{"id":20409,"date":"2022-07-20T17:43:40","date_gmt":"2022-07-20T17:43:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/google-wants-to-test-ar-glasses-in-public\/"},"modified":"2022-07-20T17:43:40","modified_gmt":"2022-07-20T17:43:40","slug":"google-wants-to-test-ar-glasses-in-public","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/google-wants-to-test-ar-glasses-in-public\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Wants to Test AR Glasses in Public"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Get ready for the return<\/span> of the glassholes<\/span>. <\/p>\n

Google says it’s preparing to start testing new prototype augmented reality glasses in public next month. The renewed push for public testing comes despite a tidal wave of public backlash against the company’s first consumer smartglasses debacle<\/span> nearly a decade ago.<\/p>\n

in a blog post<\/span> this week, Google said lab environments were too simply too restrictive and hopes public testing, \u201cwill allow us to better understand how these devices can help people in their everyday lives.\u201d This real-world testing could supposedly help Google flesh out its AR navigation tools and account for factors like weather and congested street intersections. These glasses won’t be available to just anyone though. Google said it will begin testing its prototypes with around a dozen Google staffers and trusted testers with an apparent focus on \u201censuring the privacy of the testers and those around them.\u201d<\/p>\n

The first wave of test glasses will feature in-lens displays and cameras, but won’t support photography and videography. Google says its glasses will be able to scan real-world image data, like a restaurant menu in a foreign language, and use its AR capabilities to translate it in real-time. According to a separate Google support page<\/span>the company explained it will usually<\/em> delete this data but admitted it could be used for \u201canalyses and debugging.\u201d Google says it will scrub any saved data for sensitive content like faces and license plate numbers. <\/p>\n

Like Meta’s Ray Ban Stories<\/span> released last year, Google’s prototypes are intended to resemble traditional, slightly less dweeby glasses. Google teased<\/span> a new pair of AR glasses capable of translating language in real-time at its I\/O 2022 event but was lacking in details beyond that. Recent reporting in The Verge suggests Google reportedly<\/span> plans to ship its first AR glasses by 2024.<\/p>\n