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Google acquires smartglasses maker North – Source CNET Tech

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North Focals 2.0, promised this year, aren’t happening.


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A wave of smartglasses are being developed by a variety of manufacturers in the coming years, and Google just acquired one of them. North, a Canadian company that launched a pair of almost normal-looking smartglasses in 2019 and demoed an early version of its next pair to me behind closed doors in Las Vegas in January, has been acquired by Google. The news was first reported by 9to5Google, and was confirmed by Google Tuesday, as well as on North’s Focals website.

“North’s technical expertise will help as we continue to invest in our hardware efforts and ambient…

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