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This week the Explorer Edition of Google’s Project Glass is being delivered to intrepid developers all across the planet, and the unboxing videos and demonstrations have begun! What you’re about to see is, at first, a single demonstration video filmed from the developer set. As more demonstration videos appear, we’ll be capturing them here on SlashGear one by one!

First you’re going to see Glass capturing a Go Kart Racer in Burlingame, California – straight from the head of the user. This video is captured from Google Glass’ 5 megapixel camera and delivered at a cool 720p – make sure you turn up the quality of the video with the little gear in the lower right-hand corner of the YouTube rectangle. And don’t get too queasy!

The above video was recorded by Matt Abdou – see more hands-on action now!

Google’s Glass device will be delivered to the full set of over 1000 users in the public this week – while many more devices are out there in the wild, we’re certainly not expecting the full limited edition series to be seeing action in the public. You can find a whole lot more information on the Google Glass initiative in our Google Glass tag portal and through the timeline below.

In addition to this, you’ll find our own hands-on action with Google Glass coming up quick! We’ll be kicking around our own set of Glass units when we’re rolling with them in the coming weeks and months, and we’ll be sure to bring you along with us the whole journey long! Make sure you stick with SlashGear for the long haul!

Google Glass goes Go-kart racing is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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With almost everything being made in China these days, it’s particularly rare when a company announces plan to manufacturer something in the good ‘ole US of A. However, Apple recently announced that they’re going to do that with some of their Macs, and today it’s being reported that Google will be manufacturing its Glass eyewear in the US.

According to The Financial Times, Google will manufacturer Google Glass in Silicon Valley in California. The search giant will be partnering with Foxconn to assemble the futuristic eyewear at a facility in Santa Clara, California. This is according to several sources familiar with the company’s plans.

If this turns out to be true, it would not only boost the reputation of Google, but it would hopefully encourage other electronics manufacturers to bring business back to the US from countries like China and Taiwan. It’s said that in the coming weeks, only a few thousand Google Glass units will roll off the assembly line.

However, it’s not said exactly how many employees the facility will hire, nor is it said whether or not the employees will consist of current Foxconn workers from China, or if the company will hire all-new staff for the Santa Clara facility. Of course, bringing over current Foxconn workers would completely negate the whole “made in America” initiative, but we don’t think Google would be that naive.

[via The Financial Times]

Google Glass reportedly being made in US is written by Craig Lloyd & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Vuzix eyewear announced the release of its new line of eyewear today. The WRAP 1200AR might just be the coolest Augmented Reality eyewear yet to hit the stores: “We are excited to be shipping these new digital ARglasses, offering a huge 75-inch virtual screen, as seen from 10 feet. New features such as adjustable eye-separation, synchronized camera and display tilt combine for the best digital see-through AR user experience on the market,” said Paul Travers, President and CEO, Vuzix Corporation.

The glasses support 2D and stereoscopic 3D.  Adjustable cameras have been provided for the best user experience.  They come with a 35 degree diagonal field of view and provide 24-bit true color with a progressive scan rate of 60HZ.Also provided is tracking technology able to track head yaw, pitch, and roll.  The glasses can be connected to game consoles, phones and other compatible devices via component connections.

The box includes NiMH batteries, USB charger and a free copy of maxReality, an AR content authoring plug-in for Autodesk 3ds Max. Also included are earphones which can be substituted for any earphones the user likes. Priced at $1499.00, these glasses just might come out to become the next most amazing Augmented Reality eyewear. Would like to buy one today ?

By Ubergizmo. Related articles: Sceptre 32-inch LED HDTV Comes With MHL Technology Now, TMY Air Fryer Arrives In Japan,

CSI: Miami might be out of production, but that doesn’t mean we’ll be deprived of casual eyewear flipping. Not if Ben Heck has a say in the matter, at least. His latest DIY project automatically swings a pair of clip-on sunglasses into view whenever it’s too sunny outside: a photocell attached to an AT Tiny microcontroller checks the light levels and, through an Arduino-based AVR MKII language, tells a rotor to spin the glasses into place. No one will be labeled a fashionista with the requisite battery pack strapped to their heads, but the construction doesn’t require CNC milling and won’t destroy a favorite frame. We’re only disappointed that the sunglasses won’t play The Who on command… yet.

Continue reading Ben Heck builds Arduino-based automatic sunglasses, beats David Caruso to the punch (video)

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News on Google’s Project Glass just keeps coming and coming. It’s no surprise that we’re extremely excited and interested in the AR tech, but now we will hopefully be learning addition details early next week. Wednesday we shared details about the VIP treatment we will be getting for pre-ordering a pair at Google IO for around $1,500 — and that treatment is about to start come Monday.

Google and their official +Project Glass Google+ account has just reached out to all the Explorer Edition buyers, confirming that we’ll be learning additional details in a private Google+ Hangout Monday. This will include other lucky pre-order customers, as well as members from Google’s Project Glass team. Hopefully while engaging in a live Google+ hangout with actual developers from Google we’ll be able to learn some neat new things about Project Glass. Obviously we will let you know the minute we hear anything worth mentioning.

Project Glass made a huge splash at Google IO, when Sergey Brin took the stage and had a pair of the AR eyewear skydiving right into the event center in San Francisco. Since then we’ve seen plenty of patents, learned a few more details, and even saw Gmail’s lead developer head to the Project Glass crew. Stay tuned for additional details and hit the timeline below for further coverage.

Project Glass details and Google+ hangout coming Monday is written by Cory Gunther & originally posted on SlashGear.
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