Prescription Google Glass coming soon based on latest patent award

July 16, 2013

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One can argue whether Google Glass will be the next big thing or not, but for it to succeed, Google will need to provide a prescription version. There are many people who didn't opt into the Explorer program because there currently is no way to fit a prescription lens. If you currently wear glasses, have no fear because Google was just awarded a patent for a “Wearable device assembly with input and output structures.” It will have an attachable heads up display (HUD) by way of magnets and “In general, frame 712 can be similar to a frame associated with prescription glasses or sunglasses.” I can only assume that this will become available at the same time as the consumer launch. Let's hope.

source: USPTO
via: TechnoBuffalo

Robert Nazarian Author

Robert lives in upstate New York where he was born and raised. Technology was always his passion. His first computer was a Radio Shack TRS80 Color that used a cassette tape to save programs, and his first laptop was a Toshiba T1200FB that sported a CGA greyscale screen and two 720kb floppy drives (no hardrive). From the early 90’s through late 2011, he only owned Motorola phones starting with the MircroTAC all the way through to the Droid X. He broke that streak when he bought the Galaxy Nexus. Now he's sporting a Galaxy Note 4, and absolutely loves it. He has a wonderful wife and a 6 year old son. In his free time he enjoys sports, movies, TV, working out, and trying to keep up with the rapid fast world of technology.