Google Glass:next big step in mobile communications?
Google Glass: Does Project Glass represent the next big step in mobile communications? Does Project Glass represent the next big step in mobile communications? Back in early 2012, before the world had heard of Google Glass, the tech world was ablaze with rumours that the search giant was beavering away on augmented reality goggles. As the days went by, it was clear that not only was this true, but that Google's dream of wearable technology was far, far closer to release than anyone would have guessed. Roll forward just over a year and the first versions are in the hands of developers who went into a lottery to fork out $1,500 for their own pair of spectacles. But what exactly is Google Glass? Why is it attracting all this attention and what are the implications - both good and bad - of having a Google-eye view of the world? Google Glass and its prism display What is Google Glass? Google Glass is an attempt to free data from desktop computers and portable devices like pho...