Apparently Google doesn’t think smartphones are distraction enough, because they’re reportedly working on glasses that would stream information on the go into wearers’ eyeballs in real time. We foresee a lot of people walking into walls.
The New York Times cites Google employees who say the goggles will cost about $350-$600 and will go on sale by the end of the year.
The people familiar with the Google glasses said they would be Android-based, and will include a small screen that will sit a few inches from someone’s eye. They will also have a 3G or 4G data connection and a number of sensors including motion and GPS.
One blogger who has been on the case of these glasses says they’ll have a nifty navigation system that will let the wearer tilt their heads to scroll and click. So besides walking into walls, we’ll all be stumbling around cocking our heads like a bunch of fools. Excellent.
It gets even more Jestonsesque — the goggles will have a built-in camera that checks out your world in real time and then overlays information about where you are, friends that might be in the area and other pertinent stuff. You’re not supposed to wear them constantly, but come on, you know you’re going to want to be all Geordi La Forge in Star Trek: Next Generation, all the time.
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While this will never be a commercial success… it will pave the way for a lot of other cool technologies in the future. How soon until they will be able to fit this technology into a contact lens?
How soon until they will be able to implant this technology into your body?
Once implanted into the body…. I can just imagine the post on the consumerist about privacy violations.
“Google defends real time tracking of people’s interactions, locations, and emotions through ocular implant on basis of, ‘complete world domination equals domination’”.
Johnny Mnemonic/ShadowRun will become reality. Pick your reference depending on how big of a nerd you are.
Woohoo a borg (goog?) eyepiece!
Resistance is futile.
$350 – $600 “Googles”.
Just. No.
finallly!! i’ve been waiting over 10 years for these.
Me, too. It seemed like a rather obvious extension of existing technology.
I called them iGlasses, but I guess Google didn’t want to get sued by Apple.
http://www.thesoapboxers.com/future-technology/
I can’t wait for the terminator vision app. It will make my sprees so much better.
or predator vision. I know, they probably already make some type of eyewear that sees thermal, but it has to cost more than these things.
Your Sprees? Bah. Shocktarts nee Shockers is the way to go.
Will other people see my porn too?
Only if you opt for the tummy screen enhancement, ala Tele-Tubbies.
The Borg smiles.
“You will be assimilated. Resistance is futile.”
Sony is currently marketing a 3D visor on their web site. 5.1 surround sound built in. All it needs is to be 3G/4G and I’d never have to visit another strip club again.
I remember years ago, seeing advertisements for glasses that acted as a monitor for your pda/laptop. I’m surprised it’s taken this long to advance to this point. To me that always seems to be the natural progression
I think Futurama did an episode about this.Except it was Apple’s EYEphone.
This article made me think of that episode, too. Pretty scary that this is a possible reality, as it was ridiculous in the episode.
Complete with singing moles?
I believe it was a boil. Susan Boil.
Anyone ever read the Otherland series by Tad Williams?
One of the characters was a little girl with something like this, “Storytime Sunglasses” that showed cartoon stories with simple reading assistance, or something like that. (Another character hacked into the glasses to send her secret messages.)
I love the idea of enhanced reality glasses. Been wanting a IRL HUD for a long time.
Yes! I love that series. Other sci fi authors besides Williams also predicted this technology years ago.
This can only lead to one thing:
More and better cybersex.
For typical Twitter/Facebook/other junk, these would be annoying. But for AR apps (like iOnRoad – http://www.ionroad.com/), I can see where this would be pretty useful…
If it can do alternate reality, then yes. Otherwise, meh.
This just proves Google is the daemon. http://thedaemon.com/
+1
How soon until an inattentive Goggler walks into traffic and becomes a Darwin Awards statistic?
Pedantic? Yes. But, the title of the show was Star Trek: The Next Generation. You forgot the “The.” A small error, but I suppose it is possible you already have a set of glasses distracting you from editing duties.
Will you be able to send someone a lmgtfy of goatse?
“Beam me up Scotty!”
I want some if I can play games on them!
If they’re glasses. Then consider me already saving up for them holy crap when can I preorder.
If they’re goggles. Then they can screw off.
Inducing epileptic fit in 5% of the population in 3…2..1…
Jeepers creepers! Don’t brainwash my peepers!