It's been a long wait, but the very first videos shot with Google Glass out in the wild are finally starting to pop up on the Internet. Some of them almost live up to the crazy spectacle of the first Google demos, but most don't. At least not yet. Here are the first ones out so far. Read More >>

There have been plenty of parodies exploring the creepier possibilities of Google Glass, so it should come as no surprise that it's already been banned in a Seattle bar, even though it's not even out yet. Read More >>

Patent watchers have uncovered a filing from Google which goes into some heavy detail about future developments of its Google Glass project, with the company registering a dual-HUD system that uses a laser alignment tool to keep the graphical overlays in the right spot above both eyes. Read More >>

This is the weirdest video you'll see today, barring any German pornography you might be saving for the evening. It's a promotional thriller created to promote the Golden-i augmented reality headset, which, its makers claim, could allow police to apprehend bad people like never before. Read More >>

The simple act of digitally expanding the size of your food portions tricks the surprisingly stupid human brain into thinking it's eaten more than it actually has, which gives Google Glass the unlikely selling point of being an ace dieting tool for the bigger-boned tech enthusiast. Read More >>

After Google going very public with Project Glass and Apple patenting a similar system, it's now Microsoft's turn to have a go at trying to invent a wearable augmented reality system that'll help distract us even more in some future world. Read More >>

Vuzix, which specialises in technofancy optics, is so eager to ride the coattails of Google Glasses that it's releasing its own version: the Vuzix Smart Glasses M100. The M100 smart glasses run Android Ice Cream Sandwich and have a 720p camera along with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and head-tracking sensors. Which means, it's kinda like Google Glasses except that every time anyone asks you if you're wearing Google Glasses you'll have to tell them no, and they'll think you're an idiot for wearing knockoff Google Glasses. Read More >>

Would you wear this to play games? Would you wear this if it cost, say, £149 and came with a free copy of Half-Life 3 in the box? Oh yes, excited now, eh? It could happen too, in some distant future, as this bonkers headset is one of PC publisher Valve's long-rumoured pieces of hardware. Read More >>

Apparently we're a nation of binge drinkers, but it might not be all our fault. According to science, it's the curvy glasses we imbibe our beverages of choice from, they trick us into downing our beer quicker, so, err, blame them, not us. Read More >>

I don't really drink a lot of water. In the rare occasion that I do drink water, I get a lot of sideways looks from my friends (yes, I'm feeling OK). But I'm so enamored with Sebastian Bergne's Tower set—which includes cups, a filter and a caraffe—that I might have to start drinking that stuff on a regular basis. [MocoLoco] Read More >>

The hardest part of reading (besides the big, scary words) is finding a remotely comfortable way to sit, or lie, while doing it. These crazy prism glasses will add "lying on your back" to the list of options, but you'll look stupid. Read More >>

Peter Jackson's decision to shoot The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey at 48 fps and in 3D raised a lot of eyebrows among Lord Of the Rings fans. But not the Tolkien marketing machine who saw an opportunity to cook up these tacky Hobbit-themed 3D glasses for the film's release. Read More >>

Apple has patented several technologies to do with wearable computing already, with the latest to pop up in the US Patent Office registering the ability to deliver Retina-quality display output to a small screen in front of the eyes. Like everyone's into doing nowadays. Read More >>

This latest form of wearable computing is a concept piece designed by Markus Gerke, which would see a pair of "Instaglasses" specs automatically rose-tinting, posterising and Lomo-graphing everything you see, thanks to a camera that adds trendy filters to your whole life view. Read More >>

McDonalds has issued a statement regarding the bizarre altercation that took place in a Paris branch of the burger chain, in which Dr Steve Mann claims to have had his augmented reality specs pulled off his head by angry staff members. Read More >>