The rumor, first reported by The Wall Street Journal, claims Google and Intel will partner up to create a custom chip, possibly built on the Quark technology Intel has been developing for the past few years — specifically for wearable devices.
Intel has been investing heavily in the wearables market, showing the advantages of using Intel chips over other manufacturers. The smaller design and integration with many other “smart” systems has appealed to Google Glass’ team.
Google Glass has been silent over the past few months, leading to speculation the project has been dropped inside Google. Various executives from the company have been spotted without the eyewear normally accompanying them.
However, this new move would shed some light on what the Google Glass team — operated inside of Google’s secret X Labs facility — is working on. Intel is a big partner to have on the wearables initiative, considering the amount of “smart” tech they have shown off in 2014.
Google Glass, when first proposed in 2012, was meant to be the new technology to redefine how we interact with the Web. Google reportedly had huge plans for the wearable gadget, including viewing people and instantly recognising them (if they were a friend) and offering window advertisements, based on eye interest.
Most of these projects have been neutered in some way due to regulation or public disapproval. This might be one of the reasons why Google has went cold on the wearable project, due to barriers set up by authority and the public.
If we hear nothing about Google Glass in 2015, it is clear the project has been trashed. This would leave the $1,500 buyers a bit disheartened and out of pocket, and developers who bought into the platform just lost six months to two years of work.
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