Google Heads Up Display Coming By the End of the Year

kodiaktau writes "Google is working to deliver a heads-up display allowing users access to email, maps and other tools through a wearable interface. According to the NY Times' sources, the device will be available later this year, and sell for prices comparable to smartphones. '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. ... The glasses will have a low-resolution built-in camera that will be able to monitor the world in real time and overlay information about locations, surrounding buildings and friends who might be nearby, according to the Google employees. The glasses are not designed to be worn constantly — although Google expects some of the nerdiest users will wear them a lot — but will be more like smartphones, used when needed.'"

Comments

Googloid

[Jmanamj]

I will be plugged into the Google at all times. I will fear no evil for Google will be with me, and will guide me to safety. The Google provides divine inspiration, and is the light of the world. The Google protects. You should be plugged in to the Google. Otherwise you are a lesser bing. All hail the Google.

Re:Googloid

[game kid]

Otherwise you are a lesser bing.

I see what you did there.

Sounds interesting

[pseudofrog]

And six months after Google releases it, Apple will invent it.

Re:Sounds interesting

[ConceptJunkie]

And three years after Apple pre-invents it, Microsoft will re-invent it poorly, call it "innovation", completely botch the marketing and end up having to pull the product within a couple months.

First design image leaked

[Rhaban]

Here it is: http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/685/locutus.jpg/

Re:First design image leaked

[SuricouRaven]

In-the-link-must-control-thoughts-must-not-think-about-hot-porn-with-that-oh-shit-did-he-hear-that-act-cool-focus-on-the-work...

Cue the brain tumor posts...

[rbrightwell]

I guess cell phones just weren't radiating close enough to our heads.

Missing an important feature.

[Lumpy]

I don't see where they turn completely black when they sense danger.

Re:Perspective

[93 Escort Wagon]

So now google is able to literally look through our eyes... great.

Listen, troll - stop the mindless Google bashing. Google Interceptors aren't scheduled for beta release until Q2 2016.

I see what you did there

[e.coli]

"The glasses are not designed to be worn constantly — although Google expects some of the nerdiest users will wear them a lot — but will be more like smartphones, used when needed.'"

Great, now there will be idiots driving AND wearing these. And at restaurants, theaters, and everywhere else cell phone users abusers currently annoy people.

Still, I would love to have one, or two.

Head bobbing

[michaelmalak]

"The navigation system currently used is a head tilting to scroll and click," Mr. Weintraub wrote this month. "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."

Like this?

Re:Perspective

[Tharsman]

SUBJECT: John Doe (Google ID 1312.11.552.874.5)
SUBJECT AGE: 24
EVENT: Observation of known person
OBJECT: Jael Bate (Google ID 7823.14.461.551.6)
Identified by tagged photo, 1,264,243,452 hits, average match 87%, confidence after cross-correlation 99.12%
OBJECT AGE: 17 and 11 months
DURATION: 2 minutes and 9 seconds total, eye motion analysis breaks down as follows:
- face: 2 seconds
- posterior: 4 seconds
- legs: 3 seconds
- chest: 2 minutes

PEDOPHILE BEHAVIOR DETECTED, CONTACTING POLICE DEPARTMENT, ELECTRICALLY STUNNING SUBJECT UNTIL POLICE ARRIVAL.