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Google confirms acquisition of smart glasses maker North - Android Police
Jun 30, 2020 1 min, 6 secs

Google is acquiring smart glasses manufacturer North Inc., reportedly to the tune of $180 million,  shoring up its own hardware, wearable, and "ambient computing" efforts with the acquisition.

Google saw limited success with its own "Google Glass" smart glasses, though the project lives on.

In case you're unfamiliar, North is a Canadian-based company that makes Smart Glasses which project an image on an optionally prescription lens.

Though the company hasn't confirmed all the details (like the final price tag), Google further confirmed the acquisition today in a blog post announcement by Senior VP of Devices & Services Rick Osterloh, explaining that North will join Google's Kitchener-Waterloo team in Canada.

The company has also worked on a "neuro-muscular" control system called Myo, and details like that may have attracted Google's attention more than the company's more pedestrian smart glasses efforts.

As we mentioned, North's portfolio is a bit wider than just smart glasses, though Google may consider bolstering its own patents and efforts in that space alone to be worth it now that Google Glass is getting some traction in enterprise use

Of course, we're still waiting for the Fitbit acquisition to be approved, as well, so this could just be Google hedging its bets

Today, North and Google's Rick Osterloh have confirmed the acquisition in a pair of blog posts

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