The US Patent and Trademark Office has awarded Google a patent for the device and the images show a snake-like device that partially wraps around the head of the user
Google might give the next generation of Google Glass a whole new design. The US Patent and Trademark Office awarded the company a patent for a “Wearable Device with Input and Output Structures.” The pictures in the patent show a snake-like design that partially wraps around the side of the user's head. The images show that the device may comes with an adjustable display that can be moved as per the user's field of vision. This is quite different from the original Glass which resembled a pair of spectacles without lenses.
A few weeks ago, it was reported that Google may launch two or even three variants of the Glass. One of these variants might be targeted at ‘sports’ users and may ditch the glass entirely. It may rely on music as a key feature. This variant of the headset has been tipped to use the same bone conduction technology as the original. Another variant may be targeted at enterprise grade consumers and might come with a display. Back in March, Google had filed a patent for a way for the device to recommend dance moves based on which particular song was playing. It would suggest moves from a library of dance steps stored in its database. It may also show users videos of other people dancing to the same song.
The original Google Glass wasn’t as popular as google would have liked and the company stopped selling the wearable earlier this year. Many people criticised the device for being able to discreetly take pictures and record video. As a result, it was banned from various places such as theaters, casinos, restaurants, etc. However, Google isn’t through with Google Glass and plans a complete overhaul of the project. In September, it renamed it to Project Aura and hired a number of consumer electronics experts from Amazon’s Lab126. The usefulness of such a gadget was demonstrated when doctors used the wearable to unblock a clogged coronary artery. Google Glass’ head-mounted display allowed doctors to see and capture images. They were able to easily zoom into critical areas and the hands-free voice recognition technology helped them to visualise and operate on the distal coronary vessel.
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