Now Google Glass for DOGS

Google Glass may serve an even greater purpose for man’s best friend.

Developers behind the new technology have reportedly linked up with the Georgia Institute of Technology to create a wearable computer system that could give crime dogs and other K-9s a clearer and more direct way to communicate with their handlers

The Google Glass-inspired technology for hounds may even let us humans view the world through a dog's eyes.

While gadget lovers await the commercial release of Google Glass in 2014, Thad Starner, the technical leader on Google's upcoming eyewear, has teamed up with professors at Georgia Institute to develop a computerized harness to aid working dogs, the MIT Technology Review reports.

The project, titled FIDO (Facilitating Interactions for Dogs with Occupations), could allow a bomb-sniffing, cadaver or other working dog to activate a sensor which would then send information to the dog’s handler, according to the Review.

As of now the developers are testing a new device that allows the dog using it to activate a signal which is sent to its handler through an earpiece.

Eventually the technology could transmit video from a dog’s perception to a human viewer, the Review reported.

Associate Professor Melody Jackson told the magazine that three service dogs that tested the gadget quickly got the hang of the sensors, which they were able to activate by using their mouths.

He said the new technology could be used for everything from bomb detecting to helping the blind to letting owners know when their dog has to go out.