Google Glass may currently be the name most associated with Internet-connected eyewear, but Microsoft is apparently hoping to make its own mark on the nascent category. Specifically, the company is now testing prototypes of a smart glass technology of its own, according to a Tuesday report. There are few details available as to how the glasses might work, but rumors circulating online suggest they could be linked to Microsoft’s Xbox line of gaming products, including a Kinect Glasses initiative that has been known as “Project Fortaleza.”
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Microsoft Steps on the Glass Gas
Posted by: Peter Suciu October 22, 2013 04:27 PMGoogle Glass may currently be the name most associated with Internet-connected eyewear, but Microsoft is apparently hoping to make its own mark on the nascent category. Specifically, the company is now testing prototypes of a smart glass technology of its own, according to a Tuesday report. There are few details available as to how the glasses might work, but rumors circulating online suggest they could be linked to Microsoft’s Xbox line of gaming products, including a Kinect Glasses initiative that has been known as “Project Fortaleza.”