metalslug2| Google Developers Conference Hidden Mystery: 30-second video suggests that AR glasses that failed ten years ago are about to be resurrected

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① at Google's iMax O developer conference, Google's omnipotent AI assistant-Project AstraMetalslug2The presentation video quietly hinted that the AR glasses project, which failed a decade ago, was about to make a comeback, and Google executives confirmed the speculation after ② 's launch.

Financial Associated Press, May 15 (editor Liu Rui) at the Google I AI O developer conference, Google released the universal AI assistant-Project Astra attracted the most attention.

It is worth noting that in the demonstration video of the AI project, in addition to the powerful features of Project Astra, Google is also hinting that its failed AR glasses project a decade ago is about to make a comeback.

Google AR Glass Project resurrected?

In 2012, Google launched its first AR glasses, "Google Project Glass", which once amazed the industry at that time. However, due to the high price of the product and lack of apps, the market response of the product was lukewarm, and Google finally stopped the "Explorer" project of Google Glass on January 19, 2015, marking the failure of the project.

Although Google has put on the corporate version of AR glasses since then, the market feedback is still not satisfactory, and the enterprise version was discontinued last year.

Now, however, with the technical support of artificial intelligence, Google seems ready to re-launch the product.

In Project Astra's demo video, although for most of the video, the presenter takes pictures on his mobile phone and interacts with AI assistants. But in the middle of the presentation, the presenter suddenly asked Gemini, "do you remember where you saw my glasses?" Gemini immediately replied, "Yes, I remember." Your glasses are on the table, right next to the apple.

Then, the presenter put on his glasses and showed the visual angle after wearing them in the video.

In this half-minute or so scene, the presenter can continue to ask the AI assistant questions. Obviously, the glasses are equipped with smart cameras to help it understand its surroundings and answer users' questions.

The video shows the visual angle after wearing glasses.

Although the wearable device is not described in detail in the video, the demonstration clearly suggests that Project Astra can be applied to glasses. After the press conference, Google executives also confirmed this speculation.

Google executives confirm: Google Glass will be the perfect app for AI Assistant

After the launch, Demis Hassabis, chief executive of Google DeepMind, and Google co-founder Sergey Brin confirmed in an interview that the company was experimenting with the idea of making glasses for Project Astra.

"obviously, it works very well on mobile phones," says Mr Hassabis, "but the whole Silicon Valley is talking about it-other forms of carriers may be needed when these systems are fully developed. In my opinion, Google Glass is an obvious choice. "

Brin called Project Astra a "killer app" for artificial intelligence glasses, adding that Google entered the field 10 years earlier, "which is interesting because it's like the perfect hardware."

"our idea is to free your hands," Brin said. "in many situations, such as when you are cooking or doing some exercise, or when you want this thing to help you, if you still have to hold the phone in your hand, it will be embarrassing."

Even though Google Glass was released a decade ago, Brin still thinks the appearance of the product is "very cool" 10 years later. "Unfortunately, we screwed up at the [release] point, and I kind of hope I can have a good time."