Google’s “one more thing” was a pair of AR glasses for translation
If you stayed until the very end of the Google I/O 2022 keynote, you saw Google show off its AR glasses, which appear to be merely a concept. The two-minute video showed us how this seemingly normal-looking pair of thick-rimmed glasses could translate language in real-time, right in front of your eyes. It’s precisely the practical application I expected Google to show off at its developer conference. It seems a good indicator that the company is thinking hard about marketing the technology without veering too far into the Metaverse narrative.
