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Google Buys Foxconn Patents For Head-Mounted Tech

Posted by timothy on from the windows-on-the-world dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Google has snapped up a parcel of patents from Hon Hai Precision Industry, the Taiwanese electronic manufacturer more commonly known as Foxconn, in a move seemingly designed to bolster its Glass headsets against potential competitors. In a statement obtained by The Wall Street Journal, Hon Hai described the patents sold to the Chocolate Factory as 'Head Mounted Technology' that can create virtual images 'superimposed on a real-world view.'"

2 of 38 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Against or because of? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Google generally doesn't use it patents for attacking other companies, only for defence.

    "If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it."

  2. Re:isn't there prior art by kthreadd · · Score: 3, Insightful

    It's a patent. Your point was ...?