Google released the official specs for Google Glass last night (after releasing the API too) and the futuristic frames come with 16GB (only 12GB will be usable) Flash memory, a 5 megapixel camera for stills, 720p video recording, Wi-Fi b/g, Bluetooth, and a battery that can handle "one full day of typical use". Read More >>
We all know Google Glass doesn't need sorcery for you to comfortably see a digital image projected over reality. But just how does it work? This infographic by Martin Missfeldt lays out the way the magic happens in simple terms. Read More >>
Baidu, the Chinese search engine used in China, is reportedly working on a Chinese version of Google Project Glass that'll be called Baidu Eye. Because OF COURSE they would. It makes perfect sense for knockoff Google to knock off Project Glass, right? 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 >>
Though you may look like a complete dork wearing Google Glass, it's the capital-F future realised in the most overtly futuristic way possible. That means people are going to be interested in this thing. That means once guys realise what they can do with it, they'll just use it in any way possible to get laid. Or watch sports while trying to get laid. Or play video games while trying to get laid. Or talk to their buddies while trying to get laid. Read More >>
There's a lot of really weird stuff that happens on any given day in New York City. Which is why I like to take the occasional day off during the week just to walk around and take in my surroundings. Take, for example, this random video shoot I came across of some grungy folks equipped with Google Glass in the Lower East Side. Read More >>
Engadget has spotted an application for Google's Project Glass approval from the FCC in the US. It gives us a closer look at the heads-up display, and it might mean we aren't far from the release of the Explorer Edition developer units. After all, Google held its first hackathon last weekend in San Francisco, with another scheduled for this weekend in New York. 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 >>
Google has secured a patent for left-handed people that puts the Google Glasses eyepiece on the other side. Someone at Google must be a pretty huge TLC fan (RIP Lisa Left Eye Lopes). Read More >>
Featured comment by hyperspacey:
"This is far more likely to be about supporting left-eye-dominant people than left handed people IMO, as trying to use a monocular head-up display thro..." More »
Maybe it's all the beautiful clothes and models, but this short film shot through the eyes of Diane Von Furstenberg and her various fashion week models and stylists with Google Glasses is wonderful. Read More >>
Featured comment by zim11:
"I bet if you stuck an apple logo on them, then people would "Love them" with all the hearts.
For me I like em anyway, as long as Google can pack to..." More »
Google glasses look dumb enough that you might expect to get beaten up for wearing them. But they've now made an appearance at New York Fashion Week and... they still look dorky, even on super models. Read More >>
Featured comment by irononreverse:
"Tell that to all those people wearing the nerdy thick rimmed glasses without lenses. It's almost like they want to look stupid, in which case, Google ..." More »