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Google Glass is making a comeback, two years after the augmented reality spectacles were shelved by the company. But this time, the product is focused on aiding the workplace rather than general consumers.

19/07/2017  |  Full story...

Google has revealed a new version of its Glass wearable computer, aimed at enterprise businesses such as healthcare and manufacturing.

05/01/2016  |  Full story...

Google Glass is set to return, but not as we know it. A new version aimed at workers will come as a small attachment, letting people fix them to regular glasses.

03/08/2015  |  Full story...

Google’s postponed Glass project is back- but this time the augemented reality glasses will not be for consumers, according to a news report.

10/07/2015  |  Full story...

Sony is to start selling a test edition of its augmented reality eyewear, just weeks after Google announced it was postponing a similar project.

View a demo of the eyewear in action below:

18/02/2015  |  Full story...

Google is starting again from scratch with its Glass project, with no plans to show it to the public until its commercial launch, according to a news report.

09/02/2015  |  Full story...

In a surprise move, Google has stopped selling the prototype version of its Google Glass eyewear device ‘in its current form’, but said it still aims to sell smart glasses in the future.

16/01/2015  |  Full story...

Tesco has become the first major UK retailer to launch a Google Glass shopping app.

16/01/2015  |  Full story...

What does the future hold for digital industry? A new report predicts that 2015’s headlines will be dominated by Go-Pro and Netflix being snapped up by larger rivals, closer alliances between East and West firms and 3D printers will struggle to get mainstream adoption.

26/11/2014  |  Full story...

Jaguar is using Google Glass to help deliver its latest campaign, which builds on the luxury car maker’s successes of its “British Villains” advertisements from earlier this year.

Watch this video from Blippar showing how the Glass technology Jaguar is using will work here:

10/10/2014  |  Full story...

Google Glass is to get its own barcode scanner, via eBay’s Redlaser app, opening up new channels for marketers in the process.

28/07/2014  |  Full story...

Google Glass is facing further bans in the UK ahead of the upcoming commercial launch of its augmented reality eyewear.

02/07/2014  |  Full story...

Google Glass has gone on sale in the UK as a prototype for £1,000, as the internet giant prepares the augmented reality eyewear for general release in the next year.

Watch this video showing Glass being used in London here:

24/06/2014  |  Full story...

Google's ‘Glass at Work’ project has opened up to developers with five new partners on board, working on building work-related applications that could interest businesses to bring the upcoming augmented reality eyewear into their operations.

This project from Dignity Health shows how Glass applications can be used for patient care:

18/06/2014  |  Full story...

Blippar has reportedly bought Layar as the two firms look to join forces in the growing augmented reality market.

View a sample of Blippar's new Google Glass gaming platform below:

12/06/2014  |  Full story...

Google Glass is now on sale to anyone in the US for the price of £1,500, as the next phase of the 'Explorer Program’ goes to the public.

15/05/2014  |  Full story...

Google Glass is going on general sale in the US for one day only in what could be the biggest test to date of public desire for the wearable computer.

Watch this 'Explorer Story' promo video from Google, showing Glass in action:

14/04/2014  |  Full story...

As more consumers carry mobile devices wherever they go, high-tech brand manufacturers are investing heavily in wearable technology- such as Google’s Glass and Android Wear and Samsung's Gear range of smartwatches. Online monitoring firm Nielsen examines the true potential for this new breed of devices- will we all be sporting web specs in the future or will wearable tech simply go out of fashion?

21/03/2014  |  Full story...

Google is bringing Android to wearable devices with a new platform that lets developers create apps for upcoming smartwatch devices.

Watch this promotional video for Android Wear here:

19/03/2014  |  Full story...

Google is testing a new version of its Chrome browser that incorporates voice search, following on from similar move in its Google Glass and Google Now software. But how will the shift to voice affect search habits, and what impact with this have on paid and organic search engine marketing?

Watch this video from Google's Matt Cutts here, explaining how voice inputs affect search habits:

03/03/2014  |  Full story...

Virgin Atlantic staff are being equipped with Google Glass and Sony Smartwatches to help keep passengers up-to-date with information and aid with translation issues.

12/02/2014  |  Full story...

Samsung is developing its own Google Glass alternative that it will launch in September, according to news reports.

03/02/2014  |  Full story...

Google has unveiled new designs for its augmented reality eyewear, tailored for people who already have prescription lenses.

View a new promo video for the frames here:

29/01/2014  |  Full story...

Ahead of its official launch sometime this year, developers have made the first Google Glass sex app, which the makers claim will (literally) offer a new perspective on sex.

22/01/2014  |  Full story...

A California woman has been cleared of dangerously driving while wearing a Google Glass as the judge rejected the case.

Watch this video from Reuters outlining the case below;

20/01/2014  |  Full story...