It's hard to ignore Google's X Lab-born Project Glass. News of the slim-lined, scifi goggles' existence first surfaced this past February and it wasn't long after that Mountain View's own elite began to flaunt the heads-up display in public. While little of the device's true purpose and functionality is known, we have been privy to certain features over the past few months, like photo sharing to Google+ and even its ability to overlay Maps. Though product lead Steve Lee shrugged off rumors of a late 2012 launch, it does appear the company's itching to spill a few more (jelly) beans at today's I / O conference.
Sergey Brin just rushed onstage at Google I/O wearing the glass units to give us a brief demo courtesy of a skydive over San Francisco. Video of the jump, performed by four divers in a blimp, is being streamed live through Google Hangouts to attendees at the Moscone Center..
