Remember Google Glass? It’s either the cool idea that you can have a constant digital heads up display to the world, or it creates a dystopian fear amongst your friends and colleagues that you’re always recording what they say to your face. Now both Google and Microsoft are helping enterprises realize both of those dreams.
In an October 14 announcement, Google has revealed that Glass Enterprise Edition 2 is compatible with Google Meet. This allows team members in, let’s say an office, warehouse or datacenter type setting, to see what their colleagues are seeing and guide them through tasks.
It’s not exactly clear how many businesses have partnered with Google to keep pushing Glass technology. When they announced the Enterprise Edition 2, they noted AGCO, Deutsche Post DHL Group, Sutter Health, and H.B. Fuller as customers. That was in 2019, so you’d imagine they would have liked to add a few more partners since then.
Google doesn’t have a monopoly on the space, though. Microsoft’s HoloLense is going for the exact same idea, with a bit of a bulkier piece of hardware: