Google Glass 2.0 given to businesses as doubts over consumer launch remain

Google is taking a much quieter and refined approach with the second generation of its futuristic wearable. Called the Enterprise Edition, Glass 2.0 is currently being distributed to businesses in healthcare, manufacturing and energy. Google Glass 2.0 bares more than a passing resemblance to its predecessor, insiders claim, but can now be folded to make storage easier and instead of having its own wire frame, Glass 2.0 attaches to different glasses. Google is pitching the product exclusively to businesses rather than the general public, and is steering well clear of the publicity generated by the first model. Astro Teller, head of the Google X lab who created Glass, said that giving developers and fans access to Glass through the Explorer programme is a good move. Previously reported, the new version of Google Glass has a faster Intel processor, and better battery life from a pack which connects magnetically.