Friday, November 08, 2013

Google lines up a new Glass partner for prescription, fashion and sport lenses

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2013/11/08/google-rochester-prescription-lenses-glass/

We've known for a while that Google is looking to develop prescription-lens versions of Google Glass, but now its plans are starting to become clear. The search giant has teamed up with Rochester Optical to design and produce "custom prescription, fashion, and sport lenses" for its high-tech wearable. Rochester expects to have them ready by early next year and will include transitions, tinting and matching color wire frames. Google recently announced that Glass Explorers will soon be able to to swap out their headset for a new version, which will work with future shades and prescription frames, helping to make Glass look like something you'd want to wear. If you're interested to see what the eyewear specialist has been cooking up, it'll share its latest designs later today -- we'll make sure to share them with you when they do.

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Via: Fast Company

Source: Tim Moore (Google+), Rochester Optical (PRweb)