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Google Glass opens its sales to anyone in the U.S. tomorrow only

04/14/201404/13/2014 L. Green

Google glass augmented reality glasses wearable technology

On Tuesday, alone, these augmented reality glasses will be available for sale to Americans. Google Glass will now become available for sale to people in the United States only, starting at 6 a.m. on Tuesday, for that single day, in a sales tactic that can be compared to those utilized by used car dealerships. The availability of the device was made on the company’s Google+ account in the form of a post. The company has stated that this sale is in response to the requests that it receives every day…

This week’s Mobile Commerce Round Up

05/02/2013 Stephen Vagus

Below find our notes of this week in Mobile Commerce… QR codes are used, but not for purchasing A Euromonitor retail technology survey shows that QR codes are being scanned by consumers, but not in order to purchase products. The survey suggests that consumers are significantly more likely to use the codes to obtain information on products rather than buy them. Survey shows that approximately 40% of consumers use the codes in this way. QR codes used in Wisconsin elementary school for book recommendations. A new project involving the fifth…

Augmented reality glasses adds Baidu to the competition

04/09/201304/08/2013 Jennifer Goula

The search engine giant from China has revealed that it is looking to try to rival Google. The largest search engine service in China has revealed that it is currently testing “Baidu Eye”, its own version of augmented reality glasses, with which it is hoping to compete with Google, one of the current leaders in the industry. Though the tests are currently being performed, it’s not yet known when this could be commercially available. The Baidu Eye augmented reality glasses are undergoing tests, but the company hasn’t revealed when, or…

Augmented reality glasses from Google could be released this year

02/28/201302/26/2013 Stephen Vagus

Google’s augmented reality glasses may see 2013 release Google Glass has been attracting more attention thanks to Google’s latest promotional video for the product. The company’s augmented reality glasses, whose augmented reality capabilities have been suspect in recent months, has again reclaimed a great deal of acclaim thanks to the video, which showed off a new interface that is entirely voice controlled and makes extensive use of augmented reality technology. Now, there are rumors that Google Glass will be available to consumers this year, and that the product will cost…

Augmented reality returns to Google Glass

02/26/201302/25/2013 Jesse Collins

Google may be using augmented reality after all Google has been relatively silent concerning its Project Glass in recent months. The company has faced significant criticism since suggesting last year that Google Glass will not actually support augmented reality. Given that augmented reality was billed as one of the most important aspects of Google Glass, the possibility that the glasses would not make use of the technology garnered the company some backlash with consumers. Google has released a new video that shows off the user interface of Google Glass, suggesting…