‘Wearable Computing Pioneer: How Google Glass Makes Life Better’ – ‘Mashable’

Todd Wasserman says, “Long before it was a gleam in Sergey Brin’s eye, Thad Starner was sporting a bulky, comparatively prehistoric version of what would ultimately become Google Glass.

Starner introduced wearable computing to MIT in 1993; he now has two decades of experience in computer-aided perception. His accoutrements got the attention of Brin and Google co-founder Larry Page back in 1998, who later made him the technical lead manager on Glass”.