Google Glass to feature Ray-Ban, Oakley frames

San Franciso: Google has decided  to make its Internet-connected eyewear more stylish, in partnership with the makers of Ray-Ban and Oakley frames.

This initiative has been taken up by Google for making a  wearable technology look less geeky, as it tries to develop new ways. It will also enable people stay connected to the Internet wherever they go.

Google also announced  that  Fossil Group is also working on an Internet-connected wristwatch that could run on Google's Android software for mobile devices.

Luxottica will develop frames equipped with Google Glass. This computing device includes a thumbnail-sized screen above the wearer's right eye to view Internet content. The $1,500 gadget also includes a camera that can take hands-free pictures and video, a feature that has raised privacy concerns.

Google still hasn't spelled out when Glass will be broadly available. More than 10,000 people have bought Glass as part of the Explorer program.
In another move to make Glass more practical, Google in January unveiled four frame styles that could also be outfitted with prescription lenses. Those frames cost an additional $225. Luxottica is expected to help broaden Glass' appeal. It is also planning to tap into the more than 5,000 stores that Luxottica runs in the US to help sell the Glass once the device is released on the general market.

The prices for Luxottica's line-up of Google Glass products won't be announced until they are closer to going on sale. Besides Ray-Ban and Oakley, Luxottica's other brands include Vogue-Eyewear, Persol, Oliver Peoples, Alain Mikli and Arnette.