Joe akaTRENT brings you along with him via Google Glass (#throughglass) to make some quick stops at Dover Street Market, KITH, and Supreme in New York City.
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Dover Street Market New York
Kith New York
Kith Brooklyn
Supreme New York
Joe Pollicino "akaTRENT" (formerly, Engadget) and Arben Durollari "ArbDMcFly" are the duo that makes up VeryRare Magazine (@VeryRareMag). You can catch 'em in #RareWears editorializing outfits, and talking about menswear, streetwear and sneakers nearly every day in #DailyRare. Stay VeryRare!http://VeryRareMag.com.
Google Glass is a type of wearable technology with an optical head-mounted display (OHMD). It was developed by Google with the mission of producing a mass-market ubiquitous computer Google Glass
displays information in a smartphone-like hands-free format. Wearers communicate with the Internet via natural language voice commands. Google started selling Google Glass in the USA on April 15, 2014 for a limited period of time for $1500, before it later became officially available to the general public on May 15, 2014 for the same price. Before that users were required to receive invitations before they could try Google Glass.
displays information in a smartphone-like hands-free format. Wearers communicate with the Internet via natural language voice commands. Google started selling Google Glass in the USA on April 15, 2014 for a limited period of time for $1500, before it later became officially available to the general public on May 15, 2014 for the same price. Before that users were required to receive invitations before they could try Google Glass.
Google provides four prescription frame choices for $225.00 U.S and free with the purchase of any new Glass unit. It is necessary to remove a small screw in order to move the Google Glass from one frame to another. Google entered in a partnership with the Italian eyewear company Luxottica, owners of the Ray-Ban, Oakley, and other brands, to offer additional frame designs.
Google Glass was developed by Google X,the facility within Google devoted to technological advancements such as driverless cars.
Google Glass is smaller and slimmer than previous head-mounted display designs.
The Google Glass prototype resembled standard eyeglasses with the lens replaced by a head-up display. In the summer of 2011, Google engineered a prototype that weighed 8 pounds (3,600 g); it is now lighter than the average pair of sunglasses.
In April 2013, the Explorer Edition was made available to Google I/O developers in the United States for $1,500.
In June 2014, Nepal Government adopted Google Glass for tackling with the Poachers of wild animals and herbs of Chitwan International Park and other parks listed under World heritage sites. Gurkha Military currently uses Google Glass to track the animals and birds in the jungle. This operation lead to the latest development in Military operation. Google Glass was used in Military for the First time in the world by Nepal. The product began testing in April 2012. Sergey Brin wore a prototype of the Glass to an April 5, 2012, Foundation Fighting Blindness event in San Francisco. In May 2012, Google demonstrated for the first time how Google Glass could be used to shoot video.
Source : Wikipedia