A glass half finished... Are Google's augmented-reality specs really the future?

A glass half finished. Google Glass Estimated release: 2014 British people are, of course, too polite to even mention the fact that you’re wearing Google Glass – the tech giant’s hotly anticipated computer specs. OPTIONAL LENSES: The name ‘Glass’ is a bit misleading – images are actually displayed on a tiny screen mounted on the frame. TOUCH AND GO: Taking photos is easy, so long as you don’t mind saying, ‘OK Glass, take a picture.’ If the hit-and-miss voice control fails, you have to tap on the right arm and hiss ‘OK Glass’ again through gritted teeth They’re great to play with, of course – loaded with James Bond-style technologies such as an earpiece which transmits sound through your skull, so Glass can ‘talk’ without anyone else hearing. You say ‘OK Glass’, pause and then say ‘Search Barack Obama’, and Glass displays Google’s own ready-made information page.