Google to discontinue Google Glass Explorer programmeJanuary 16, 2015 - 11:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Google has decided to pull the plug on its Google Glass Explorer programme. As Digital Spy reports citing BBC News, the company will stop selling the initial version of the smart glasses from January 19. The firm is instead turning its attention to "future versions of Glass" but will offer support to companies using the device in its current form. Google's Explorer programme first launched in the US in 2013, aimed at software developers and costing $1,500 (£990). In April 2014, it was made available to anyone in the US - but remained in beta status - before a UK launch in June. Google says it is still committed to releasing a consumer version, although it has offered no timescale for its arrival. In December, a patent for a Google Glass 2 emerged, showing a streamlined design with the display shifting from the right eye to the left. As part of the changes, the Glass development team will leave the Google X division and function separately under existing manager Ivy Ross. They will also report to Tony Fadell from now on, who is chief executive of Nest. Photo: Peter Foley/epa/Corbis Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic. Pashinyan: Armenia’s desired goal is “on the horizon” Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said that Armenia is moving forward “without interruption”. Opposition leader, supporters spend night at Sardarapat memorial Police made nearly 300 arrests the day before as Galstanyan and his supporters continued to demonstrate in Yerevan. |