'Google Goggles': Search giant to unveil wearable computer

GOOGLE is developing computer glasses with a "heads up display" that let you use the internet out in the real world, reports said today.
The “Google Goggles” are designed as augmented reality devices that send information back to an Android smartphone attached to your clothing or body, the New York Times reports.
The latest prototype looks similar to thick-rimmed glasses but provides “a display with a heads up computer interface”, 9to5Google’s specialist Seth Weintrub said.

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The Google Goggles might have to be a wee bit lighter than this "wearable piano" technology. Picture: AP

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“There are a few buttons on the arms of the glasses, but otherwise, they could be mistaken for normal glasses,” Mr Weintrub said.
It’s unclear how the device will work but reports say it could operate via Wi-Fi internet connection or Bluetooth.
Google operates a laboratory nicknamed “Google X” where researchers develop their latest innovations.
The company recently hired computing specialist Richard DuVal whose PhD focused on “memory glasses” that deliver subliminal visual cues and reminders to help boost the wearer’s memory.
The company is already working on voice activated controls similar to Apple’s Siri and recently told the
New York Timesof its ambition to transport technology into wearable computers.
If the rumours of these computer glasses are true, the technology could be the first step towards doing away with touchscreen technology altogether.