Boston, US-based smart eyewear startup Laforge Optical launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo to raise $80,000 for the testing and app development for its fashionable smart glasses called Icis.
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Google eyes smart contact lenses with built-in camera and sensors
After officially releasing the Google Glass to US buyers, search giant Google is now reportedly eyeing smart contact lenses that will feature built-in tiny cameras and multi-sensors, based on a couple of patent applications that have surfaced lately.
German startup Toywheel uses augmented reality to create interactive toys for children
Berlin, Germany-based digital toy maker Toywheel has launched its first app which integrates the physical world with the digital world to create an interactive playground for children.
Intel to pour $15M into Israeli smarglasses startup OrCam
Intel Capital is planning to pour $15 million in funding into Jerusalem, Israel-based smartglasses maker to continue helping visually impaired people using the startup's product.
South Korean researchers develop HMD 30 times faster than Google Glass
A team of researchers from Daejeon, South Korea-based public research university Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) led by Professor Yoo Hoi-Jun have developed a head-mounted display (HMD) which is 30 times faster than Google Glass.
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Switzerland-based Lemoptix has raised and undisclosed funding amount from Swisscom Ventures, the venture arm of Swiss telco. Lemoptix develops technology that can embed micro-projectors in various devices, TechCrunch reported.
Google Glass is doing more roadshows to give the public and politicians the chance to try Google Glass and help remove the negative publicity that surrounds it, TechCrunch reported.
The New York City Police Department's intelligence and analytics unit is checking out if Google's latest innovation, Google Glass, can be used for law enforcement, VentureBeat reported.
For mobile game developers like Glu Mobile and Mind Pirate, the next big thing in consumer technology is wearable devices like Google Glass and Samsung Galaxy Gear watch, a Reuters report said.
Google Inc is looking for ways to use prescription lenses for its Google Glass design. Efforts are in place to keep them from not just becoming another niche products for nerds.
Samsung would be seeking to compete with Google Inc by developing its own version of Google Glass, according to a Korean patent filing.
The Silicon Valley startup would use the funding to employ new engineers for its latest wearable and programmable computing device.
Google was recently awarded the patent to utilize an eye-tracking technology that could establish a pay-per-gaze advertising system.
Google recently announced their new Nexus 7 tablet, after its Chromecast and Google Glass prototype release.
