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Sergei Brin wore Glass at New York Fashion Week last year<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Google is teaming up with the designer firm behind Ray-Ban and Oakley in an attempt to make its wearable technology desirable beyond the “geek” community.<\/p>\n

The tie-up with Italian eyewear designer Luxottica will create “avant-garde” design according to the fashion firm.<\/p>\n

Google hopes it will put Glass at the forefront of the “smart eyewear market”.<\/p>\n

But many remain sceptical about its future as a mainstream device.<\/p>\n

Glass is a piece of wearable technology that includes a thumbnail-sized screen above the wearer’s right eye to view internet content. The gadget also includes a camera that can take hands-free pictures and video.<\/p>\n

Combining Luxottica’s well-known brands with “the cutting edge technology expertise of Google” could “give birth to a new generation of revolutionary devices”, said the eyewear company’s chief executive Andrea Guerra.<\/p>\n

“The first collection generated by this partnership will combine high-end technology with avant-garde design,” he added.<\/p>\n

Google is to use the 5,000 stores that Luxottica runs in the US to help sell Glass once the device is released on the general market.<\/p>\n

There were no details about price or availability.<\/p>\n

Cheaper version<\/p>\n

Critics point out that Glass remains beyond the reach of many consumers with its $1,500 (\u00a3900) price tag.<\/p>\n

“The price needs to come down and I think that when they launch a consumer device it is going to be much cheaper,” said Nitin Bhas, a senior analyst with Juniper Research.<\/p>\n

But he thinks tie-ups such as these will also be crucial.<\/p>\n

“Google needs multiple frames to make Glass look more stylish and move it beyond the tech-savvy audience,” he said.<\/p>\n

IDC analyst Francisco Jeronimo added: “Nobody will pay $1,500 for this type of device.”<\/p>\n

He estimates Glass will fall to between \u00a3300 and \u00a3500 ($495m to $825m) and come with additional features.<\/p>\n

Mainstream hopes<\/p>\n

It is not the first time that Google has attempted to get interest in Glass beyond its core geek audience.<\/p>\n

In January it announced that versions of the headset would be available in prescription glasses and sunglasses – known as the Titanium collection.<\/p>\n

Google has so far only sold Glass to a select group of test subjects known as “Explorers.” More than 10,000 people have bought it to date.<\/p>\n

As early adopters, they have not always had an easy ride when wearing the device with some wearers earning the dubious title “Glassholes”.<\/p>\n

Cecilia Abadie was pulled over and given a traffic ticket for wearing the device while another user was removed from a cinema and accused of using the gadget to illegally copy the film.<\/p>\n

Recently Google issued guidelines on Glass etiquette, urging wearers not to be “creepy or rude (aka a ‘Glasshole’)”.<\/p>\n

Last week it attempted to dispel “Glass myths” including privacy fears.<\/p>\n

“If someone wants to secretly record you, there are much, much better cameras out there than one you wear conspicuously on your face and that lights up every time you give a voice command, or press a button,” it said.<\/p>\n

Google appears to be committed to next-generation wearables.<\/p>\n

Last week, it unveiled a version of its Android operating system designed specifically for such devices.<\/p>\n

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Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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