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| Ray-Ban maker Luxottica to work with Google on Google Glass eyewear | |
| (about 4 hours later) | |
| Ray-Ban sunglasses maker Luxottica said on | Ray-Ban sunglasses maker Luxottica said on |
| Monday it had sealed a strategic partnership with Google over its | Monday it had sealed a strategic partnership with Google over its |
| Glass eyewear that could pave the way for a new market in smart glasses. | Glass eyewear that could pave the way for a new market in smart glasses. |
| In a statement, Italy's Luxottica said it would design, develop and | In a statement, Italy's Luxottica said it would design, develop and |
| distribute a new kind of eyewear for Google Glass. | distribute a new kind of eyewear for Google Glass. |
| Google Glass is a small stamp-sized screen attached to a pair of | Google Glass is a small stamp-sized screen attached to a pair of |
| eyeglass frames. It can record video, access email, and retrieve | eyeglass frames. It can record video, access email, and retrieve |
| information from the web by connecting wirelessly to a user's mobile phone. | information from the web by connecting wirelessly to a user's mobile phone. |
| Luxottica said the two groups would work together to create innovative wearable devices for the Glass brand. No financial terms were disclosed. | Luxottica said the two groups would work together to create innovative wearable devices for the Glass brand. No financial terms were disclosed. |
| Luxottica said its two major brands, Ray-Ban and Oakley, would be part of the deal with Google, but gave no further details. | Luxottica said its two major brands, Ray-Ban and Oakley, would be part of the deal with Google, but gave no further details. |
| "We believe that a strategic partnership with a leading player like | "We believe that a strategic partnership with a leading player like |
| Google is the ideal platform for developing a new way forward in our | Google is the ideal platform for developing a new way forward in our |
| industry and answering the evolving needs of consumers on a global | industry and answering the evolving needs of consumers on a global |
| scale," Luxottica chief executive officer Andrea Guerra said. | scale," Luxottica chief executive officer Andrea Guerra said. |
| Many believe wearable computers such as Google Glass represent the | Many believe wearable computers such as Google Glass represent the |
| next big shift in technology, just as smartphones evolved from personal | next big shift in technology, just as smartphones evolved from personal |
| computers. | computers. |
| But concern has been expressed over possible privacy intrusion issues. | But concern has been expressed over possible privacy intrusion issues. |