Google Patent reveals Alternative Style to Google Glass
These could very well be the limited edition Warby Parker frames that has surfaced a little around the net. But in any case, the US Patent and Trademark Office has published a Google patent application that appears to describe many of the technologies used in the company’s Google Glass Project (that is all the rage right now). Spotted by TechCrunch earlier today, the filing lists several other embodiments that take a different approach than the Google Glass hardware that so far has been shown to the public.
Particularly describing a “laser or LED source” and a scanning system to “draw a raster display directly onto the retina. Some of the descriptions focus on comfort, balancing the weight between the nose pads and the temples, and providing a way for the transparent display to be moved to different positions. While other details provide insight into the on-board computing system and a touchpad for input.
If you ask me, if we look at history and how companies like instagram have been able to capture such a “hip” demographic of users who LOVE their service, and have the highest of engagement and share rates than any other app (or company for that matter), then I think this design will particularly cater to that same market of “hip” young adults who will hopefully be able to use instagram via android through the device ;).
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