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Google Glass could be coming back from the dead

In January 2022, The Verge claimed that Google was working on an AR headset with the codename “Project Iris.” Almost one and a half years later, in June 2023, a report from Business Insider said that this project was a plan to build smart glasses and that it had been cancelled, just like the company […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
1 year ago

Samsung Ahead might be Samsung’s version of Google Glass

It has long been rumored that Samsung could be working on a Google Glass rival of its own even though Google has discontinued that wearable device itself. Some patent filings by Samsung were discovered a couple of years ago which hinted at the Gear Glass – a possible Google Glass competitor – and it was even […]

By Adnan Farooqui
8 years ago

Samsung’s smart glasses may offer features Google Glass can only dream of

Google Glass was launched with much fanfare, the company tightly controlled how many people could purchase the wearable device and in what markets. However the device failed to take off, instead Google had to discontinue sales and accept that it needed to rethink the entire strategy behind this product. That's what it's doing right now […]

By Adnan Farooqui
9 years ago

Smartglasses patented by Samsung could give Google Glass a run for its money

A patent application from Samsung has been published by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office which reveals that the company has invented smartglasses that are capable of doing much more than what Google Glass was ever capable of. Google Glass was Google's failed smartglasses project that never made it to a consumer launch, the company […]

By Adnan Farooqui
10 years ago

Tizen powered Gear Blink rumored to launch in March 2015

There has been some chatter about Samsung working on a Google Glass rival of its own. The company already has a major presence in the wearable device market thanks to its comprehensive lineup of smartwatches, but this product would certainly set it apart from the rest that are not punching above their weight and trying […]

By Adnan Farooqui
10 years ago

Samsung patents smartphone-connected ‘sports glasses’, Gear Glass incoming?

Earlier this month, not-always-accurate blogger Eldar Murtazin had speculated that Samsung was working on a Google Glass-like product – called Gear Glass – and now, a patent unearthed by The Wall Street Journal lends importance credence to that speculation. The patent shows a pair of glasses with side buttons and a camera on the front, and the […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
11 years ago

Samsung working on Gear Glass to take on Google Glass?

With the achievement of launching the first true smart watch under its belt, Samsung could be turning its attention to another category of the wearable market – according to Eldar Murtazin, Samsung is working on head-mounted wearable glasses similar to Google's Glass, which will be marketed under the ‘Gear Glass' brand and launch sometime in […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
11 years ago

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