Virgin Atlantic trials Google Glass use
Virgin Atlantic has become one of the first businesses to trial Google Glass by handing Upper Class Wing staff members prototype devices to assist identifying and checking-in passengers at Heathrow Airport.
The novel usage is made possible by a custom built app devised by SITA which can identify passengers on approach and push the information directly to the wearer. The Glass system can also be utilised to relay flight and weather information directly and even offers foreign language translation.
Virgin foresees a bright future for the technology, envisaging a time when the hi-tech specs will be able to inform airline staff of passengers dietary and personal preferences.
Other firms to see the potential of the devices include the New York Police who have used them for evidence gathering and an Israeli hospital which uses them to check patient medical records.
The move follows the announcement that Google will put the gadget on sale to the American public for one day only as the gadget moves ever closer to being commercially ready.