[Philip Lelyveld comment: Vuzix had made glasses like this for a year.  Google’s main differentiators will be marketing power and integration with a data stream.]

[IB Times]

Google-obsessed blog 9to5google.com has posted that they’ve received some secret information from deep within the Internet giant’s inner sanctum regarding the development of their most futuristic product to date: Head’s Up Display (HUD) glasses. …

The display will, however, provide up-to-date information based on the wearer’s preferences, location and Google’s database of information. This means that the glasses will most likely connect to the Internet and have built-in GPS, and possibly connect directly with your smartphone.  …

The NY Times interviewed Michael Liebhold, a senior researcher who specializes in the development of wearable computers at the Institute for the Future in Palo Alto, Calif., who predicted that a new generation of technology currently being developed by Silicon Valley will begin to blur the line between reality and the virtual world. He thinks glasses (and eventually contact lenses) with built in screens will become the norm in the next ten years. …

Read the full story here: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/294680/20120207/google-hud-glasses-goggles-heads-up-display.htm