Google Glass

First hotel reservation booked through Google Glass with Hotel Near Me

Hotel Near Me for Google Glass

With a growing ecosystem of apps, Google Glass is becoming more and more versatile, even before it exits its open beta phase. A new app called Hotel Near Me developed by Destinia, an online travel agency, has now given travelers the ability to book their hotel rooms right through Glass. Triggered by the voice command “find me a hotel,” the app […]

Marketing executive Ivy Ross to lead Google Glass team

Ivy Ross

Changes are afoot over at the Google Glass team. The company will have a new leader starting Monday while one of its lead engineers is headed to Facebook’s Oculus project. In an open letter posted on Google+, former Art.com Chief Marketing Officer Ivy Ross announced that she has been appointed head of Google Glass. Her appointment is another indication that Google is […]

Google already working on second generation Glass?

Google Glass

Google yesterday opened up “early access” sales of Glass to anyone in the U.S. as long as they are willing to part with US$1500. Billed as a “public beta,” it’s clear that Google still considers (rightly?) that Glass is not quite ready for prime time. While it continues to ready its smartglasses for general release, it has reportedly also begun work […]

Google adding support for Google Music to Google Glass

Music coming soon to Google Glass

Google today announced that music is coming to Google Glass. The company will soon unveil a new voice command (“Okay Glass, listen to”) that will allow Glass users to access their tracks from +Google Play Music, including songs on All Access. The video below, starring Google Explorer and Los Angeles producer Young Guru, shows how Glass works with the new […]