Google Glass is now part of Project Aura
Google Glass is in the news again, with a report stating that it is now part of a division called Project Aura*, remaining within Google and not becoming a separate company in the Alphabet Group. Besides working on the next version of Google Glass, Project Aura will also attempt to accelerate development of other wearable technologies.
Ivy Ross heads up the Project Aura team, reporting to Tony Fadell, the head of Nest, who has general oversight of the project. In related news, Amazon laid off some of its engineers from its Lab126 a couple of weeks ago after the Fire Phone was deemed to be a failure, at least three of which have been hired by Project Aura according to their LinkedIn profiles.
After the negative press that Google Glass received, it’s likely that the next version will see a more measured approach from Google, with Project Aura operating with less public exposure.
*Project Aura has nothing to do with the similarly named Project Ara, which is tasked with creating a modular smartphone.
Source: BusinessInsider
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