Google May Open Retail Stores Exclusively For Google Glass

Google May Open Retail Stores Exclusively For Google Glass

A new report from Business Insider claims that Google might be planning to open up retail stores with the sole purpose of selling Google Glass. Their source is someone who claims to be working with Google on the development of these alleged stores, the person’s duties include regularly meeting with Google co-founder Sergey Brin with regards to this project. Google has reportedly declined to comment on this, so this is purely speculation for now.

It has previously been rumored that Google was looking in to opening retail stores, but it was believed that the company would be selling a number of things at those stores, not just one product. According to the source, these new stores will be built exclusively around Google Glass. Moreover, since Glass has to be customized for the user’s head as it uses bone induction, these stores could play a pivotal part in getting people set up with their new Glass units. Given the fact that Google has no previous experience with retail stores, for now it could be possible that Glass exclusive stores are just an idea that’s bouncing around in Mountain View. However, since it has already been confirmed that Google Glass won’t be publicly released till 2014, we’ve a lot of time to wait and see if any additional information regarding this project comes in.

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Google Glass Easter Egg Introduces You To The Entire Team In A Panoramic Image Controlled By Your Head’s Movement

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As more developers are receiving their pair of Google Glass, the tinkering with the device is heating up. One developer found a very interesting easter egg within Glass itself, which introduces you to the entire Glass team.

The steps to reproduce it are fairly simple:

Settings -> Device info -> View licenses -> Tap the touchpad 9 times -> Tap Meet Team

Here’s a video demo, including the neat sounds that happen as you keep tapping:

The neat part about the photo is that you can see the entire 360-degree panoramic image by moving your head around. This was hard to show in the MyGlass screencast, since it lags a little bit. We’ve learned that Mike LeBeau, Senior Software Engineer for Google X, is the one who dropped the hidden gem into Glass’ software. He’s appeared on TechCrunch before in a <a target="_blank" href="“>hilarious Google blooper reel.

The team photo has Google co-founder, Sergey Brin, front and center.

I’m sure that more of these easter eggs will pop up over time, but this one is particularly cool since it’s the first time that I’ve seen a panoramic image on the device since I started using it. This functionality could be something that isn’t exposed in the Mirror API as of yet, but once it is, it’ll be a fun one.

Sergey Brin Steps Out in Google Glass … And a Hot-Pink Tesla Batmobile

Sergey Brin Steps Out in Google Glass … And a Hot-Pink Tesla Batmobile

Someone pimped Sergey Brin’s ride in the most ostentatious way possible to celebrate All Fool’s Day.

Sergey Brin Thinks Your Smartphone Is for Girls

Hey, sweetheart, nice iPhone. Nice Android, too. It matches your Hello Kitty mug and bra. In fact, it’s downright “emasculating,” according to Google co-founder and Professional Computer Face Sergey Brin. So, stop throwing your manliness away. More »

The State of California Has Mark Zuckerberg’s Unclaimed Paychecks Waiting

Mark Zuckerberg should fill out one of the claim association forms from the California State Comptroller’s office. Turns out, he has an unclaimed paycheck from 2004 from PayPal to the tune of $308.62, BetaBeat reports. More »

When Sergey Brin Rides the Subway, He Does It Wearing Project Glass

Noah Zerkin spotted Sergey Brin riding New York’s downtown 3 train last night—and the man from Google happened to have a pair of the company’s glasses strapped to his face. Quite why he needs to wear them on public transport is unclear, but combined with his outfit they make him look like he should feature in the next Mission:Impossible movie. [Noah Zerkin via TNW] More »

Google patents an electronically-controlled Project Glass nose bridge for Sergey’s comfort

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Sergey Brin spends a lot of time wafting around town with his Project Glass(es) on, and he’s never complained about the pain of carrying a computer on his nose. Perhaps now, we’ve learned why. Google’s latest patent reveals that the company is considering a malleable nose bridge that hardens and softens, thanks to an electrically-controlled fluid with a changeable viscosity. All you’d have to do is tap the touchpad and tweak it to save you getting dents in your skin. There’s no evidence to suggest we’ll see the tech in the Explorer Edition of the headgear, but perhaps Mountain View have just solved a problem that us nerds suffer from.

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California Governor Brown signs bill clearing use of driverless cars on public roads (video)

California Governor Brown signs bill clearing use of driverless cars on public roads video

Google just chalked up one of the more important victories for driverless cars. California Governor Jerry Brown has signed bill SB1298 into law, formalizing the legal permissions and safety standards needed to let automated vehicles cruise on state-owned roads. While the bill lets anyone move forward with their plans, it’s clear from the ceremony that local technology darling Google is the primary impetus for the measure: Brown visited Google’s Mountain View headquarters to put ink to paper, and Google co-founder Sergey Brin oversaw the signing with his Google Glass eyewear on full display. If you’re dying to see driverless vehicles become mainstays of the Golden State, the official act making that possible is already available to watch after the break.

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Google posts video highlights of I/O 2012, for those craving one last sugary fix

Weren’t able to fill up on all the Jelly Bean-flavored geekery that was Google I/O 2012? It’s no matter, because you can catch all the highlights from Project Glass to the Nexus 7 in Google Developer’s latest video — provided you’ve got about four minutes spare to reminisce. You’ll find the clip after the break, and naturally, we’d suggest landing at our hub for the event if you’re hungry for another fixin’ of our extensive coverage — no parachute required.

P.S. Don’t forget to see if you can spot any Engadget editors in the clip while you’re at it!

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Project Glass pre-orderers welcomed as ‘Explorers’, promised super secret updates on progress

Project Glass preorderers welcomed as 'Explorers', promised super secret updates on progress

Google’s Project Glass had a surprisingly large presence (skydivers) during its I/O event earlier this year, and now company co-founder Sergey Brin has checked in with the attendees who promised $1,500 for a set of the augmented reality eyepiece. In his message he shared a photo he took while cruising through Montana thanks to a mode it’s testing that snaps a picture every 10 seconds, no intervention needed. Unfortunately, if you’re not in that exclusive pre-ordering group you’ll have to wait for details like these to leak out secondhand since private updates, special events, Google+ Hangouts, secret handshakes and Little Orphan Annie decoder rings (perhaps not the last two) are reserved for a “unique, trusted community.” Hey, it’s not like the rest of us wanted some silly visor or etched glass blocks anyway.

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