Remember last year's I/O keynote and all the skydiving and bike riding shenanigans Google pulled? That was fun! Not to mention the big reveal: Google Glass. But if you managed to stay awake during I/O's opening four-hour keynote, you probably noticed that Glass was noticeably absent. What's up with that? Read More >>
Featured comment by dirtymagic86:
"No matter how awesome Glass may be, I just can't shake the feeling that you just look like a dickhead walking around with a bluetooth headset on all d..." More »
Wearing Google Glass might make you look weird but it's certainly a lot better than any of the prototypes that Google first tried out. Google Project Glass Staff Hardware Engineer Jean Wang showed off a slide revealing the earliest prototypes of Glass and they're a lot bulkier with open ribbons, chips, gigantic cameras and more. You'd look like a total robot wearing these. Read More >>
Featured comment by niebyl2002:
"I agree with scaramoosh, what's the point of going out with friends that spend 90% of the time texting others." More »
Though Google Glass runs Android, it's not exactly as wide open as your typical Android phone. And given its spot as the most futuristic tech available right now, you know hackers want to tinker with Google's specs. Legendary hacker Jay Freeman, famously known as Saurik who created the Cydia app store for iOS jailbreak phones, did just that. He's already gained root access to Google Glass. Read More >>
Not too long ago, some of Google Glass's specs got out there, but we were missing two critical pieces: CPU and RAM. Now, thanks to some endeavouring hackers who've gotten their hands on a pair, we now know some of those details. Read More >>
Featured comment by Spazturtle:
"Two people I know have Google Glass, shame they both live on the other side of the country to me or I would have a look." More »
When was the last time you winked? When was the last time you winked and didn't immediately regret it? It's probably been a while, but Google's aiming making winking cool again(?), by hard-coding some ;) functionality right into Glass. Read More >>
Google Glass are only just now being delivered, so we're starting to see the very first videos taken with them. But this pleasant clip of a viola through Glass is our favourite use yet. Sure, the clip was put together by a guy who works at Google, and it's definitely a feat of editing, but the glasses provided a convenient camera and a point of view perspective. The result is just sublime. [Thanks, Ishan!] Read More >>
Even though we've seen Google Glass be leaked, be announced, be presented, be demoed, be worn, be used, and even be mocked, it's always represented some far off future technology that we never were sure if it would ever be real (in a 'I can't believe it's already here' kind of way). But it's totally happening guys. And this is what it looks like. Brandon Allgood got his hands on the Google Glass box and revealed what's inside the future. Read More >>
Featured comment by eyetops:
"Unashamedly, I'll add that they really should be called eyetops.
From Desktops to Laptops to Eyetops.
Thanks for the cue." More »
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 >>
After letting people know that they owe Google $1500 for the honor of getting Google Glass early, Google busted the ol' elementary school Indian Giver on them. Meaning, some of those "winners" won't be able to get Google Glass because they've been disqualified by Google. I wonder who those people are. Read More >>
Featured comment by spank86:
"It may be a joke, or the guy may legitimately be nuts but there's a big difference between allowing people to criticise and potentially encouraging a ..." More »
Google's finally starting to reveal the winners of its #ifihadglass promotion, and surprise! You're not one of them. Not yet, anyway, unless you happen to be one of the following six golden ticket recipients. Read More >>
The early criticism of Google Glass—that it's for arseholes, that it will lead to a dystopian Panoptican nightmare—is mostly well-founded. But what everyone has glossed over in their opening salvos is, I think, the most immediate and obvious problem Google Glass will precipitate: Once these things stop being a rich-guy novelty and start actually hitting the streets, the rise in creepshots is going to be worse than any we've ever seen before. Read More >>
So far, we've only seen Google Glass in its lensless frame — not incredibly friendly for the hoards of prescription-glass-wearing nerds among us. But Google's finally quelled their biggest fear with today's announcement: Read More >>
Featured comment by Danjc2:
"I'm so deep in apple's ecosystem I occasionally cough up 20-pin connectors, but i'll be getting one of these now. I just wanted a guarantee it would w..." More »