According to Google's recent FCC
filings for their project "Google Glass", it seems that they will
include bone conduction technology.
Google’s ambitious and futuristic, augmented reality project - Google Glass
which has a pair of glasses with a (HUD) Heads Up Display is seeing
some new developments. As per reports about Google’s recent submission
of their FCC filings for the device, it has been revealed that the pair
of glasses will include bone conduction technology.
This technology will enable its users to
listen to audio without using any kind of earbuds or earphones.
Vibrations which can travel through bones near your ears are used to
transmit audio to your ears thus enabling you to listen to the sound
around you while you are also listening to audio from the glasses.
The FCC application includes information
about the device having 2.4GHz 802.11 b/g WiFi and Bluetooth 4.0. There
is also a description of the device having a reference to an “integral
vibrating element that provides audio to the user via the user’s head”
which points out that Google Glass will indeed use bone conduction
technology.
Google’s patent application featuring bone-conduction technology on the glass frame
A few weeks back, Google also filed a patent for indirect bone conduction technology based on wearable computing devices. Other manufacturers such as Panasonic
displayed their functional bone-conduction technology based headphones
at CES this year which shows that some companies are developing devices
and improving their products based on this technology at a fast-pace.
Panasonic’s Bone Conduction headphones
We feel that though Google’s Glass
project is a bit ahead of its time, it will still pave the way for the
future of wearable computing devices as it has a host of innovative
features and will help its users to have all the information they need
right in front of their eyes. Google has also revealed that it will
release prototypes of the Google Glass for developers at $1,500.
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