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Nissan 3E Looks Like Google Glass for Drivers

Nissan  is set to unveil a glasses-type wearable computer specifically designed for drivers later this month. The company launched a dark, futuristic  video  this week, previewing the Nissan 3E. The steamy clip features a shirtless model, intense music and just a short peek at the gadget, which looks like a souped-up version of  Google Glass . Nissan's headpiece could compete with Glass, which has already posed problems for drivers. Last month, a California woman was  issued the first-ever ticket for driving with Glass ; her violation read "Driving with monitor visible to driver (Google Glass)." Nissan said that 3E is still under development. The device "can be connected to the Internet in real time, allowing the users to overlay acquired information on the glasses, record projected images and communicate with others by sending information to their glasses,"  according to a company statement , Further details about its features aren't yet availabl...

Google Glass Prescription Lenses Coming in January

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Despite having its fair share of skeptics,  Google Glass  continues to accrue enhancements that could make it a mainstream hit when it officially debuts next year. The latest is from New York-based company  Rochester Optical , which promises to release a special prescription lens add-on for the device in early 2014 (image above is not of the unreleased product). Rochester Optical announced on Wednesday that  Tim Moore , one of the early Glass Explorers, will join its prescription-lens project. “We’ll be ready to start selling these to the public, at the latest, by January,” Moore told  Mashable . The Google Glass-ready prescription lenses will be priced in the same range as standard prescription lenses, according to Moore. Customers will be able to visit a website where they can choose a matching color for their existing device, and enter their prescription information. Lenses will then be shipped to them within two business days. “The arm mount will...