Google frames Glass with new styles and shades (pictures)
Prescription frames are the most-desired option for Google Glass that's been missing, according to Google. So the company went out and did something about it. Take a look at the new frames and shades for Glass.
Seth Rosenblatt
Senior writer Seth Rosenblatt covered Google and security for CNET News, with occasional forays into tech and pop culture. Formerly a CNET Reviews senior editor for software, he has written about nearly every category of software and app available.
Google Glass product director Steve Lee has high hopes that Glass on prescription frames will make it easier for non-Glass wearers to get accustomed to the Internet-connected headsets.
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Exploring Glass
Katie Matsushima, a Glass Guide at Google's San Francisco office, models the Split titanium frame.
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Shades of Glass
Google Glass now offers a range of frames suitable for prescription lenses, and three choices of tinted shades.
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'Classic' Glass
Glass Guide Katie Matsushima models the new tinted shade "Classic."
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A range of Glass shades
Along with the original tinted shade called Classic, in the middle, Google is offering two extra shade styles: Active (top) and Edge (bottom).
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Bold prescription frame
Google's got four new frames that can hold prescriptions. This one's called "Bold."
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Curve prescription frame
The new Curve prescription frame for Google Glass.
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Split prescription frame
Google goes for a slightly more modern take with the new Split prescription frame for Google Glass.
