Nov 12
According to a report by the New York Times, Google will today announce a rich new set of musical features for Glass which will provide a better audio experience for those who choose to wear the devices.
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Nov 04
It’s getting easier and easier to snag yourself a pair of Google’s smart glasses
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Nov 01
These smart glasses could help bring sight to thousands of blind people, by converting visual information into images that can actually be seen by the visually impaired.
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Oct 01
Following DoCoMo’s detailing of its 5G network ambitions, the company has displayed its smart glasses concept here at CEATEC 2013, something that is presently four different glasses concepts that will be unified into a single product offering when it heads into production. The smart glasses offer a variety of functionality, the most interesting of which […]
Aug 12
Google has released the latest update for Glass users. This latest has arrived as the XE8 update and brought items to include a new video player, additional support for apps to include Path and Evernote, a new volume card in Settings, additional Google Now cards, new voice commands and more. As we often see, this […]
Jul 31
Google Glass reaching out to film students in newest Creative Collective bid
Posted in: Today's ChiliIt’s time for Google to expand their reach with Project Glass again, this time through their Glass Creative Collective program aimed at the more artistic citizens of planet Earth. Google’s reach includes the The American Film Institute, California Institute of the Arts (CalArts), Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), UCLA School of Theater, Film, and
Apr 25
There has been a huge amount of buzz focusing on the Google Glass smart glasses that have recently started shipping to developers. We all know that other manufacturers are rushing to get similar smart glasses on the market to compete against Google. Research firm IHS iSuppli published a new report this week looking at the future of the smart glasses industry.
The research firm is forecasting that 9.4 million smart glasses units will ship between 2012 and 2016. It’s a rather bold prediction considering that the Google Glass is really the only product of this type available on the market right now and it’s only in developer hands. iSuppli does agree that the smart glasses segment depends on the success or failure of Google Glass, but analysts are predicting significant success for Google in the market.
Analyst Theo Ahadome from iSuppli says that when the hardware is less relevant to the growth of Google Glass because the apps are the important part users. Ahadome says things like “live updates for travel, location reviews and recommendations, nutritional information and matching personal preferences, and previous encounters to aid decision making,” would be potential usage scenarios.
However, analysts will lower expectations if Google Glass turns out to be nothing more than a wearable camera. If a wearable camera is what Google Glass ends up being, the analysts will significantly reduce their shipment forecasts the area of only 1 million units between 2012 and 2016. I’m not so sure success is guaranteed, recent reports tip that Google Glass has a battery life of only 30 minutes with video capturing enabled.
[via ZDNet]
9.4m smart glasses units to ship annually by 2016 tips IHS is written by Shane McGlaun & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Jan 11
Wearable domination at this year’s show? Vuzix certainly had quite a presence at CES with those Smart Glasses we’ve been hearing so much about. We’ll be discussing the product and the state of wearables with the company’s CEO, Wearable domination at this year’s show? Vuzix certainly had quite a presence at CES with those Smart Glasses we’ve been hearing so much about. We’ll be discussing the product and the state of wearables with the company’s CEO, Paul Travers.
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Jan 06
Vuzix M100 Smart Glasses
Posted in: Today's Chili
[CES 2013] Getting in onto the smart glasses game would be Vuzix, a company that has made a name for itself in the wearable display category in recent years. Well, this time around, Vuzix has rolled out the M100 Smart Glasses, where Vuzix touts it to be the first “hands-free” smartphone display in the world, delivering on-the-move data access from and to your smartphone as well as the Internet. This will be a step forward in the right direction from the usual slew of wearable TV devices that Vuzix churns out, as the M100 will help link consumers to smartphone data as well as the cloud. It can handle text, video, email, mapping, and audio among others.
The virtual display of the Vuzix M100 will be complemented by the Anroid operating system, where it will connect via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi to your iOS- or Android-powered smartphones or other compatible devices. It is said to be powerful enough to run apps and games, but we would think that the Vuzix M100 is not going to replace your ntoebook anytime soon. Your address book experience would be a whole lot more visual now, that’s for sure.
Other hardware specifications of the Vuzix M100 include a built-in head tracker and GPS for spacial and positional awareness, while the integrated camera will let you capture video as well as still images, where all of that data will be stashed away on an integrated SD memory card which you can share later on. Not only that, it also supports downloadable applications, and the list is growing even as you read this. Gotta low the Snowflake White color it comes in, but would the plastic build hold up in a few years to come?
Check out the photo gallery of the Vuzix M100 Smart Glasses right after the jump and see whether it is something you might want to consider getting for yourself. We do wonder what Google has to say about this attempt by Vuzix.
By Ubergizmo. Related articles: Toshiba Makes Ultra HD LED TV Mark At CES 2013, Combat Creatures Attacknid Paraded,
Dec 08
It seems like everyone and their brother is working on some sort of smart glasses, but how about smart contact lenses? It turns out those might actually be closer than you think. More »
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