Here at TMT, we like to keep you, our tech-savvy reader base, so damn abreast of everything that’s happening in the world of Google and its terrifying-because-its-so-friendly world takeover. In fact, we’re so dedicated to that kind of coverage that sometimes we’ll even [make our unpaid college intern Derek] read the New York Times and stuff. Usually that shit is [I’d imagine] boring as hell. But today? Paydirt! Seems that Google is announcing that Glass, its $1,500 pair of sunglasses, is now gonna be able to play music for you! Into your ears!
Here’s the rundown: Glass is now being marketed as a thing that can “search for songs, scan through saved playlists and listen to music in high fidelity.” And yeah, all of this while it sits on your (or, say, Kanye West’s) face as a pair of lens-less frames that respond to voice commands on a little transparent screen projected above your (or again, better yet, Kanye’s) right eye.
When you turn it on (god knows how you do that), it displays “listen to” in a list of possible voice commands, allowing you to simply name a song or artist and start streaming that shit through Google Play (you know, their iTunes app thing that most people don’t really use much right now). So yeah, you can start a play account, link it up with your nerd specks, and get sweet, sweet “access to playlists and song recommendations based on what [you’ve] listened to in the past.” What a time to be astigmatic!
But, yo, I know what you’re gonna ask: “so, the music just streams right into my freakin’ eyeballs then, or what?!?” No! Funnily enough, Google is also rolling out its own set of earbuds, specifically designed for Glass, which will be “available by the end of the month for $85.”
As of now, only Google’s music services are available on Glass, but others are expected to be rolled out as more and more people get with the program and buy into this whole nerdy Star Trek-esque hologram life that’s in store for our pathetic futures. “With these new features, we’re now building a great music experience on Glass, whether you’re a classical music professor, an acclaimed sound engineer and hip-hop producer, or someone who wants to listen to their favorite tunes anytime, anywhere,” says Ed Sanders, the director of marketing for Google Glass. And truly, why the hell shouldn’t he? I mean, he does work there, after all.
• Google: http://www.google.com