Google working on Terminator-like HUD glasses

[garyopa]

Based on Android as operating system.



The glasses will feature a front facing camera for gathering information, internet connection from your smartphone and much more.

We have exciting news today. We have been informed that Google is working on a project that sounds great: A pair of glasses (Goggles) based on Android that features every geek wet dream, this is: a front camera (with flash) for gathering information of the surroundings and use it to deploy augmented reality items on integrated heads-up-display, internet connection over smartphone syncing via WiFi and Bluetooh 4.0, earphones, location services and much much more. The better part is that the prototype glasses are not much different from a normal sunglasses and will avoid you to be treated like a freak for wearing it.

The project is still under development and no estimated data for releasing it was provided but Google's intention is to conduct a "testing" program soon outside the company the same way they did with the Chromebooks.

More info has been extracted below from the '9to5 Google' website:

Our tipster has now seen a prototype and said it looks something like Oakley Thumps (below). These glasses, we heard, have a front-facing camera used to gather information and could aid in augmented reality apps. It will also take pictures. The spied prototype has a flash —perhaps for help at night, or maybe it is just a way to take better photos. The camera is extremely small and likely only a few megapixels.

The heads up display (HUD) is only for one eye and on the side. It is not transparent nor does it have dual 3D configurations, as previously speculated.

One really cool bit: The navigation system currently used is a head tilting-to scroll and click. We are told it is very quick to learn and once the user is adept at navigation, it becomes second nature and almost indistinguishable to outside users.

(As an aside, I built a head mouse as a Masters Thesis project a few years back that used head tilts to navigate and control menus. I am ready to collect royalties!)

I/O on the glasses will also include voice input and output, and we are told the CPU/RAM/storage hardware is near the equivalent of a generation-old Android smartphone. As a guess, we would speculate something like 1GHz ARM A8, 256MB RAM and 8GB of storage? In any case, it will also function as a smartphone.

What do you think? Are you buying a pair?

NEWS SOURCE: HUD Google glasses are real and they are coming soon (via) 9to5 Google

Our thanks to 'Kaos2K' for another great news item!

[Nicotine]

i said it years ago, i'll say it again. google will become skynet.