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Google Glass addiction has been identified in an Explorer

10/16/201410/15/2014 Julie Campbell

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A man is now being treated for this condition, which is the first internet addiction disorder involving this device. A new study has revealed that doctors in San Diego have now come across and diagnosed the first known case of internet addiction disorder that involves the use of Google Glass, for which a man has now been treated. The patient who was suffering from the condition was 31 years old and checked into an addiction program for assistance. The man was a service member who recognized the struggle that he…

Google Glass creator drawn in by Amazon

07/17/201407/17/2014 L. Green

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Following the launch of the online marketplace’s first smartphone this wearable technology expert has been lured in. The expert at the head of the wearable technology development project for Google Glass is now moving over to one of the company’s direct rivals, Amazon, following the release of their Fire Phone smartphone. One of the Google X directors, Babak Parviz, posted about the move on his Google+ page. Parviz had been one of the heads at the secretive research lab where Google Glass was first born. He is leaving the search…

Google Glass trademark application declined by USPTO

04/09/201404/07/2014 L. Green

The technology giant was hoping to call its wearable technology device simply “Glass”. Although currently well recognized as Google Glass, the company behind these augmented reality wearables has been aiming to be able to change the name simply to “Glass” on its own. However, it has now run into considerable opposition which may force it to have to change its path. In order to be able to use the single word instead of the complete name of Google Glass, the company had been aiming to register a trademark. It was…

Augmented reality glasses from Google are not for resale or lending

04/23/201304/22/2013 Julie Campbell

Developers should be aware that they will not be permitted to sell or loan their devices. Developers who are interested in purchasing Google Glass augmented reality glasses should make sure that this is exactly what they want because once the device is theirs, they are not permitted to resell, rent, transfer, loan or even give it as a gift. The highly anticipated device is causing quite a stir with its rigid purchasing regulations. The wearable augmented reality called Google Glass is said to have the very latest in AR technology.…