Published on Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Google Glasses with Built-in Computer Displays
Google Glasses with Built-in Computer Displays
- Fighter-plane-style heads-up display in front of one eye
- Mouse pointer moved by tilting the head
- Built-in camera and Android operating system
- Prototype device 'could be on sale soon'
By Rob Waugh
Google is to unveil a pair of hi-tech glasses with a built-in screen - and the Android device could be on sale soon, says a company insider.
Hi-tech 'heads up display' glasses have been rumoured to be under development at Google's secret 'Google X' lab for months.
Now sources close to site 9to5Google claim to have seen a prototype, which looks like Oakley's Thump MP3 player headset.
The glasses will be armed with cameras, an Android operating system, and could be on sale soon, the source said.
The glasses reportedly look like Oakley's Thump MP3 glasses (pictured), but have a screen built into one eye and computer hardware in the legs
Prototype transparent screens have already been demonstrated at technology shows - so the idea of 'wearable' computer glasses is not as out-there as it sounds
Google specialist Seth Weintraub says, 'Our tipster has now seen a prototype and said it looks something like Oakley Thumps. These glasses, we heard, have a front-facing camera used to gather information and could aid in augmented reality apps.'
'The heads up display (HUD) is only for one eye and on the side. I
The navigation system currently used is a head tilting-to scroll and click. We are told it is very quick to learn.'
'Perhaps most interesting is that Google is currently deciding on how it wants to release these glasses, even though the product is still a very long way from being finished.'
'It is currently a secret with only a few geeky types knowing about it, and Google is apparently unsure if it will have mass-market appeal.'
Source: Mail online (dailymail.co UK)
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