A new version of Google Glass is on the way, and this time around, it will be offered exclusively to workplaces such as hospitals and factories.
The new device, called the Enterprise Edition internally, will look very much like the original but with the a new hinge and will sport a bigger display and faster processor, according to 9to5Google. The Wall Street Journal, which corroborates 9to5Google's report, adds that the device can be attached to different glasses.
The device, overseen by Google's Nest division, run by Tony Fadell, is expected to be available by fall, according to the Wall Street Journal. It will be at least a year before we see a new consumer version of the device.
As we've said, Google never gave up on Glass as an enterprise device, despite putting the consumer version of the device on hiatus, and indeed, the workplace is the ideal place for wearables. It's one place that Glass has already had some success. In 2013, a California solar panel company had its field technicians wear Google Glass so they could take photos and view documents without using their hands. But Google will have to compete with other companies such as Vuzix, which have been selling head-mounted wearables to businesses for years.
