Google Teams With Ray-Ban And Oakley Maker Luxottica For Future Versions Of Glass

Google has signed on Italian optical wear firm Luxottica to help it design and build future versions of its Glass face-based computing system, according to a new report from the Wall Street Journal confirmed by Google to TechCrunch. The news comes from Luxottica itself, which says it will build new versions of Google’s wearable, which could theoretically be branded under Ray-Ban, Oakley, Miu… Read More

These Iconic Sunglasses Are Your Steve-McQueen-JFK-Buzz-Aldrin Deal of the Day

Just because it’s winter doesn’t mean the sun has gone away. In a few months it will be summer and sunglass season again. That’s a certainty. Also a certainty: right now is an excellent time to purchase sunglasses. While everyone’s forgotten about protecting their eyes from UV rays because it’s a little chilly, sunglass retailers and manufacturers are discounting like crazy to prop up demand, and Amazon’s price matching. The result? A perfect chance to buy an iconic luxury sunglasses at very un-luxury prices. Cop them now, because when you want them in May you’ll be paying full price. They also make excellent gifts (hint, hint.) More »