Seattle bar that banned Google Glasses has its own surveillance cams

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Before devouring a tasty plate of scrambled eggs and hashbrowns at Seattle’s 5 Point Cafe Sunday morning, one yellow sign up in the corner of restaurant caught my eye. “SMILE,” it read. “You’re on camera.” Sure enough, there was a surveillance camera just adjacent to the placard watching me and the other customers enjoy Sunday brunch. Why… Read More…

Sergey Brin: Google glasses for consumers in 2014

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Google yesterday surprised developers at its Google I/O conference by delivering its augmented reality glasses to the Moscone Center stage via skydivers and announcing that attendees would have the exclusive rights to preorder a preliminary version of the glasses for $1,500, shipping early next year. But when will average consumers be able to get their… Read More…

Google’s geeky glasses, now with a handy patent

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Google has patented the design on its “Project Glass” high-tech spectacles. Now, no one else can copy the snazzy look of the official Google glasses that will guide you around town. Engadget spotted the patent filings earlier today. As documented in the promotional video below, the augmented reality eyewear can tell you stuff, like the temperature outside; it can… Read More…

Google reveals Project Glass: Is this your augmented reality?

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Google is providing the first public glimpse of the augmented-reality glasses being developed by its Google X research group under the name “Project Glass.” But the initial images shown by the Project Glass team via its Google+ page reveal that the “glasses” aren’t really glasses in the traditional sense. Instead they’re frames that house a small device… Read More…