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November 30, 2020
Google Looks For Hardware Engineering Wearables Exec
Google // February 08, 2019

While wearables based on Google’s Wear OS are designed by other companies, that could someday change: The tech company is apparently looking for a vice president of hardware engineering, wearables, VentureBeat reported. The company is reportedly on the lookout for an executive to head up...

Amazon’s Coming Alexa-Powered Smart Glasses
Amazon Innovations // September 20, 2017

If at first you don’t succeed — try, try again. It’s an expression we’ve all heard, and one Amazon has taken to heart.  Sure, smart glasses didn’t work the first time around for Google — RIP Google Glass — but that doesn’t mean nobody can...

Google Glass-Inspired Health Care Startup Raises $17M
Investments // April 26, 2016

Using Google Glass, a health care startup has seen its way to a new round of funding. Reuters reports that Augmedix — a San Francisco-based company that relies upon Alphabet Inc.’s connected eyewear to provide doctors and other health care professionals with medical transcripts (such as...

Google Glass’ Identity Crisis
Retail // January 27, 2016

Google Glass aficionados who like to keep up with the product on social media are out of luck in that regard — at least for the time being. On Monday (Jan. 25), 9to5Google reported that the Twitter, Facebook and Instagram accounts of the high-tech eyewear were...

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Google Looks For Hardware Engineering Wearables Exec

February 08, 2019
While wearables based on Google’s Wear OS are designed by other companies, that could someday change: The tech company is apparently looking for a vice president of hardware engineering, wearables, VentureBeat reported. The company is reportedly on the lookout for an executive to head up the growth of an “entire Wearables portfolio” that encompasses “devices […]

Amazon’s Coming Alexa-Powered Smart Glasses

September 20, 2017
If at first you don’t succeed — try, try again. It’s an expression we’ve all heard, and one Amazon has taken to heart.  Sure, smart glasses didn’t work the first...

Google Glass-Inspired Health Care Startup Raises $17M

April 26, 2016
Using Google Glass, a health care startup has seen its way to a new round of funding. Reuters reports that Augmedix — a San Francisco-based company that relies upon Alphabet Inc.’s...

Google Glass’ Identity Crisis

January 27, 2016
Google Glass aficionados who like to keep up with the product on social media are out of luck in that regard — at least for the time being. On Monday (Jan....