Do you want a pair of Google Glass(es)? Best you stop eating out so much then, and open up your zombie apocalypse two-minute noodle stash and start saving. Unless you have a trust fund.
Navdy’s new’s innovation helps keep your eyes on the road while offering a new level of interacting with your apps and in-car services.
If you think Google Glass doesn’t have enough practical purposes, think again, as a new concept video shows how the device could transform the way law-enforcement agencies and the military operate.
Google attempts to stylise its impressive augmented reality tech, Glass, by partnering up with famed fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg. Will we see Google Glass on the catwalks soon?
See what it’s like to play tennis like Roger Federer, albeit with less sweat and strain.
Google is trying to make their Glass look less like an accessory worn by a Star Trek character, and more of a fashion statement, with their announcement of partnering up with the Luxottica Group. Luxottica is a leader in premium, luxury and sports eyewear, with a brand portfolio that includes Ray-Ban, Oakley, Vogue-Eyewear and Persol.
Up until recently, Google Glass was only available in one very nerdy frame. But with their new Titanium Collection, Google is trying to make strapping a screen to your face a bit trendier. Four new frames are on their way.
This is for all those people who always thought, “Yislaaik, I really wish I could see a lot more of myself during sex.”
Google Glass: we can’t wait to see it. But, we also can’t wait to see how it might fail. The thought of communicating with a device strapped to our faces, whilst still appearing to be immersed in the real world just seems to weird.
While the sight of someone wearing Google Glass is still strange enough to get you noticed, American Nick Starr didn’t realise it would get him kicked out of a restaurant.
There have been sightings of four mysterious ‘barges’ floating in the San Francisco bay area. Journalists and coast guards have gone to extra lengths to find out precisely what these things are, and to whom they belong. Sadly, they’ve managed to find out nothing, except for the fact that they belong to Google, and that the internet-giant is using them for some sort of secret project.
Ever doubted that Google Glass would take off properly? One of those people who dismiss it as futuristic brouhaha? Be prepared to eat your words. Google Glasses are already out there, being worn and tested by an elite group of ‘chosen ones’ or ‘Glass Explorers’. Google has already had feedback from developers, and released a hardware upgrade for the product – and now they’re upping the stakes with an online accessory store.
US spied on Vatican conclave. Cape Town protest leader to be charged. World’s first Google Glass traffic fine. Facebook admits teens on decline. SA woman rapes son. SA foreign investors will fear this new bill.
Guess what? There’s drama in Google land. The company’s co-founder, Sergey Brin – the one who you always see with a pair of Google Glass glasses on – is having intimate relations with the 26-year-old Google Glass marketing manager, Amanda Rosenberg.
Rosenberg was recently romantically connected to Hugo Barra, another top Googler, who coincidentally no longer works for the company. Interesting.
Don’t talk to Siri like she’s Google Glass, because she will strike you down. If you’re running iOS6, try talking to Siri as if she’s Google Glass, and see what happens.
Cape Town based firm, Tourism Radio wants to bring their interactive travel guides together with Google Glass, and give tourists the ultimate experience. The company is crowdfunding on Kickstarter to raise R530,000 for their venture. They hope to roll the product out in April 2014
Look out Google Glass there is a competitor on the loose, GlassUp. It’s a similar concept, but far cheaper. GlassUp creator Gianluigi Tregnaghi said he started creating the device two years ago, before Google had announced their new product.
Ever wondered how Google Glass got to the phrase “Go Glass” to get your wearable computer running? Well, there were some…strong competitors before they made the decision. According to the product marketing manager Amanda Rosenberg there were a few “hotwords” supplied by product manager Mat Balez. These are some of the phrases that came into […]
So it’s been said that the browsing technology of what was meant to be a groundbreaking gadget, Google Glass, is not as efficient as owners had wished for it to be. Until now – click through to take a look at the new improvements.
A proposal through Google Glass. After waiting for the perfect moment and carrying around the ring for two days, Breon Nagy decided on Leeds Castle as the location and popped the question to his girlfriend.
The more detailed experience that Google Glass was set to provide for the porn industry has been shut down. Google has banned sexually explicit material by introducing a new clause.
US accuses online currency of biggest money laundering operation, ever. Jeff Radebe loses cool with journo. Miley and Liam are overs. Google Glass gets its first porn app. Guess how many photos are shared every day? Typo crowns wrong Miss Universe.
Look ma, no hands. Despite many consumers’ fear that Google Glass will remove all privacy, the porn industry seems to be buying into exactly that. That is what the porn industry intends to use Google Glass for. That and some strange product placement.
You know those awkward moments when you introduce yourself to someone you’ve already met? Well, Google Glass might be the eye apparel you need to up your social game.
When the launch date was announced, we were excited to see what the Google Glass was going to be like – now we’re not sure. We’re not so sure, because it’s becoming increasingly apparent that, while technologically incredible, Google Glass might not actually fit in with our social patterns as humans. Wired journalist, Marcus Wohlsen has […]
Google Glass poses some serious questions about the nature of privacy, and our growing obsession with producing and sharing the media of daily life. It may also make criminals think long and hard about committing a large scale public crime.
Dan McLaughlin was one of the few privileged people to get his hands on the much-hyped Google Glass, yesterday. Like anyone else in his position, Don has elected to make a YouTube video showing us the various stages of unboxing a set of Google Glass
Artist Martin Missfeldt has created an infographic that explains the ins and outs of the processes of Google Glass, and it’s pretty neat.
Google Glass is a potentially revolutionary technology that could fundamentally shift the way that humans interact with their environment, and dramatically improve productivity. But the product also requires the user, and anyone who comes into contact with the user, to be prepared to have the boundaries of their privacy stripped away. Google Glass will in […]
I don’t think shopping has ever looked any easier. All of us have had a run in with the shopping demons, there can be more than a few things that make our day at the shops more stressful, for example: Not being able to find something specific in the shopping isles Looking for something that […]