Dive summary:
- The New York Times has released news that it will be one of the first major publishers to launch a Google Glass app.
- The app will allow Google Glass users to access headlines and breaking stories on the go and boasts a feature that reads stories aloud to users.
- Google CEO Eric Schmidt said the general release for Glass won't be until 2014, eight thousand contest winners currently have the device after spending $1500 and signing contracts promising not to resell.
From the article:
"Per an NYT rep, who via email referred to the app as a 'lightweight service,' it recently was built on Google Mirror API. The Times' app requests permission to access basic information from users' Google accounts as well as their locations."