It stops production of its "smart" glasses, as announced by Google and will experiment with existing ones.
But it will not stop working on a new future and improved version of Google Glass for consumers, which will be released sometime.
The current Explorer program of the company that tested the first Google Glass, will stop, while a separate department will undertake to design future versions of "smart" glasses, according to the BBC and the French Agency.
Το πρόγραμμα «Explorer» ξεκίνησε στις ΗΠΑ το 2013 και έδωσε τη δυνατότητα στους δημιουργούς λογισμικού να αγοράσουν τα γυαλιά αντί 1.500 δολαρίων, ώστε να τα δοκιμάσουν και να δημιουργήσουν νέες εφαρμογές (apps) ειδικά γι' αυτά. Στη συνέχεια η ίδια ευκαιρία δόθηκε σε όποιον χρήστη ήθελε να δοκιμάσει τα γυαλιά. Στην ουσία, εδώ και περίπου δύο χρόνια, τα Google Glass βρίσκονται σε μια ασυνήθιστα μακράς durations pilot release (beta).
And while everyone expected that the next step would be the widespread release of the glasses on the market, the company unexpectedly announced that from next weekteam is stopping taking orders for Google Glass, although it will continue to provide support to other companies that already use the glasses.
The Glass Team, under Yiwu Ross, who developed Google Glass, will leave Google G (which promotes the company's "crazy ideas") will become a separate unit and will refer to Tony Fandel, its managing director automation company Nest, which Google bought last year.
While Google has emphasized that it remains committed to creating new "smart" glasses, it has avoided defining the timing of their release in the future.
Google Glass had found an enthusiastic supporter in the face of co-founder Sergei Brin, and had so far created great expectations for the audience as they can view online information on a small screen over the right eye, take photos and videos, and more .
But along the way, as several users used them, there were not a few who declared that they were bored or tired of them. Concerns also arose about themethe healths, security and protection of personal life.
BBC technology analyst Rory Shelan-Jones believes that Google Glass is "dead, at least in its current form" and points out that Google, with its surprise decision, will be faced with a large community of users who paid a not inconsiderable amount for to buy them. What will happen with the agreements also remains questionablework that Google has concluded with well-known eyeglass manufacturers such as Ray-Ban, Luxotica, etc.
Market surveys have shown that many consumers (43%) would be interested in buying "smart" glasses, so there is a big potential market. Other companies have tried their own versions of "smart" glasses, but none have so far been a great success.
Source: ethnos.gr
