Vassar computer science professor Greg Priest-Dorman dons Glass.
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By the time the next presidential election rolls around in the United States, millions of us could be watching the results on our Google Glass. That might not seem crazy, being that the election will be only months after the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil, which will be broadcast, viewed, and shared by many via Glass.
This is only a snippet of what the near future could hold if predictions made by research firm IMS come true.
IMS’ most optimistic forecast finds that shipments of “smart glasses” — including Glass and similar products from competitors — could total almost 10 million worldwide over the next four years. The firm’s projections show big jumps in shipments, from 434,000 units next year to more than 2 million in 2015 and 6.6 million in 2016.
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From now until 2015, IMS estimates shipments of smart glasses will be driven mostly by sales to developers, such as those who have been able to get their hands on the Google Glass Explorer Edition for $1,500 a piece. The firm predicts the success of Glass “will depend primarily on the applications devel… [Read more]
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