Sunday, April 26, 2015

“WSJ”: soon will be presented the new version of Google Glass – Onet.pl

 
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  “WSJ”: soon will be presented the new version of Google Glass
 
 
 

Massimo Vian said that his company participates in the work, but did not betray any details. “WSJ” but points out that Google is working with Luxottica in May last year and is responsible for providing frames for the device.

” The team focuses on the future of the product, and we will not comment on any rumors and speculation “- Google announced in response to reports of” WSJ “.

Official adds that Vian recently flew to the US to California to meet with engineers working on the project Google Glass. Previously announced a cooperation with another corporation – Intel.

In an interview at the end of March. appeared in the same journal Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt assured that the company would not give up the project of intelligent glasses after the beginning of the year ended on Google Glass sales of the first generation.

Schmidt said that smart glasses remain “a large and fundamental platform for Google.” He explained that the decision to terminate the sale of the first model gives a chance to the concern for “the preparation (product) for users.”

In January this year. US company closed the project explorer, in which software developers can buy smart glasses for the price of 1.5 thousand. dollars. Google representatives assured then that learned from the project, so they are more aware of the needs of the market and consumers. There were, however, no details of the second generation glasses.

Media Technology report that the care of a new project exercises Tony Fadell, who is considered the father of the success of the company digital music player Apple – iPod.

Google Glass has been acclaimed by users when they appeared on the market in 2013. Enable, among others, receive information from the Internet, take photos and videos, as well as facilitate navigation. But then it was pointed out that Google does not meet the promises and does not develop the project.

From the research firm IDC shows that the global market for products such as smart sunglasses, watches and wristbands for monitoring the activity will be in the coming years to forge ahead – in 2018 is expected to sell about 100 million of these devices, it is six times more than in 2014.

The company Luxottica owns brands such as eyeglasses Ray-Ban and Oakley.

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