Glass patent shows the hardware baked into a more traditional set of frames

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There?s no question that, in its current form, many see Glass as a bit of an eyesore. More of a working prototype, Google has officially gone on the record as saying that the Google Glass Explorer Edition we see today is far from a final design.

It was recently Google announced that they?d be teaming up with Luxottica ? the world?s largest eyewear company and owner of brands such as Oakley, Ray-Ban, Persol, and more ? to design frames with Glass compatibility in mind.

 

Today, our friends at GGlassDay have uncovered a new Google Glass patent (U.S. 8,705,177), and it shows the Glass hardware baked into a more traditional set of frames, sans the usual prism arm seen in the Explorer Edition. In the light of Google?s new partnership with Luxottica, we can?t help but wonder (and cross our fingers) if this is what we could find with the eventual release of Ray-Ban-branded Google Glass in the near future.

 

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