Google reportedly working on new wearable Project AuraNovember 18, 2015 - 13:12 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Google Glass wasn’t exactly the breakout hit that Google wanted it to be, but that doesn’t mean the technology company is jumping ship. According to reports, Google is working on a new effort code-named Project Aura that will be a wearable, just not based around Glass, VentureBeat reports. The Information stated that there are three versions of this head-mounted device in development now, but that in the end, it could be consolidated into two. The source claims that one model will be made for the enterprise and another perhaps for more active users. The main difference between the two is whether or not the device has a screen. Project Aura is overseen by Nest cofounder and chief executive Tony Fadell. In 2013, the company then known as Google placed the iPod creator in charge of its supposedly revolutionary wearable device. The mission was to save the product, but that really didn’t work out as planned. So now it’s back to the drawing board. While much remains unknown about this somewhat secretive project, the end product will likely have stylish elements to entice users to try it. If delivered as promised, it could come onto the scene around the same time as the consumer version of the Oculus Rift and other virtual reality headsets. And looking at the enterprise space, one has to wonder how Project Aura will stack up against Microsoft’s HoloLens. Alphabet’s technology, combined with Fadell’s design and user interface chops, will likely produce something that appeals to these two markets, perhaps even a favorite for the wearable space. 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 | Lithuania sending €100,000 to help Armenia fight floods consequences Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. U.S. “deeply troubled” by Azerbaijan's arrest of civil society members The United States is deeply troubled by the continued arrest of members of Azerbaijani civil society, Matthew Miller has said. Turkey condemns Uruguay’s recognition of Armenian Genocide Turkey has condemned a newly passed law in Uruguay that recognizes the Armenian Genocide, TRT reports. For the first time, Armenia votes in favor of Georgia resolution in UN Armenia on Tuesday, June 4 voted for the first time in favor a resolution adopted by the United Nations General Assembly. |