• Above, a Covisint employee wears a Google Glass which is integrated with Hyundai Genisis. Hyundai has partnered with Covisint, an apps developer, that will allow Genisis owners to access vehicle information through Google Glass. Steve Marcus / Reuters
    Above, a Covisint employee wears a Google Glass which is integrated with Hyundai Genisis. Hyundai has partnered with Covisint, an apps developer, that will allow Genisis owners to access vehicle information through Google Glass. Steve Marcus / Reuters
  • Software developer Brian Ho records video with a Google Glass as a tablet shows the live feed at Vandrico, a Canadian company specialising in wearable computing. AP Photo / The Canadian Press, Darryl Dyck
    Software developer Brian Ho records video with a Google Glass as a tablet shows the live feed at Vandrico, a Canadian company specialising in wearable computing. AP Photo / The Canadian Press, Darryl Dyck
  • The Google Glass ‘Bold’ prescription frames. John Minchillo / AP Photo
    The Google Glass ‘Bold’ prescription frames. John Minchillo / AP Photo
  • Seattle Seahawks’ Sidney Rice adjusts his Google Glass before the NFL Super Bowl XLVIII football game between the Seattle Seahawks and the Denver Broncos on Sunday. Julio Cortez / AP Photo
    Seattle Seahawks’ Sidney Rice adjusts his Google Glass before the NFL Super Bowl XLVIII football game between the Seattle Seahawks and the Denver Broncos on Sunday. Julio Cortez / AP Photo
  • A participant controls an AR Drone toy drone using Google glasses at a Nodecopter, an event where people form small groups to program toy drones. Kike Calvo via AP Images
    A participant controls an AR Drone toy drone using Google glasses at a Nodecopter, an event where people form small groups to program toy drones. Kike Calvo via AP Images
  • A San Diego traffic court threw out a citation against Cecilia Abadie, right, believed to be the first motorist in the United States ticketed for driving while wearing a Google Glass computer-in-eyeglass device. Also with Ms Abadie are California Highway Patrol officer Keith Odle, left, and lawyer William Concidine. AP Photo/U-T San Diego, John Gastaldo, Pool
    A San Diego traffic court threw out a citation against Cecilia Abadie, right, believed to be the first motorist in the United States ticketed for driving while wearing a Google Glass computer-in-eyeglass device. Also with Ms Abadie are California Highway Patrol officer Keith Odle, left, and lawyer William Concidine. AP Photo/U-T San Diego, John Gastaldo, Pool
  • The Google Glass is already attracting growing numbers of third-party apps developers anxious to get a headstart in wearable computing. AP Photo / The Canadian Press, Darryl Dyck
    The Google Glass is already attracting growing numbers of third-party apps developers anxious to get a headstart in wearable computing. AP Photo / The Canadian Press, Darryl Dyck

In pictures: The Google Glass


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Applications ranging from simultaneous translation to ensuring drivers stay awake at the wheel are now being made available for wearers of Google Glass.