Microsoft will release an analogue of Google Glass

Microsoft is working on an analogue of Google Glass smart glasses, reports The Wall Street Journal .

According to The Wall Street Journal, Microsoft is developing a device described as “connected glasses.”

The Redmond giant had previously shown interest in wearable electronics, testing various smartwatch concepts, but all attempts to create them were stopped in early 2012 along with the closure of the MSN Direct service.

The new device may be a development of the ideas laid down during the development of the Xbox One game console. leaked to the network . In the middle of last year, information about the project Fortaleza or Kinect Glasses - glasses with an augmented reality effect connected to the Internet via Wi-Fi or 4G -

The approximate release of Kinect Glasses was scheduled for 2014. On August 2, Microsoft filed a patent for a similar device: glasses that would use augmented reality to help people find partners in video games. It is still unknown whether this patent and Kinect Glasses are related.

Throughout the year, there have been active rumors that Samsung may introduce its own smart glasses under the Gear Glasses or Galaxy Glasses brand. According to Bloomberg , next year HTC also plans to enter the wearable electronics market with watches based on Android OS. Apple has been waiting for a similar product since 2012.