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Microsoft working on Google Glass competitor: Report

Microsoft working on Google Glass competitor: Report

By Anupam Saxena | Updated: 24 October 2013 11:00 IST

After Google, it looks like Microsoft is also planning to unveil its own version of smart glasses.

While the Redmond giant is already rumoured to be working on a smartwatch, it's testing prototypes for Internet connected eyewear, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal, that cites people familiar with the matter as sources for the information.

The report does not elaborate on the features, availability and pricing of the device.

It's not the first time that the news of Microsoft working on smart eyewear has emerged. Previously, a note by analyst Brian White of Topeka Capital Markets, also suggested the same.

White's note to investors also did not offer any specific information about Microsoft's said project but he did expect that the Redmond giant would make the glasses available in the first half of 2014.

Google's already offering its smart eyewear device, Google Glass to developers in the US through Google's Glass Explorer programme. Glass is expected to see a public release in 2014.

The Google Glass works using a tiny eyeglasses-mounted device capable of shooting photos, filming video, navigating through Maps and surfing the Internet in addition to offering text messaging.

Besides Google, South Korean electronics giant, LG, is also rumoured to be working on a device similar to Google Glass. The product is believed to be "one major part of many currently non-commercialised products under development by LG Electronics," besides a smartwatch.

If these rumours are anything to go by, wearable computing looks set to be the next big thing.

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