Google gave the world a glimpse of its vision for letting people look at life through internet-tinted glasses.
A video posted at a Project Glass page at Google+ social network confirmed the rumor that the 
technology titan is working on eyewear that meshes the online world with the real world.
"We think technology should work for you -- be there when you need it and get out of your way when you don't," members of the project team said in a Google+ post.
"A group of us from Google X (Labs) started Project Glass to build this kind of technology; one that helps you explore and share your world."
Images showed people wearing eyeglasses with stylish silver frames that featured tiny cameras and on-lens displays to discretely show information such as walking directions, weather forecasts or messages from friends.
Built-in microphones let wearers command the internet-linked glasses by speaking.
"We took a few design photos to show what this technology could look like and created a video to demonstrate what it might enable you to do," Google said, stressing that the glasses were a concept far from being brought to market.
Enjoy the video
In the video, a guy wakes up and sees some Android-like icons in his heads-up display. He makes coffee, sees a reminder for an appointment, looks out the window, gets the weather, then receives a text message from a friend asking him if he wants to meet. He replies to the text message by voice while he's eating. The guy walks out the door and heads toward the subway when his glasses tell him subway service has been suspended. Instead, he gets the walking route from his glasses.
Later, he goes into a bookstore, asks "where's the music section?" and is given walking directions to that part of the shop—using the indoor maps technology built by Google. He sees something interesting, says "take a photo of this," and then "share it to my circles" in order to post it on Google+. Then he walks up on top of a balcony, receives a video call, and shares the view from the top of the building with a friend.
In short, the glasses will be designed to do just about everything that can be done using a smartphone, but without the massive inconvenience of actually carrying a device and using your hands.
"We're sharing this information now because we want to start a conversation and learn from your valuable input."
The project team invited people to express ideas for the glasses at the Google+ page.
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Surf the net with Google glasses
https://www.inextlive.com/Surf-the-net-with-Google-goggle-201202250008
