Terminator glasses

The eyes don't have it: Google’s Project Glass is hypnotizing but frightening

Google releases a mock-up of what the Project Glass tool would look like.
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In this screen grab from Google's concept video, we see the Project Glass toolbooting up for use.
In another screen grab from Google's concept video, we see a text message fromthe user's point of view.

Augmented reality glasses — that’s what many news outlets are calling Google’s next invention. Google is simply calling it, Project Glass.

What exactly is it? Rumblings of Project Glass started back in February, then only known as “Project X.” Google wouldn’t comment on the project, but PCWorld gave us a glimpse into what types of things the glasses would feature. Our very own Michael Graupmann summed it up rather well too, when he first reported the news, calling them “Creepy Terminator Glasses.”

But now, Google has finally decided to talk about the project, revealing that they are indeed currently researching and trying to develop a pair of glasses that would allow a person to see and carry out tasks that a person may normally conduct on their smart phones.

Our very own Michael Graupmann summed it up rather well too, when he first reported the news, calling them “Creepy Terminator Glasses.”

It sounded creepy two months ago and thanks to a concept video they released Wednesday, I can confirm that it is creepy in action as well.

In the two-minute video, we see the world in a way that's undoubtedly revolutionary. The clip illustrates how users of Google’s glasses would "boot up" and be able to see different applications that would include calendars, weather apps, text and video messaging, a music player and GPS, by just wearing glasses, as pictured to the right.

The video is acutally quite hypnotizing. It utilizes an upbeat folk track by Bibio to help quell viewer’s initial fears and instead, has them reveling in how futuristic and cool this device could be.

But if you take a second to stop and really think about what you’re watching, things in the video start becoming a bit frightening. Imagine walking outside one day and seeing everyone talking to themselves, for example.

Bluetooth devices have already slowly made that a reality, but these glasses would be ten times worse. Nobody would be watching where they're going anymore, instead focusing on checking into places with their eyes. YouTube user Tom Scott illustrates this point perfectly in a parody video he just uploaded:

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Best in class

2 Houston schools lead 2025 rankings for top entrepreneurship programs

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Rice University and the University of Houston have topped The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur’s lists of the best graduate and undergraduate schools for entrepreneurship studies for 2025.

Neither school is a stranger to the prestigious national rankings.

Rice ranks first in the graduate category for the sixth consecutive year, and UH ranks first in the undergraduate category for the sixth consecutive year.

“At Rice Business, our students learn both inside and outside the classroom, drawing on our strong industry and community connections in Houston and beyond,” says Peter Rodriguez, dean of Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, in a release. “With small class sizes and tailored programs, we aim to equip our students with the skills to create new ventures and excel in a fast-changing business landscape.”

UH President Renu Khator praises the ranking as recognition for the impact of the Cyvia and Melvyn Wolff Center for Entrepreneurship at the C.T. Bauer College of Business.

“This program is a tremendous asset not only to the University of Houston and the Bauer College of Business, but also to the city of Houston, where entrepreneurship fuels both socioeconomic mobility and economic growth,” Khator says in a release. “We are proud to see the impact of this program reverberate throughout our community.”

Rankings for The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur’s 2025 lists were based on a survey of administrators at nearly 300 schools in the U.S., Canada, and Europe that offer entrepreneurship studies. Among the more than 40 factors used for the rankings were academic programs, faculty credentials, mentorship opportunities, and alumni entrepreneurship ventures.

The only other school in Texas that made either top-10 was the University of Texas at Austin.

The top 10 schools on the list of 50 best graduate schools for entrepreneurship studies in 2025 are:

1. Rice University
2. University of California-Los Angeles
3. University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
4. Washington University in St. Louis
5. Babson College
6. University of Washington
7. University of Texas at Austin
8. University of Virginia
9. Erasmus University Rotterdam in the Netherlands
10. University of South Florida

The top 10 schools on the list of 50 best undergraduate schools for entrepreneurship studies in 2025 are:

1. University of Houston
2. University of Texas at Austin
3. Babson College
4. University of Washington
5. Washington University in St. Louis
6. University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
7. University of Maryland-College Park
8. Miami University of Ohio
9. Tecnológico de Monterrey in Mexico
10. Northeastern University

The spirit of entrepreneurship is strong in Houston. The city recently ranked No. 7 on a list of the of the 10 best U.S. cities for entrepreneurs to live.

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The story originally was published on our sister site, InnovationMap.

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