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Eye-wearable device Google Glass hiring freshers
Washington, May 16
The Google Glass
eye-wearable device is not dead yet. Google is now hiring freshers and
expanding its efforts to develop "smart eyewear and other related
products".
Recently, the company has posted several job listings for its Google Glass team on its website.
"The
Google Glass division is a world-class team focused on the cutting edge
of hardware, software and industrial design. It is charged with
pioneering, developing, building and launching smart eyewear and other
related products in line with Google's ambitious and visionary
objectives," read one of the job postings.
The "human factors
designer" position is designated for responsibilities such as drawing
"from the field of human factors to inform design direction. Conduct
research in human factors and related fields such as anthropometry,
ergonomics, biomechanics, etc."
The "audio hardware manager"
enables the person to lead the development and execution of audio
hardware solutions into newer concepts and products.
Google Glass
was unveiled as a prototype in 2012. It was distributed to a select
group of people as part of Explorer programme who paid $1,500 to be
early adopters.
On January 19, 2015, Google quietly suspended
selling Google Glass to consumers while continuing to support Glass as
an enterprise product.
Later, Google executive chairman Eric
Schmidt announced that Glass has been put under the watch of Tony
Fadell, head of Google's Nest connected home division, "to make it ready
for users."
The tech giant still continues selling Glass to companies involved in health care and manufacturing industries.