Lizzie Murphy, a reporter at the Yorkshire Post, checks out the latest technology from Silicon Valley as it arrives in God's own country.
The product is called Google Glass, but it is not yet available for sale. Only a select few employees at Google use it. Aside from employees, developers and programmers also have access to the new product.
Sam Heather, a second-year computer student at York University, is among the people who use Google Glass. The product is in the testing phase.
He demonstrated the device at a science and technology exhibition at York Racecourse.
Google Glass can be used to view bits of information on the web. Web surfing can be done by voice recognition or the touchpad installed on either side of the glasses.
Heather is 20 years old and wears the device daily to look up information for his coursework. He says that when he needs a diagram, he raises his head, launches an app or swipes down the side of the glasses, and gets the image he needs.
Hopefully, this product is going to be extremely useful for the masses in the coming years. Let us wait for its release.