Look out, Google, Oakley's developing its own smart glasses

20.04.2012

This news from Oakley comes on the heels of 's taking the wraps off its earlier this month.

Google co-founder was even spotted wearing a pair while out to dinner. Brin also reportedly told technology blogger Robert Scoble that the glasses are months, if not years, away from being market-ready.

Reports of the -based glasses, which resemble Oakley's Thump glasses, first appeared in February. The glasses are expected to be priced between $250 and $600, and would include 3G or 4G data connections along with motion and GPS sensors.

Google's glasses also will have a small screen that will sit a few inches from a user's eyes, along with a camera, microphone and speakers.

Called Project Glass, Google also released a demonstrating how the glasses might work.