All electronic devices in the United States need approval from the FCC before they hit the market; it's usually (but not always) the last stop between Engineering or Manufacturing and Sales. Google has filed an application for Glass for Enterprise, the refined business version of the Glass that the company sold to "explorers" up until early this year. The enterprise version … [Read more...]
Has Google Glass Gained a New “Aura”?
There were media reports last night that Google Glass is now living under the name "Project Aura," and that the company has snapped up a bunch of people from Amazon's Lab126 hardware development group. Also, Business Insider notes that one recent Google hire is Adrian Wong, the lead electrical engineer for Glass, who had left to join Facebook's Oculus group but returned to … [Read more...]
Next Glass May Fold, But New Moverio is Built For Rugged Work
It's far from impossible that Google, which did so much to plant the idea of a techie visor in the world's brain, will wind up seriously trailing the market it helped popularize. There are continuing slow leaks about the Enterprise Edition of Google Glass, but none of them really comes close products like Epson's Moverio BT-2000. The Moverios were never anything you'd wear … [Read more...]
New Enterprise Glass Details Reported
The drip of information about the Google Glass Enterprise Edition appears to have started. 9to5Google is citing "several sources familiar with advanced prototypes" as saying that the business-oriented version will have a larger display prism that's easier to see than the initial Explorer edition. Also, the site reports that Enterprise Glass will be powered by an Intel Atom … [Read more...]
Luxottica’s Glass Will Be Out “Soon,” CEO Says; Intel Version Next Year
Luxottica is the world's largest optical goods company, and you may remember that Google has a deal with the company -- sealed a year ago -- to produce a consumer version of Glass. Massimo Vian is one of Luxottica's two CEO's and he told the company's annual shareholder meeting today that its version of Google Glass will be out "soon," the Wall Street Journal … [Read more...]
Google Glass Just Resting, Schmidt Tells WSJ
The much-maligned much-ballyhooed Google Glass really isn't dead, Google chairman Eric Schmidt told the Wall Street Journal today. It's being readied for the consumer market. The company pulled Glass from the market in January, shut down its "Explorers Program," and moved responsibility for the $1500 project to Tony Fadell's product group, which includes things like the Nest … [Read more...]
NYTimes on Google Glass: “It Wasn’t Supposed To Be That Way”
New York Times reporter Nick Bilton broke the story that became Google Glass. Today, he tells what went wrong, and it's really pretty simple: the marketers saw what the engineers were working on and put it out to the world far before it was ready. In other words, what happened was exactly what anyone with any sense knew what was going on. What happens next? Glass is now in … [Read more...]
Next-Gen Glass Will Use Intel Chips, says WSJ
The WSJ reports that the next version of Google Glass -- you mean there's going to be a next version? -- will use Intel processors instead of TI's. The article then goes into great detail on a point that no reader here will be surprised about: that the visor business will find success not with consumers but in enterprise applications. At least the reporters name-check two great … [Read more...]
Are Glass’s Best Days Behind It?
Reuters noticed late last week that all is not well in the world of Google Glass. Google CEO Sergey Brin recently walked into a high-profile event barefaced, they note. Glass is available on eBay for cheap and the project seems to resolutely to be resisting commercial release despite high-powered commercial partners. Seemingly released by the Reuters piece, bloggers spent the … [Read more...]
MPAA Bans Wearables in Movie Theaters
The trade associations of US movie studios and theaters have announced a ban on wearable technologies. No, they're not coming for your Fitbit (although do you have any idea how bad that popcorn is for you?). It's Google Glass they're more worried about. If you get caught recording a movie with your wearable, the new policy statement says there's now "zero tolerance": you'll … [Read more...]