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Google I/O (http://www.engadget.com/tag/GoogleIO2013/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget) is always full of surprises, and we came across yet another (http://www.engadget.com/2013/05/16/samsung-galaxy-s-4-stock-google-io/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget) elusive bit of hardware (http://www.engadget.com/2013/05/17/lg-nexus-4-shows-up-in-white-at-google-i-o-hands-on/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget) on the show floor today: Google Glass (http://www.engadget.com/tag/GoogleGlass/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget) "prescription edition". No, it's not actually called that (we made up the name), but what you're looking at is definitely Glass that's been neatly integrated with a pair of prescription glasses -- in fact, it looks a lot like the version of Glass (http://www.engadget.com/2013/03/12/google-glass-prescription-compatible/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget) that Google recently mentioned on its blog. We don't really know anything else about this device, but we've reached out to Google for comment. Is this a custom design built by combining Google Glass Explorer Edition (http://www.engadget.com/2013/05/17/lg-nexus-4-shows-up-in-white-at-google-i-o-hands-on/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget) with off-the shelf eyewear? Is this a Glass prototype that's designed specifically for people who wear prescription spectacles? Share your thoughts in the comments and don't forget to check out the gallery below.
Update: Google's confirmed it's a prototype the company's experimented with that uses the same software as the Explorer Edition but slightly different hardware on the outside. Gallery: Google Glass 'prescription edition' at Google I/O (http://www.engadget.com/photos/google-glass-prescription-edition-at-google-i-o/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget)(http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/05/glassprescription01_thumbnail.jpg) (http://www.engadget.com/photos/google-glass-prescription-edition-at-google-i-o/5889079?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget)(http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/05/glassprescription02_thumbnail.jpg) (http://www.engadget.com/photos/google-glass-prescription-edition-at-google-i-o/5889080?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget)(http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/05/glassprescription03_thumbnail.jpg) (http://www.engadget.com/photos/google-glass-prescription-edition-at-google-i-o/5889081?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget)(http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/05/glassprescription04_thumbnail.jpg) (http://www.engadget.com/photos/google-glass-prescription-edition-at-google-i-o/5889082?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget)(http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/05/glassprescription05_thumbnail.jpg) (http://www.engadget.com/photos/google-glass-prescription-edition-at-google-i-o/5889083?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget)
Brad Molen contributed to this report.
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