Like some other announcements of I / O 2022, this one came as a surprise – so far no details were available, although rumor-level information about the work on the glasses appeared on the Internet from time to time. Now we know a little more.

Glasses from Google: what you know

Unlike the 2011 model, they look like ordinary everyday glasses, without causing unnecessary questions from others.

The company has put together an amazing video presentation in which it demonstrates perhaps its most interesting functions – translation and subtitles in real time. According to the company, this device should break all boundaries between people from all over the world. It is about being able to communicate with each other without any restrictions.

• In the video you can see how a Googler communicates with different people who speak different languages ​​- English, Spanish, Mandarin.
• The glasses recognize the language of the interlocutor through the built-in microphones and automatically show the translation to the glasses owner.
• This allows people to easily understand each other even if they speak different languages.
• The video also shows that the device can even detect sign language and convert it to text.
• All this is already available on a smartphone, but Google believes the use of augmented reality will be a more convenient and natural way to communicate.

How the translation and subtitle functionality works in practice: video

It is not yet clear at what stage the glasses were developed. Features are also not reported, as well as the possible timing of such a device on sale. It’s possible that this is a fantasy of the Googlers about the world without borders, some kind of concept that the company hopes to implement one day.