TECH - Google Glass Making A Comeback? New Prototype AR Glasses Make A Cameo Appearance At I/O 2024 | Benzinga
Alphabet Inc.'s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google slipped in a pair prototype version of augmented reality (AR) glasses at the Google I/O 2024 conference, sparking speculation about a potential revival of the once-abandoned Google Glass project.
What Happened: The new prototype was revealed in a brief moment during a demo video for Project Astra. The glasses, with a distinctly curved nose bridge, were worn by a Google employee who then used them to ask questions and receive hands-free answers.
Despite the lack of official confirmation from Google, the company has not made any attempts to conceal the new prototype. The video’s YouTube description explicitly states that the second part of the demo is being run on “a prototype glasses device.”
Google did not ...