Have you already heard about the new kind of high-tech glasses which is currently being prototype by the company being mostly known for its search engine? Yes, you are right that's the new google glasses we are speaking about here.
Since the invention of the glasses back in the 11th century there has not been much progress in terms of technology and what glasses are actually capable of. Maybe one of the most notable revolution is the apparition of lenses, which made life easier for a lot of people. But now imagine you are wearing a pair of augmented reality glasses which has a small translucent video screen on one of its corners and is permanently connected to the internet. Imagine these glasses would be able to take pictures, check the local weather forecast, show you text messages and other alerts, bring up the a map so you never get lost again and finally give you real-time information on your friend's location. No, you are not dreaming all these fancy attributes and maybe even more are currently being prototyped. It even looks like we will be able to see a first pair of such stylish glasses appear on the market in the next few years already. Check out the Emerging Technology Info Graphic below to convince yourself.