When Google Glass was first announced, many people wondered if there would be an option for prescription glasses, since regular glasses and Google Glasses are mutually exclusive at this point. Then, in July, Google was awarded a patent for what appeared to be Glass with prescription lenses… and then nothing else. It’s been several months and Google’s been pretty quiet about it.
However, today Rochester Optical has decided to step up and be the first to manufacture Google Glass on top of a prescription lens. Obviously that sounds like the 80-year old company has teamed up with Google to make this happen, but that’s actually not the case. Rochester Optical is doing this all on its own, and Google hasn’t entered any sort of agreement with them (yet). The company already has four Explorer Edition headsets and a large team of scientists that are fairly confident that they can make this work for average people.
Tim Moore, director of technology at Optical Technology, says they hope to have working models out by January, and they shouldn’t cost more than what a pair of Glasses already costs. At first they’ll be just for near-sighted people, but a far-sighted version shouldn’t be too far off. If they manage to hit their projected January date, we should be hearing more about this very soon.
source: Rochester Optical
via: The Verge
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