Whatever happened to... GoogleGlass

These smart glasses could have been the future of wearables

Touch controls The touchpad was controlled by tapping to wake it up, swiping to scroll through the menu and tapping again to select Specced up spectacles Like most wearables today, Glass was designed to work in tandem with your phone. However in addition to a camera, the headset had a built-in battery, microphone and GPS Lights, camera, action! The 5MP camera could take photos and shoot 720p HD video. Despite privacy concerns, a small light would actually alert others when it was being used Through the looking glass Despite being called Glass, lenses were sold separately. But this did include the choice of tinted sunglasses, prescription lenses or, in a forward-thinking move, pre-hipster clear glass Heads-up display To the viewer the headset’s display was the equivalent of a 25-inch high…

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