Sergey Brin Demos Google Glasses Prototype

MojoKid writes "Folks have been clamoring for more on Google's Project Glass and Sergey Brin — one of the co-founders of Google — is now burying himself in the R&D department associated with its development. Recently Brin appeared on 'The Gavin Newsom Show' with the prototype glasses perched on his face. The visit was actually a bit awkward as you can see in the video, as it's a lot of Brin and Newsom describing what they're seeing via the glasses with no visual for the audience. However, Brin dropped a bomb when he stated that he'd like to have the glasses out as early as next year."

Price?

[Hentes]

VR glasses are nothing new, the big question is whether this one will be actually affordable by the general public.

Just wait for the apps!

[sandytaru]

I'm wondering how these will fare compared to some of their sci-fi counterparts did, actually. So far the most interesting take on augmented reality I've read/watched has been from the series Denno Coil [wikipedia.org], but this sort of technology has featured in a few other dystopias, too.

Borg

[Anonymous Coward]

He's the freaking Borg. Please retire the Microsoft icon and apply it to Google. kthxbai.

Inevitable

[optimism]

These glasses are definitely coming.

From the video, they look small enough to be practical very very soon. Nice work, Sergey. :)

Presumably they will connect via bluetooth to a smartphone or keypad in your pocket for an easy finger-based UI. And of course there will be a voice UI, like we have now with a small & simple BT headset.

The big questions are a) battery life, b) how the various governments will assess this as a potential driving hazard, and c) whether Apple will steal Google's thunder by doing the same thing, only sleeker.

I, for one, will be happy to buy a set of these glasses if the price is right. Hopefully less than US$1000.