Segey Brin is a pure Genius. He wrote the first Google search algorithm when he was 18.

i hope that everyone reading these negative comments feels overwhelmed

Steve Jobs was passionate about the products that his company built.I don't find sergey being slightly passionate about it. He might be ,but its necessary to display that when you go public.

can i put sight glasses on the google glasses?

Watching this with Google Glass.

quite impressive work done by google. will certenly try one myself.

urm hello? you can buy lenses with them? and attach them...

when will this be availaible at walmart?

Wow so many haters. I think Google Glasses are cool and I can't wait to get a pair. I also think Mr. Brin is very cute and dresses well. Quit being haters life is short wear and do what makes you happy people.

this is boring as hell

Didnt they come out with this on Futurama?

when will this coming out!!

needs google haircut :D

this guy has 30 billion dollars? one of the most boring, uncharismatic, non charming human iv ever seen

Apparently, Google doesn't allow any ads on the google glasses

Heard of adblock? Havent seen a single ad for months.

Right on Sergey. Get our heads up again and experiencing the world!

Music please

When does this come out

Did you listen to what Sirgey said? 11:50 its not there all the time.

How? it hasn't even come out yet.

When are google contact lenses coming out?

guys i think its trying to communicate what do i do?

the system is mountable to any set of glasses, prescription or not. from that you simply tell the glass system what number it has to adjust to, such as -5 or 10, whatever it may be. it will adjust by magnifying the optics so you can read, and will have a fail safe so even if they dye and you have them on they we remain at that magnification level.

Will they have an Augmented Reality feature?

It's hard to be excited about this product with such a dull presentation. You're waffling man.

I would have never realised that. Thanks for telling me, man.

Can Google Glass use bing to search instead? That would make it pretty neat.

I see you know a lot more details about background processes and details, thanks for letting me know

It's a HUD similar to how you see in many aircraft so you can obviously see through and while driving it's useful because instead of looking down you can have your directions pointed to you.

I don't know how to use Blackberry and I lost one. Maybe it was stolen...I don't know...I haven't figured out if it is lost or stolen yet...and..anyway...I also bought bluetooth earphones...and I never figured out how to connect with them yet after I bought them and left them in their packages...and ...words left untyped...

How do you know?

is there a technology to replace THAT speaker?

i wonder what the battery life is on it

One time I got a nervous tic and it was painful: physically painful.

I read on wikipedia that Sergei Brin is from the East Coast.

I'm sure you can silence it and have the superimposed screen turned off unless you tell it otherwise. Still less distracting than having to take your phone out, press a key, slide your finger across the screen and look down for seconds to minutes at a time.

Read the video description regarding his speech. Thanks.

What I want to know is: How long until I can write my book while going on walks?

love the fact that you need a disclaimer for his poor delivery. my fav quote was "it's been really important to make it comfortable" how did they get so successful.

Can't wait to see the apps that come out for this things.

I've been in the personal computing biz for 37 years, and I'm not a worshiper of technical achievers. But these two guys (Brin and Page) have consistently found a way to realize the organic necessities for creating a humane and intuitively coherent global network. Google search, earth, mail, KZfaq, and now glass have been driven by their desire to do it right rather than 'rich', and we are exponentially better off as a result. Two rare birds in an industry driven mostly by greed and ego.

Showing off interesting and innovative technology has always been one of the many cores of TED, despite Google being a company, this talk still shows a great deal about the next generation of communication and innovation, and I'm glad they added it.

But I still need to learn how to use my camera from about 5 or 10 years ago....even if I have taken some pictures I haven't printed any out.

Read the description; this was completely impromptu; he just rocked up there and talked! What a boss!

I'm going to wait for version 2 or 3, hopefully by then there'll be a display that is projected on to the entire lens, it can be attached to my own glasses, and it'll have eye tracking.

what is google x??

how google glass working?.. about controlling of voice?.

I can't wait to get one! Seems very futuristic

That was pretty cool of Mr. Brin to speak to the audience about Glass without having the chance to prep for it. That's about the last place I'd want to speak publicly when I'm unprepared. He definitely has a brain that belongs in that room though.

What if you're in a loud area? It would become useless, right?

That problem should be fixed when the product actually comes out. They said that they should have a version of it that you can attach to prescription glasses' frames.

Is that footage of him saying "TED says...we want it soon" online somewhere? That would be cool to see ;P

If it doesn't already exist, I think some company should release a clip-on system the could attach to prescription glasses. I think the required hardware can be made small enough.

It's not up there all the time, you probably only see a little digital time clock everything else is controlled by voice and eye position. And since your eyes have to focus on the glass to see it most of the time you only see a little smudge on the upper corner

I agree with you that it's less distracting when you're "actually using" it vs. a cellphone, but when idle, your phone would be stashed away in your pocket, while this is always right there at the corner of your eye! I guess we have to wait and see how it'll fair in practical daily situations.

plus, the speaker is not in the ear, it is against your head. you are not supposed to hear it with your ears. He said that, if you want to hear it better, than cover your ear.

what ?, so you think there is no off button.

The things that scares me are the electromagnetic waves that would always be so close to our heads

What a lack luster presentation for such an awesome product.

Lovely little introductory video, but there is much more to life than just hyper-active engagement with the Universe with a whiz-bang soundtrack. But, who would want that?

Yes, I have the emotional stability of a lil'girl ... The Google Glass video brought me to tears. The future always does.

Would this damage ur eye sight more ?

how the hell do the glasses stay on their head as they're skydiving...

But will it blend?

This is just like what happened when cell phones all started to have cameras placed in them and the smartphones flooded the market. People were freaking out about how no one will have privacy and will be recorded all the time or such. There is already a camera in just about every place you travel. There will be rules passed by places banning these things from certain places like locker rooms and such where cell phones are already not allowed for camera issues.

We live in exciting times.

um uh you know I respect how smart and brave this guy is for following his dreams and creating amazing technology. I find it unfortunate that he seemed uninterested in speaking at TED OR he's not a great public speaker. In either scenario, placing someone who can articulate this vision in a more compelling way, would've maybe been a better idea.

True... But i'm so getting one of these it will be like a scouter so people can talk from distances and crap, But if you buy one can't you train and comment on youtube videos since it can use voice?

Also want to add that these glasses could really improve their lives for the better. I hope someone reads this post.

I think everyone kind of forgets about google glass but now that i think of it there's really only one constraint, now that the form factor, camera, and display are probably all stunning. Its how do you communicate with Glass? Assumedly, you communicate through silent speech. But then, how does whatever data is read can translated into the display and the sound? Assumedly, this is a nontrivial problem of both snipping information from the web as well as compiling entirely unique snippets of information. That seems incredibly difficult to do while maintaining the clean, reliable design we all know Google for, especially in a responsive way from data that itself must be interpreted and translated. If it works, Glass will be transormative and its kind of cool the world forgot about it.

Read the description first.

It was recorded in a high resolution, obviously. But since this video was not posted on youtube by the official TED talks channel, the uploader does not care about image quality. And it probably will not be uploaded to the official channel either, because it is not a scheduled talk, but it appeared "out of the blue".

amazing talk

well, from what I've seen, it doesn't have a built in network connection, you have to tether it to your phone, so any shady business would be uncovered pretty quickly.

they have frames that connect to the frames of the glasses! :-)

What does Google Glass say about his power levels?

You have to be online and in contact with the remote server to do anything with glass, at least that is my interpretation of the mirror api. Which means areas with slow or no internet access will make the thing virtually useless. Unless I'm misunderstanding, this is a huge let down for me, as I was expecting Android like capabilities, as opposed to a dumb terminal on my head.

He seemed like he was on the spot the whole time. It didn't look like this speech was planned

There needs to be some serious restrictions put on this technology, big problems with people concerned about their right to privacy.

A few things, what if the glasses fall off, and why not just use a camera on a headband?

did you hear wat he said about the sound what about radiation??

I see a future where people are walking into best buy, they look around the store and everything has a red, yellow or green icon on them showing if the person wearing glass can afford to buy those products (kinda like in a game), given the savings and the income that they have programmed into glass..... I see so many possibilities for the future

There's no camera that is constantly recording the amount of data would be unfeasible. It's just like saying having a smartphone with a front facing camera always recording you and uploading it to google or apple.

how did i get here?

While there is many great uses for this concept and product, I just couldn't get how this is supposed to be "less distracting" than a cellphone? It's right up there in your eyesight all the time!

That was so amazing and I love it!!!!

Hey guys, look at the description "this is NOT a TED talk".

on the presentation!! it's honest, with some deep thoughts on the matter! BEATS any marketing speech. I wasn't expecting that !.....GOOD!

I wish I could add my prescriptions to the Google Glass frame.

The shown 'from-the-head' video footage looks horrible.

9;54am, I guess its about time we took a look

What does he wish the result of this would be?

I'm glad they were able to create this Idea although I thought this up along time ago only for the ability of a camera like a go pro but my idea was like this one being in the form of glasses, they took it to a new level with the share element and I think it's awesome how you can have your ideas materialize in the World with out money but by basically thinking about it, then someone with money will pick up on the vibration and build it which will equate to no money for you still, but it's great.

This is the first generation of this technology, I expect in 1-2 years this will be incorporated with prescription glasses

they are actually working on developing prescription google glass

Does Google glass even lift?

It's not in your eyesight all the time, you have to glance up at it. I guess it's much quicker to glance up at text, than it is to take out your cell, unlock it, find 'email', etc. etc.

werd. this bldg i lived in had a cell tower on roof. it had a huge sign that said "do not stand within 5 ft or risk severe burn" or something like that. but to your point, a tiny concentration of cell waves next to your temple can not be good for anyone.

these would be so good to use during school