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Daqri’s Smart Helmet is a hard hat that fills a worker’s vision with useful data based on surroundings
The photo above is not a still from the next Tron movie. It’s a hard hat equipped with Google Glass-like augmented reality features that a company called Daqri hopes construction firms and the industrial market will embrace. Daqri calls it the Smart Helmet and says it was “designed with the industrial work place in mind.” And while […]
October 9, 2014
Technology
Hard hats with augmented reality to ship to construction companies by end of this year; more capable than Google Glass
While discussing the reasons construction companies should become early adopters of Google Glass, we mentioned that the much-talked-about device was worth exploring since it is a precursor to much more sophisticated technology. Turns out, we were closer than we thought to those types of new devices as a startup company named Atheer has plans to […]
July 28, 2014
Technology
FACE THE FUTURE: 5 reasons construction companies need to buy Google Glass right now
Despite the excitement around its unveiling more than two years ago—complete with the wearable device shooting a live video during a skydive— Google Glass has come a relatively short way since then. Though most news outlets aren’t reviewing the device since technically it’s still in development (even though Google is actually selling the device now), […]
July 21, 2014
Roadbuilding
Should states allow drivers to use Google Glass behind the wheel?
One of the first thoughts I had when I heard Google would introduce Glass was, “Will people be allowed to drive with it?” Google Glass uses a pair of frames to place a tiny piece of glass (essentially an extremely small screen) near the right eye that allows users can see what Glass is doing […]
March 25, 2014
Business
FieldLens demos Google Glass for construction jobsite collaboration and reporting
At ConExpo this week, we chatted with FieldLens CEO and co-founder Doug Chambers who was kind enough to throw on a pair of the still-in-development and controversial Google Glass. FieldLens is an awesome mobile construction communication platform that allows construction companies to improve communication by making all kinds of project data available across smartphones, tablets […]
March 7, 2014
Technology
Caterpillar granted early access to Google Glass, working on ways to improve interaction with equipment
While we’re pretty sure Google Glass isn’t ready for primetime on jobsites just yet, Caterpillar is working to figure out how best to use the wearable technology in manufacturing and construction. Caterpillar recently announced that it was selected by Google to participate in the Google Glass Explorer program. Brian Stokoe from Caterpillar’s eBusiness division made […]
September 9, 2013
Technology
Google Glass won’t revolutionize the construction industry. Not yet anyway.
If you put aside all the coverage of Apple’s stock price and the company’s “uncertain future,” the biggest tech story going right now is Google Glass. Just in case you’re unfamiliar with it, Glass is Google’s wearable computer currently in development. It’s a device that looks a bit like a pair of glasses without the […]
May 14, 2013
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