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Kids Are Short

Chris Angelini let his toddler-sized son try on his Google Glass while they went to get some juice. The takeaway: HOLY SMOKES, KIDS ARE SHORT! SERIOUSLY, the world looks so weird when seen entirely from crotch height. [via waxy]

Startup hires 'cyborg' Mann for Google Glass–killer project

3D augmented reality specs coming your way this year Watch out, Sergey! A new startup is hard at work on a device that's far more ambitious than Google Glass, and it has just signed on wearable-computing maven Steve Mann as its chief scientist.…

Say those magic words: Xbox One, Google Glass and the rise of the always-on microphone

Microsoft's new Xbox One is listening to every word uttered in your living room. But it's only interested in very few of them.

Zombies of Glass

Here's a new way to see Google Glass as scary: Glass-wearers as zombies. Ian Bogost explains: While some wearers might be glassholes and some might be glassed-out (and some might be both), a better characterization of this new trend must...

Are You Up for Hacking Google Glass?

Even long before releasing the Glass project in public, Google imposed a number of restrictions for the prospective users for the usage of head-mounted display. Later, it created an entire list of rules and restrictions on the functionality of apps … Continue reading ?

Why Google Glass could one day be a nightmare for Las Vegas

While casinos have already banned Google Glass, card counters are still exploring how they can use the device for other purposes.

Is The New York Times Coming to Your Bathroom Mirror Soon?

While The New York Times is currently focusing on print, online, apps, and even Google Glass experiences today, the company has a lab in which they think about how readers might want to consume its content in the future. In a talk at...Show More Summary

BI INTELLIGENCE FORECAST: Google Glass Will Be An $11 Billion Market By 2018

Google Glass is an attempt to bring smart eyewear to the masses. Google is aiming for an early to mid-2014 debut of the gadget to the general public. Despite the clunkiness and awkwardness of the early beta version of Glass, we think computerized glasses will become a mainstream product. Show More Summary

H&M to Diversify Supply Chain, Yahoo Acquires Tumblr, Google Glass Privacy Concerns, Dreamliner Resumes Flight

Following the Bangladesh factory collapse that killed more than 1,200 people, H&M is looking into sourcing from Latin America and Africa. What was rumor is now official: Yahoo purchases Tumblr for $1.1 billion. The social media site has over 100 million users, most of whom are under 35. Show More Summary

Scripting News: I tried Google Glass.

I went to dinner last night with the two Scobles, Robert and Patrick. Robert is famous for the picture of him wearing a Google Glass while in the shower. Last night, he was wearing the glasses most of the dinner, but took them off. He said I should try them. Show More Summary

Apple and Google to lead charge as wearable tech becomes $30-$50 billion market

Recent estimates suggested devices like Google Glass and Apple’s upcoming “iWatch” could be the start of a wearable tech explosion that generates as much as $6 billion annually by 2016. According to newly published research from Credit Suisse, however, that estimate is ridiculously low. Show More Summary

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Oops: Someone Actually Lost a Google Glass

That's $1,500 down the drain if the specs are never found.

These Are The Most Compelling Google Glass Concepts We've Seen So Far (GOOG)

Google Glass is still in its infancy and has a few kinks to work out, but the potential for Glass in society is astronomical. Some "Glass Explorers" — developers, basically —over at digital creative agency Playground Inc came up with some conceptual use-cases for Glass should the platform fully mature. Show More Summary

When developing for Google Glass, simplicity is key

Last year's I/O introduced us to Glass. This year's showed us what to do with it.

Jonathan Aberman: The Future Is Messy and We Aren't Even Close to Ready

As I have read the various articles and blogs about Google Glass over the last few weeks, it has led me to marvel at how completely people are missing the point.

Losing Your Privates

Felix Salmon ponders the personal privacy consequences of Google Glass: If Google Glass — and wearable computing more generally — takes off and fulfills its potential, it will change society’s norms about what is public and what is private. It is therefore entirely rational, whatever you think of the set of norms we have right now, […]

Google Glass Records a Video From Perspective of a Two-Year-Old

Chris Angelini of Tom’s Hardware let his two-year-old try out the Google Glass augmented reality headset and recorded a video of getting juice and playing with toys from his son’s perspective. via PetaPixel

Potential Barriers to the Success of Google Glass

Any new physical package for technology creates a wide range of new possible uses for it, as the smartphone demonstrates. That possibility accounts for the enthusiasm the Google Glass users at I/O reported about the device. But to succeed, Glass will have to appeal to average users. Show More Summary

Google Glass Diary, Part 3: How Search Works On Google Glass