Google Glass may have enjoyed the unique position of being the primary brand of wearable glasses, but there are other who are tinkering with similar technologies. U.S. military, for instance, commissioned ARC4 which is a head-mounted augmented reality system.
Smartphones are fast becoming the very frontier of technology which is pushing the boundaries. Texas Instruments (TI) has now unveiled a new chipset which integrates a high-resolution projector into your handset.
Google has unveiled a new smart contact lens which is equipped with a sensor and a tiny wireless chip. These internals allow the contact lens to measure the glucose level of the wearer.
If Amazon plans to deliver packages via drones, how far behind can Google be? Earlier we have seen Google materializing many of its projects like Google Glass, autonomous car or Project Loon. And now the company has said it’s testing a whole fleet of humanoid robots for various purposes.
Remember the report Google is secretly building a huge floating data center? Well, it’s going to be way cooler than a data center. Lately reports have it that this barge of Google will include luxury showrooms and a party deck, and it will be used to market Google Glass and other gadgets to invitation-only clients.
Have you ever wanted to know the fuel tank situation, the mileage details and other fine details of your car before you set off on the journey. A new Google Glass app, SmartDrive, can now do that for you by creating a real-time heads-up display of your car.
Augmented reality glasses have long been the stuff of fiction but more recently, they have entered the realm of reality. Google has certainly taken the lead on this front with its Glass Project. Now, Microsoft seems to be considering the possibility of augmented-reality glasses for its game console, Xbox.
When Google Glass was first unveiled, many of us were awed at the product. Glass serves as an excellent example of wearable computers. However, privacy concerns were cited by many since Glass comes with a camera. Google has now assured that we don’t have to worry about that.