Google’s Glass project is still the talk of the town because the search engine giant has yet to reveal full details about its new device. Since developers are currently fine tuning the product, the Mountain View-based company is not revealing full specs and other details. People still ask lot of questions regarding the product and the most frequently asked question about this device is whether people who use prescription glasses will also be able to wear Glass without dumping their actual glasses. Finally the Team Glass has given the answer to this question, as they had made a post on Tuesday, March 12 which says that people with actual glasses can wear the Glass without throwing away their prescribed glasses.
This clearly indicates that Google was familiar with the value of developing a prescription version of Glass for those who uses corrective lenses. Google’s Project Glass noted on their Google+ account that, “The Glass design is modular, so you will be able to add frames and lenses that match your prescription. We understand how important this is and we’ve been working hard on it.”
Along with the note, the Team Glass also posted an image of their team member, Greg Priest-Dorman, who is wearing a Google Glass prototype with prescription lenses in the picture. The Glass team has said that they are still “perfecting the design for prescription frames,” therefore it would not be possible for them at this point in time to launch the Explorer Edition. Nevertheless, potential buyers of Glass can expect to get their hands on this version sometime later during 2013.
Although, Google has made it know before that it was working on the prescription version of Glass, but it’s the first time that the multinational corporation has provide a quick look at the a model of the wearable tech.
Prior to this at 2013 TED, Google’s owner Sergey Brin revealed how they hit upon the idea of Glass:
“This act of looking down at my phone is one of the reasons behind Glass. We questioned whether you should be walking around looking down. That was the vision behind Glass and that’s why we created this form factor. (…) When we made this we thought, ‘Can we make something that frees your hands and frees your eyes.’ That’s why we put the display up high and out of your line of sight so you can make eye contact with people.
The sound conducts through the bones in your cranium to free up your ears. If you want to hear it better you cover up your ears, which is surprising. Our original vision at Google was eventually to get rid of the search query and you’d just get the information you need when you need it. Fifteen years later this is first form factor that delivers on that vision. The project has lasted just over 2 years. We’ve learned lot.”
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