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Google Glasses Prove the Future is Already Here

By Michael A. Robinson, Defense + Tech Specialist, Money Morning • @Robinson_STI • May 2, 2012

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Michael A. RobinsonMichael A. Robinson

Getting a truly modern outlook requires a little help.

Fortunately, you may soon be able to buy a unique pair of eyeglasses that do the job for you.

In early April, Google Inc. (Nasdaq: GOOG) unveiled a stylish pair of Web-connected spectacles that serve as a computer you wear on your face (or perhaps a smartphone for your eyes).

They are called "Google Glasses" and they are a great twist on the "heads up" displays used by U.S. defense forces.

Most of us have never seen anything quite like this before - except in sci-fi films. But this high-tech, mostly hands-free device could change the way you live your daily life.

Put these eyeglasses on, and you have instant access your email. You can check the weather, get traffic updates, display maps and walking directions on the go, take photos, send texts, schedule meetings, listen to music, and make wireless video calls.

And get this. Google Glasses function by moving your head - nodding, for one - or by clicking a small button.

This is the kind of breakthrough I have in mind when I say we are living in the Era of Radical Change. The next two decades will be like nothing we have seen before.

And it all started right here in the good ol' USA.

Since the transistor was invented at Bell Labs in New Providence, NJ, back in 1947, the U.S. has vaulted ahead of the rest of the world at every major high-tech milestone.

In fact, as I like to remind readers, a simple law explains this steady stream of innovations we have enjoyed for decades. Named for a Silicon Valley genius, Moore's Law states that computing power doubles about every two years.

Look at it this way...

In the 1960s, for the first time people started using basic electronic calculators to perform addition and multiplication functions.

Today - just 50 years later - they can sport Google Glasses that make video phone calls. (Now you'll believe me when I say what's next... I believe that in the very near future we will be able to upgrade our IQs with devices implanted inside our brains.)

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Thus, Google Glasses are so much more than just the latest cool gadget. They give us a great insight into what the near future holds.

It's going to be a thrilling ride.

Google Glasses and the Era of Radical Change

According to early reports, Google could hit the market with these glasses by the end of 2012. But let me be blunt about one thing. Cynics have blasted Google over this project. They note that the Web giant has made no promise it will ever release the glasses.

That's true. But it misses the big-picture view.

Even if Google shelves its "Project Glass," I predict that someone else will quickly step in to fill the void. And that option could turn out to be the better bet for investors.

After all, with its $200 billion market cap Google is such a big company that these glasses, as cool as they are, may not move the stock's price all that much.

Either way, however, we win.

If Google Glasses do hit the market in time for the holiday, then we can all go out and grab a pair. If not, then we can look for a small-cap leader that's gearing up to bring them (or something similar) to market and then invest in that company.

In that case, what we hope for as tech investors is a firm like InvenSense Inc. (NYSE: INVN).

This is a small-cap leader that makes motion sensors used in a wide range of electronics, including smartphones equipped with Google's Android operating system.

Even after a huge recent sell off, the stock has returned more than 35% so far this year. Compared with Google's year-to-date loss of about 6%, InvenSense is on fire.

As it turns out, there are two small companies on my radar screen with products in the same space as Google's glasses.

The first is privately held Recon Instruments, which sells ski goggles equipped with micro optics.

Right now, Recon targets downhill skiers who want a "heads-up" view of their skiing stats (though, according to the website, SCUBA divers, mountain bikers, surfers, and skydivers may be next). Skiers wearing Recon's goggles can monitor data like speed, distance, altitude, and GPS-based location in a full-color display. The Mod Live premium pair also provides routes, text messages, and a camera. They come with Bluetooth and connect to social networks - all for $300.

That puts them in the same price range as the Google Glasses, which the firm says would cost you between $250 and $500 a pair.

In the early days, only die-hard tech fans will want to buy Google Glasses. But no doubt the price will fall from there, the way it has with computers and a host of other digital devices. Thus, by the end of this decade, I believe these kinds of wearable computers will become much more common.

Meanwhile, the Pentagon's research unit wants to push the market forward, too.

And that brings us to the second small company in this area. DARPA is backing a startup with micro optics built into contact lenses.

Innovega Inc. says it wants to enhance human vision by giving access to streams of digital info without distracting people from the real world around them. A tiny display is built into the lens, eliminating bulky optics and widening the field of view. In that regard, the Bellevue, WA.-based company's lenses fall into the same sector as Google Glasses.

Here's the thing. Right now, there basically is no broad market for these devices.

And yet I've just shown you that at least three companies each offer a view of where the demand for computer-driven optics will take us.

You know what that means...

In a few short years, you will be able to watch this step of the Era of Radical Change unfold right before your very own eyes.

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Michael A. Robinson is a 36-year Silicon Valley veteran and one of the top tech and biotech financial analysts working today. That's because, as a consultant, senior adviser, and board member for Silicon Valley venture capital firms, Michael enjoys privileged access to pioneering CEOs, scientists, and high-profile players. And he brings this entire world of Silicon Valley "insiders" right to you...

  • He was one of five people involved in early meetings for the $160 billion "cloud" computing phenomenon.
  • He was there as Lee Iacocca and Roger Smith, the CEOs of Chrysler and GM, led the robotics revolution that saved the U.S. automotive industry.
  • As cyber-security was becoming a focus of national security, Michael was with Dave DeWalt, the CEO of McAfee, right before Intel acquired his company for $7.8 billion.

This all means the entire world is constantly seeking Michael's insight.

In addition to being a regular guest and panelist on CNBC and Fox Business, he is also a Pulitzer Prize-nominated writer and reporter. His first book Overdrawn: The Bailout of American Savings warned people about the coming financial collapse - years before the word "bailout" became a household word.

Silicon Valley defense publications vie for his analysis. He's worked for Defense Media Network and Signal Magazine, as well as The New York Times, American Enterprise, and The Wall Street Journal.

And even with decades of experience, Michael believes there has never been a moment in time quite like this.

Right now, medical breakthroughs that once took years to develop are moving at a record speed. And that means we are going to see highly lucrative biotech investment opportunities come in fast and furious.

To help you navigate the historic opportunity in biotech, Michael launched the Bio-Tech Profit Alliance.

His other publications include: Strategic Tech Investor, The Nova-X Report, Bio-Technology Profit Alliance and Nexus-9 Network.

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Tom Hegarty
Tom Hegarty
11 years ago

This is great innovation but it does worry me that my holiday flight might terminate early as the pilot craftily watches a bit of porn on his glasses or the bored taxi driver runs me over just outside the airport !
I used to laugh at Arnie Schwartzenegger, the war with the machines and Sky Net. With the quantum computer on the threshold of existance and its incomprehesible "brain" power, it won't be long untill 'it' works out that humans contribute next to nothing (bar music, painting and the written word.) the rest is wasteful consumption and greed, driving the planet to destruction.
'It' might decide to delete us in the way of Sky Net and all ?

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junitra
11 years ago

Another so called advance , for advanced(?) nations at least ….whilst the majority look on at those hoards who are dying of thirst and starvation in many countries. Once it was rare to here of a millionaire , now it is a Billionaire with millionaires commonplace. Still the plight of those born in other Countries who are dying with bloated bellies is largely ignored . The efforts of Red nose day, Sport relief etc is welcomed but is miniscule to the scale of the problem. We should all give some serious thought as to where priorities lie , not just to acquiring the latest gadget .

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