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59. Google Co-founder Sergey Brin wears Google glasses in public

Fri Apr 6, 2012, 07:13 PM

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Google's Sergey Brin takes Project Glass into the wild

Project Glass, Google's planned augmented reality product, has been spotted in the wild on none other than Sergey Brin. Robert Scoble ran into Google's co-founder at the "San Francisco Dining in the Dark" charity event and snapped the above photo of Brin wearing the glasses, posting it to Twitter. He followed up with a few details, saying Brin wouldn't allow him to try the "very light looking" glasses on, but the glasses did appear to be self-contained. Brin told Scoble that it was a prototype device, but it was operational enough for Scoble to see "a bluish light flashing off his right eyeball."

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Google Begins Testing Its Augmented-Reality Glasses! [View all] Vehl Apr 2012 OP

Google goggles! Duer 157099 Apr 2012 #1

iGiggle. ChairmanAgnostic Apr 2012 #12

Sounds like it could be incredibly dangerous Hugabear Apr 2012 #2

It's not the walkers, it's the drivers that worry me. Angleae Apr 2012 #57

The software could turn off or go into a very simple mode while driving. joshcryer Apr 2012 #82

Well, if a Google Car is driving you, it's no problem. Frank Cannon Apr 2012 #85

So long it isn't by Google GPS (as it drives into lake Washington) Angleae Apr 2012 #87

I must be a Luddite. Skinner Apr 2012 #3

We all have our likes and dislikes :) Vehl Apr 2012 #8

---initiate transmission--- Ikonoklast Apr 2012 #54

I think it was really marketed. The market teams behind it... joshcryer Apr 2012 #73

Google is both amazing and alarming Matariki Apr 2012 #4

Beaming your every thought to personal data miners. No thanks. Google is evil. nt onehandle Apr 2012 #5

Will they make Doris Day look young again. ? dipsydoodle Apr 2012 #6

That's an idea: Write Beer Goggles software for them! n/t backscatter712 Apr 2012 #56

In the future... Matariki Apr 2012 #7

I look forward to that day. dawg Apr 2012 #24

in the future I will make it big selling tripping devices. Javaman Apr 2012 #51

LMAO-Since when did this planet stop being a lunatic asylum???? :) - n/t coalition_unwilling Apr 2012 #78

I believe Transhumanism is now becoming a real possibility Vehl Apr 2012 #9

Unabashed transhumanist here! Odin2005 Apr 2012 #43

Cool! that makes two of us here! Vehl Apr 2012 #60

+1, we're close to the horizon, not sure if we'll make it. joshcryer Apr 2012 #74

Cool I guess... ceile Apr 2012 #10

The part where the cute girl called in was obviously imaginary Blue_Tires Apr 2012 #11

I wil trade the cute girl for the space elevator! ..or maybe not. :P Vehl Apr 2012 #15

Just the navigation features alone would make it something I would want. Ian David Apr 2012 #13

Cool list Vehl Apr 2012 #29

Not to mention it could help you land a plane if the pilot dies. n/t Ian David Apr 2012 #30

Great, more aloof people walking around who can't function arcane1 Apr 2012 #14

+1 HiPointDem Apr 2012 #18

Vegeta, what does the scouter say about his power level? Vehl Apr 2012 #16

:) Vehl Apr 2012 #37

Pretty cool. silverweb Apr 2012 #17

One step closer to the Matrix n/t n2doc Apr 2012 #19

And this one looks a bit like Trinity from matrix too! Vehl Apr 2012 #27

Coming soon: ads wherever you look! eShirl Apr 2012 #20

Exactly. A more realistic version: onehandle Apr 2012 #47

Thanks for that. It's spot-on. Frank Cannon Apr 2012 #86

Oh yes. nt Poll_Blind Apr 2012 #50

There are already ads everywhere you look. joshcryer Apr 2012 #75

Weird and Wonderful at the same time. MineralMan Apr 2012 #21

An early version of "Strange Days" Uncle Joe Apr 2012 #22

"Augmented reality"? Can we give them to freepers for free? provis99 Apr 2012 #23

Freepers have been working with augmented reality for a long time Hugabear Apr 2012 #25

so google would not only know everywhere i go but everything i look at and everything i say??? dembotoz Apr 2012 #26

So I take it we'll be seeing more of this: SomethingFishy Apr 2012 #28

:D Vehl Apr 2012 #31

Here�s A More Realistic Look At Google�s Project Glass [Video] Ian David Apr 2012 #32

Haha, that cracked me up. :) joshcryer Apr 2012 #77

The consensus on tech blogs is that Google is flailing desperately. Notice it's not 'Glasses'... onehandle Apr 2012 #33

well Vehl Apr 2012 #38

We already have glasses like those: LeftinOH Apr 2012 #34

Those were just as real as the fantasy in that Google hipster video. nt onehandle Apr 2012 #35

Amaze Your Friends with X-Ray Glasses - The Flametrick Subs Javaman Apr 2012 #53

Bah, soon you'll be able to have ads blasted straight to your eyeballs FSogol Apr 2012 #36

Like something from a sci-fi novel. RebelOne Apr 2012 #39

William Gibson's novel Virtual Light centered on some petronius Apr 2012 #48

I'll wait for the 2.0 version belcffub Apr 2012 #40

Google IS Skynet. piratefish08 Apr 2012 #41

A more realistic version of what Google wants to subject you to ---> onehandle Apr 2012 #42

disingenuous post Vehl Apr 2012 #58

Google is an Advertising Company that gums up the Internet with spam. onehandle Apr 2012 #62

How does that explain the previous Video that you posted. Vehl Apr 2012 #64

Sorry, I was making my way through Google ads on my mini-tablet sized Android phone. onehandle Apr 2012 #66

While in the Reality Distortion field ? Vehl Apr 2012 #67

Google owns AdMob. joshcryer Apr 2012 #76

Nope. The Mountain View Ad Company still hasn't made back its money on AdMob. onehandle Apr 2012 #79

Do you have a source? joshcryer Apr 2012 #80

OK, I found a source, and I call total BS. They got AdMob for $750 million. It pulls in $1 billion. joshcryer Apr 2012 #81

Fantastic! The world's largest ad spammer finally made a profitable purchase. onehandle Apr 2012 #84

Blame Angry Birds. joshcryer Apr 2012 #88

Is that an Apple feature .99center Apr 2012 #70

It wouldn't take off it was like that, it'll be far more subtle. joshcryer Apr 2012 #72

I WANT!!! Odin2005 Apr 2012 #44

...ADS BEAMED INTO MY EYES AND MY EVERY MOVE SOLD TO MARKETERS! onehandle Apr 2012 #46

I'll have to think about the glasses for a bit... but the car!! blaze Apr 2012 #45

oh joy... Javaman Apr 2012 #49

"This sunset brought to you by Carl's Jr. -> Morse-Blink 'CLOSE' to close this Ad" Poll_Blind Apr 2012 #52

The Gargoyles from Neil Stephenson's Snow Crash have arrived! n/t backscatter712 Apr 2012 #55

Google Co-founder Sergey Brin wears Google glasses in public Vehl Apr 2012 #59

The King of Hipster Douchebags. nt onehandle Apr 2012 #63

Lol Apple IS the company catering to Hipsters..not Google. Vehl Apr 2012 #65

Apple is ubiquitous. onehandle Apr 2012 #68

Arguing over billion-dollar corporations... Hugabear Apr 2012 #69

How can you enjoy the moment with all that info popping up all of the time?? adigal Apr 2012 #61

I predicted this just a few weeks ago. :) joshcryer Apr 2012 #71

Doz tings not for me. Hmmm ugh. lonestarnot Apr 2012 #83

The Truth About Google Glasses (Comic) onehandle Apr 2012 #89