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Sergey Brin spotted with Project Glass

01/23/201304/13/2014 Jennifer Goula

Google glass augmented reality glasses wearable technology

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.…

Innovega pushing the boundaries of augmented reality

01/22/201304/13/2014 Stephen Vagus

Innovega could deliver on promise made by Google The hype surrounding augmented reality has yet to die down, at least in regards to the technology’s use in applications and for entertainment. Wearable augmented reality systems, on the other hand, have lost some of the appeal they had with consumers in early 2012. Google’s Project Glass has gone from augmented reality champion to perhaps not supporting the interactive technology at all. While Google’s apparent misstep with augmented reality may have burned some consumers, technology startup Innovega believes it can deliver on…

Project Glass gets a prescription

01/04/201304/13/2014 Jorge Gonzalez

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…

Rumor suggests Google acquires Viewdle

10/03/201210/03/2012 Stephen Vagus

Google may have acquired Viewdle, according to emerging rumor There is a rumor that Google has acquire Viewdle, an augmented reality startup specializing in facial recognition technology. According to the Russian branch of Forbes, Viewdle’s board of directors approved the company’s takeover by Google in a $30 million deal. Neither Viewdle nor Google have confirmed or denied the rumor, but if it is true, it could have serious implications for Google’s endeavors with augmented reality technology. Currently, the only thing backing the rumor is Google’s interest in both augmented reality…

Augmented reality glasses and Microsoft

09/22/201209/22/2012 Stephen Vagus

Augmented reality glasses may be in the works from Microsoft Two recent job postings from Microsoft suggest that the famed technology company is beginning to bolster its ranks for the development of a next generation technology based on the Kinect platform. This technology is rumored to be the company’s take on augmented reality glasses. Augmented reality glasses are growing in popularity amongst consumers and businesses. Much of the attention such products have been getting recently comes from Google’s Project Glass, which thrust the concept of high-tech eyewear into the limelight.…