Not that it's unexpected, but when you cram some 150,000 tech geeks into the Las Vegas Convention Center for a week, the number
of Glass wearers increases dramatically.
Not exact matches
AR
glasses can open up time portals, transporting
wearers visiting the beaches
of Dunkirk back to experience the dramatic evacuation
of soldiers in June 1940.
After few acclaimed projects, such as a Driverless Car, Project Loon (a network
of balloons intended for beaming internet waves to far - reaching areas), Google
Glass and Smart Lenses that can monitor glucose levels in the
wearer's body, the company is betting upon another path - breaking project again.
Eyebobs reading
glasses are designed for
wearers who demand distinctive, high quality
glasses that express their image and smack
of attitude.
Because deaf people lack access to such potentially life - saving cues, a group
of researchers from the Korea Advanced Institute
of Science and Technology (KAIST) in Daejeon built a pair
of glasses which allows the
wearer to «see» when a loud sound is made, and gives an indication
of where it came from.
Researchers report online today in ACS Nano that they've created an app that allows Google
Glass wearers to snap pictures
of common immunology - based diagnostic tests and immediately beam those images back to a central computer server.
It uses an eye tracker, mounted on the
Glass frame, to measure the pupil dilation
of the
wearer.
Eventually, she thinks the system could be incorporated into a pair
of augmented - reality
glasses, which would overlay computer graphics onto the scene in front
of the
wearer.
As a forever
glasses wearer, I'm such a huge fan
of what a cool set
of frames can do for a face.
For all
of you monocle lovers and eyeglass
wearers, this is THE place to grab your
glass.
Some
of you may not know this, but I've been a prescription
glasses wearer since I was about 14.
As a fellow
glasses wearer, I know the limitations
of styling frames.
I'm a
glasses wearer myself, but I always kind
of refused to think
of them as accessory somehow, just as a pretty much annoying helper.
For example, in a room
of 20 students, 8
of them wear
glasses: write the
glasses wearers as a fraction
of the room.
In addition to looking good, they're also well made; the construction is surprisingly solid, much better than what I expected — having been a
glasses -
wearer for 25 + years — for a pair
of $ 100 frames.
More to the point, how would an Xbox version
of the device work alongside Kinect, what can poor
glasses wearers like me do to avoid the indignity
of double specs and honestly, do we truly even want virtual reality in our gaming?
And,
of course, that Google
Glass is (for now) arguably as plain as the nose on the face
of the
wearer while — notionally out
of site (added — oops: I meant «sight», but the pun almost works) so out
of mind — it's easy to forget the likelihood that the same scene is being captured by the traffic surveillance cameras, the outward - looking surveillance cameras on the buildings in the area, perhaps the ATM camera behind one, and the cameras & video recorders on the smartphones or tablets that the nearby tourists used to take pictures.
Russell Holly writes for Geek.com, is a longtime Google
Glass wearer, has used Android since before it was cool, and dreams
of living in a TARDIS.
Russell Holly writes for Geek.com, is a longtime Google
Glass wearer, has used Android since before it was cool — and dreams
of living in a TARDIS.
The
Glass was both pretentious and intrusive - it let
wearers take photos with a wink
of the eye!
Vuzix Corp will show off a pair
of smart
glasses that can talk to Amazon.com Inc's voice - activated digital assistant and display information to the
wearer's field
of view
Unlike Microsoft's HoloLens AR headset, which works with desktop applications for gaming and 3D modeling, the Cupertino firm's
glasses are said to be designed to pair wirelessly with iPhones to show images and contextually relevant information in the
wearer's field
of vision.
This app allows
wearers of Google
Glass to make payments in bitcoin, with wallet support for Blockchain and Coinbase users.
The device is said to be a type
of glasses that can project realistic virtual images in front
of the
wearer's eyes and intelligently blend the objects with the real world.
Amazon is actively developing a pair
of smart
glasses with Alexa virtual assistant built in, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.Designed like a regular pair
of spectacles, the device will enable Alexa to be invoked by the
wearer at any time and at all places, the report said, citing people familiar with Amazon's plans.The founder
of Google
Glass is said to be working on Amazon's Alexa smart glassesThe company is reportedly including a bone - conduction audio system in the specs so that the
wearer can hear Alexa's voice without inserting headphones.The founder
of Google
Glass, Babak Parviz, is said to have been working on the Alexa product since he was hired by Amazon in 2014.
The
glasses produce a hallucinatory effect by superimposing advanced computer graphics onto the
wearer's view
of the real world.
While they are comfortable for a pair
of fairly firm on - ear headphones,
glasses -
wearers in particular should know what they're in for: potential discomfort after a while.
In addition, the
glasses have a built - in camera, which will let the
wearer take photos and video, and even see a preview
of what it's capturing in real time.
As a
glasses wearer, we found the HTC Vive Pro has the same issues as the original headset: it's not terribly comfortable with the arms
of your goggles pressed against your temples, plus the lenses can steam up.