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Google wins patent for Project Glass trackpad

The last time Google's Project Glass AR specs appeared in the wild, they were rocking a rim-mounted physical trackpad, for which Google now owns the patent.In late May, Sergei Brin demonstrated newest prototype on the Gavin Newsom Show, using the trackpad to navigate the UI to locate a photo taken on his Android smartphone just moments earlier.In the patent filing, which Google applied for days before showing off the tech, the company describes the trackpad as a "finger-tracking input sensor"The diagram above showcases how the trackpad can be used to...

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Published By: Tech Radar - Wednesday, 20 June, 2012

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