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Google Glass Enterprise Edition 2 Shows Up on Geekbench
Powered by Snapdragon 710 News surfaced last year of the Google Glass returning with an Enterprise model and now a new version been spotted on the Geekbench database. The device was also seen at the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) website last week. So its appearance on the Geekbench database…
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Google Glasses Used To Help Children With Autism
Google Glasses Used To Help Children With Autism Since Google launched their updated design for their glasses last year, we haven’t heard much about them. It seems that the technology that was going to take the world by storm has simply not taken off. Some have even gone so far…
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Google Glass Set to Return for Enterprise Applications
The Google Glass head mounted display is set to make a return after two years, although in a slightly different form. This new Google Glass is an upgrade with a better 8-megapixel camera (from 5 mp), faster WiFi, superior processor and longer battery life. Unfortunately for many “Glassholes” who are…
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Google Glass Enterprise Edition Headset Found on eBay
Ever since being removed from sale last year, Google has slowly but surely been removing all reference to the device. Now, an unusual version of the headset has been found on eBay, which appears to be the long-rumoured enterprise-focused edition of the AR headset. The headset in question is in…
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Is Google Glass Being Killed Off?
Google Glass, the Alphabet Inc. wearable device that was pulled from the market in January 2015 after a decidedly mixed reception, could be dead after the company pulled all social media accounts connected to Glass, while its Google+ page featuring a “Goodbye” post. While an enterprise version of Google Glass…
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The Team behind Google Glass Is Working on a New Wearable
It’s not a big secret that Google Glass wasn’t a big success, but it looks like the team behind the gadget’s development is still hard at work. Now called Project Aura, the division is apparently working on no less than three new prototype gadgets, one of which is a headset without any type of…
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Is a New Google Glass Model Being Tested?
An intriguing FCC filing has been submitted by Google under the codename FCC ID A4R-GG1. Usually, the FCC’s EUT label is quite specific and outlines the product category. In this case, the filing simply states, “BLUETOOTH & DTS/UNII a/b/g/n/ac” with the model title GG1. It’s possible the GG1 stands for Google Glass 1…
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Google Glass Division on Hiring Spree
Google has been heavily hiring hardware engineers lately. The search giant has posted about 20 job listings between January and May for the Google Glass division. They have posted more than 16 job listing of different positions in Glass division from last month. The job listing ranges from an audio…
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Google Glass Not Dead, Just Being “Made Ready For Users”
Since Google pulled its Glass wearable device from the market back in January, many assumed that the project was effectively dead. But Erich Schmidt, Google’s Executive Chairman, insists that Glass is in a transitional phase to “make it ready for users,” under the guidance of Nest’s Tony Fadell. In an…
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Sony’s SmartEyeglass Becomes Available for Pre-Order
Sony’s Google Glass alternative, SmartEyeglass, has finally become available for pre-order. You can reserve a ‘developer’ unit today for $840 in the US, Germany and the UK, before the release date of March 10th. The glasses utilise augmented reality, in a way very much similar to Google’s Glass – a product currently on hold.…
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Tony Fadell, ‘Father’ of the iPod, Takes Control of Google Glass
Tony Fadell, creator of the Nest thermostat and ‘Father’ of the iPod, has been put in charge of the Google Glass project in an effort to resuscitate the ailing project. Glass is to become its own separate division, no longer a Google X experimental project, but is being taken off…
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Dell Creates Mood Reading Software
Dell’s research and development division has said that they have created software that should be able to read our moods as soon as 2017. Dell are trying headsets made by Neurosky and other manufacturers that cost between £60 and £120 to see if they can accurately gauge the mood of…
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Google Glass Banned in UK Cinemas Due to Piracy Fears
It was just one week ago when Google Glass was opened up to UK residents, and it didn’t take long before there was a bit of fallout regarding the popular wearable. Due to increased concern of film piracy, ‘Glassholes’ will not be allowed to wear Glass into cinema auditoriums, it…
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Google Glass on Sale in the UK, So Residents Can Become ‘Glassholes’
Google Glass is now available in the UK with a whopping £1,000 price tag, but the device is still in the prototype phase, and is currently aimed towards developers. Any UK resident at least 18 years old and with a credit card can now join the Google Explorer Programme, asking…
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Smartphone With Kinect-style Computer Vision In The Works
Google is apparently working on yet another ‘crazy’ device, and this time it is attempting to incorporate 3D computer vision technology similar to Kinect into a smaller device, a smartphone. The project is called “Project Tango” and is being developed by Google’s Advanced Technology and Projects (ATAP) group. It is…
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