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Luxottica Agrees to Continue Glass Development

by Tom Allen

Rumours of Google Glass’s demise (Google Glass is Off The Shelves For Now) have been greatly exaggerated – at least, if news from Italy is anything to go by. Italian firm Luxottica has signed …

Tags:Eyewear| Google| Google Glass| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 18

Only 18% of U.S. Consumers Plan to Purchase a Wearable Device, Despite Brisk Apple Watch Pre-Sales

by Helen Vince

According to findings released today from Carlisle & Gallagher Consulting Group (CG,www.carlisleandgallagher.com), a business and technology consulting firm exclusively focused on the financial services industry, U.S. consumers are in no rush to purchase a …

Tags:Apple Watch (iWatch)| Google Glass| LG Electronics (LGE)| Samsung| Wearables

Asus Chromebit Turns HDMI Display into a Chromebook

by Bob Raikes

Google announced this week that Asus has developed the Chromebit – an HDMI stick that turns any HDMI monitor into a Chromebook, when paired with a bluetooth mouse and keyboard. The stick, which costs …

Tags:Asus| Chromebit| Chromebooks| Google Glass| HDMI

Google Glass is Still Kicking

by Tom Allen

Google’s chairman Eric Schmidt has said that Google Glass has not been cancelled (Google Glass is off the Shelves for Now) – simply postponed. The project is “too important” to scrap, he told the …

Tag Heuer Becomes First Swiss Smartwatch Maker

by Tom Allen

Tag Heuer, the Swiss watch manufacturer, has announced a partnership with Intel and Google to launch a smartwatch based on Android Wear. The watch will be launched this year. Jean-Claude Biver, president of Tag …

Google Planning WiFi for Android Wear

by Tom Allen

The Verge claims that Google is planning to release an update to Android Wear that will bring Wi-Fi support to devices running the OS. Other smaller updates will add gesture control and UI changes.

SMI Gaze Interaction Powers Google Glass Prototype

by Helen Vince

SensoMotoric Instruments (SMI), a leader in Eye Tracking Technology for more than two decades, announced today a prototype of SMI Gaze Interaction for Google Glass. It is based on a new eye tracking technology …

Tags:Google Glass| SmartGlasses

CopTrax Introduces SmartGlass for Law Enforcement

by Norbert Hildebrand

While the Google Glass device has been pulled from the consumer market, Google did state that it will still supply the device for corporate applications. CopTrax, a wireless solution for video capture and upload …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Google Glass| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 07

Google Buys Augmented Reality App Developer Launchpad Toys

by Norbert Hildebrand

Since Google discontinued distribution of the Google Glass device, many have speculated that Google is retreating from the augmented reality field all together. However, the company has made substantial investments in Magic Leap and …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Google Glass| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 06

Google Glass is off the Shelves for Now

by Helen Vince

Major news outlets including ABC, BBC, Telegraph, etc. broke the news that Google is halting the distribution of Google Glass in its current form and have announced a major change in the organization. This came after the Wall Street Journal reported the …

Tags:Google| Google Glass| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 03

Microsoft’s Morpheus and Rift Rival Arriving in 2015

by Bob Raikes

A head-mounted gaming device will be launched by Microsoft this year, say supply chain sources. The product will be unveiled at E3 in June.

Tags:Eyewear| Google Glass| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 01

Sony’s Single-Lens Display Module is Glass Competitor

by Bob Raikes

Sony has announced an augmented reality headset based on a single-lens OLED display module, similar to the Google Glass headset. Sony announced the SmartEyeglass device and the software development kit earlier in September 2014, …