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At Google I/O in June, 2012, co-founder Sergey Brin showcased Project Glass by streaming live Hangout footage of skydivers jumping from a plane while wearing the smart spectacles. Read more about it on CNET.com Everything We Know About Google’s Upcoming Smart Glasses Ahead of I/O 0:00 Sergey Brin interrupts the presentation for a special demo…

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At Google I/O in June, 2012, co-founder Sergey Brin showcased Project Glass by streaming live Hangout footage of skydivers jumping from a plane while wearing the smart spectacles.

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0:00 Sergey Brin interrupts the presentation for a special demo
0:46 Sergey connects with skydivers via a Google Glass Hangout
1:58 The view from a mile above the Moscone Center
2:49 The airplane doors open
3:15 Skydivers exit the plane and fly over San Francisco
4:02 Parachutes deploy
5:07 Skydivers land on the roof of the Moscone Center
6:01 Bikers receive the Google Glass unit on the roof
6:21 Rappelling down the side of the building
7:05 The final bike ride through the conference hall
7:37 The Google Glass unit successfully arrives on stage

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  1. @CNET

    August 5, 2026 at 8:02 am

    Read more about it on CNET.com
    Everything We Know About Google’s Upcoming Smart Glasses Ahead of I/O

    • @ropro9817

      August 5, 2026 at 9:42 am

      lol, 100% of Google products featured in this video are in the graveyard: Glass & Hangout

    • @Devilox

      August 6, 2026 at 2:23 am

      ​​@ropro9817Why? Meta was allowed but Google wasn’t. If this doesn’t make you ask questions then you’re too trusting of the government and big tech

  2. @Kurdistanbiji2025

    August 5, 2026 at 8:05 am

    Ahead of its time

    • @Devilox

      August 6, 2026 at 2:22 am

      @Kurdistanbiji2025 Ask yourself why Google’s glasses were shut down but Meta was allowed.

  3. @118Columbus

    August 5, 2026 at 8:34 am

    I’ve been wearing my Google Glass since 2012 and never looked back.

    • @Devilox

      August 6, 2026 at 2:23 am

      You can’t, they’re for the front of your head

    • @118Columbus

      August 6, 2026 at 7:15 am

      @Deviloxthe new 2026 models show 360 degree surround vision with multiple cameras – it is a halo shape you wear over your head and eyes.

  4. @michwashington

    August 5, 2026 at 9:21 am

    And now we got ridiculous Vision Pro, Meta Ray Ban Glasses that don’t even have a display and even with the display neural Ban display ones it is overpriced and you have to go demo it first before purchasing 🙄 so many shortsighted people and product launches. AR/VR IS THE FUTURE AND THE FUTURE IS NOW‼️ Glassholes were never the problem… PEOPLE AND BILLIONAIRES WERE THE PROBLEM…. Bring back Google Glass NOW AND SELL IT FOR $99 $199,$299,$399,$499 so everyone can enjoy and don’t release on a beta testing platform version or a ridiculous $3500 price and sell overpriced and overhyped product expectations 🙄

    • @Devilox

      August 6, 2026 at 2:25 am

      Worse than that is they’re only used by perverts and rapists who want to record women without consent, which has been happening a lot. Are you one of the men doing this? Impossible to tell.

  5. @ropro9817

    August 5, 2026 at 9:39 am

    12 years later and it’s still douchy af

  6. @NicolasChanCSY

    August 5, 2026 at 12:09 pm

    What an amazing and exciting live demo! I doubt that AI can bring us such spectacular performance anytime soon.

  7. @Ou8y2k2

    August 5, 2026 at 9:36 pm

    When the intelligence community released Glass 14 years too early…

    • @Devilox

      August 6, 2026 at 2:24 am

      Big questions need answering here. Why was Meta allowed where Google wasn’t? Google’s glasses were basically shut down by the media. Meta’s creep specs were embraced.

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