Google really knocked everybody’s socks off when it revealed Glass last year — everybody except glasses-wearers, that is. As the company prepares to bring the device to market, though, Google doesn’t want to leave anybody out, and that means creating Google Glass with prescription lenses.
A new Wall Street Journal report says that process is well underway and that Google is actually in talks with VSP Global, a vision benefits company — to get Glass in optometrists’ offices pronto. That would include making a prescription version, one that could be ready as early as next year. The paper says it’s part of a broader effort to keep Glass “from becoming just a niche product for nerds.”
Well, I’ve got news for you, Google. Glass is a computer that you put on your face. It’s going to be a niche product for nerds for quite a while. [WSJ]