Microsoft reportedly testing its own Google Glass-like eyewear

Microsoft may be preparing to launch its own glasses. The Wall Street Journal reports that the software giant is testing prototypes for what it describes as “internet-connected eyewear” that’s similar to Google Glass. There’s little details on how the glasses would work in reality, but the eyewear could mark a new interest in wearable computing at Microsoft. The software maker has previously experimented with a range of watches, including its SPOT devices that were killed off alongside the MSN Direct service in early 2012.


It’s possible the concept is linked to the company’s Xbox work. An early Xbox One planning document leaked last year that described Kinect Glasses known as “Project Fortaleza.” The concept images...

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