented reality is beginning to play in various industries. The technology has been growing quite popular recently due to the attention Google’s Project Glass has brought to it. Google is not the only company interested in making use of the technology, however. Study examines prospects of…
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