smart glasses

Google Buys Smart-Glasses Maker North For A Reported $180M
Google Buys Smart-Glasses Maker North For A Reported $180M
June 30, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Google’s parent, Alphabet Inc., confirmed on Tuesday (June 30) that it has purchased North, the Canadian startup best known for Focals, its $600 smart glasses.  Terms were not...

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Apple AR Headset Planned For 2022; Smart Glasses Held Up Until 2023
Apple AR Headset Planned For 2022; Smart Glasses Held Up Until 2023
November 11, 2019  |  Apple

Apple is said to be planning a launch of augmented reality (AR) headsets in 2022, and a year later, introduce smart glasses with the same...

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Apple’s AR Glasses Could Hit Stores In First Half Of 2020
Apple’s AR Glasses Could Hit Stores In First Half Of 2020
October 09, 2019  |  Retail

TF International Securities Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said Apple is working with third-party brands to launch augmented reality (AR) glasses in the first half of 2020,...

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Wearers Of North’s AR Glasses Can Now Get Android Alerts
Wearers Of North’s AR Glasses Can Now Get Android Alerts
August 30, 2019  |  Wearables

North rolled out a new update for its Focals augmented reality (AR) glasses that now supports Android notifications, The Verge reported on Friday (Aug. 30)....

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Smart Glasses Firm Vuzix Launches AI-Powered Facial Recognition
Smart Glasses Firm Vuzix Launches AI-Powered Facial Recognition
June 10, 2019  |  Biometrics

Smart glasses company Vuzix has developed eyewear with artificial intelligence (AI)-powered technology that can recognize faces in a crowd, according to a report by TechCrunch....

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Huawei, Gentle Monster Link Up For Smart Glasses
Huawei, Gentle Monster Link Up For Smart Glasses
March 26, 2019  |  Innovation

Huawei and Gentle Monster, a sunglass and eyeglass brand from Korea, have collaborated on a line of eyeglasses that contain electronics for talking and listening...

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Alexa-Friendly Glasses Debut At CES
Alexa-Friendly Glasses Debut At CES
January 08, 2018  |  Amazon Innovations

Amazon Alexa has been finding its way into all sorts of devices – and at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the annual tech conference held...

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