Coming soon: Google glasses.

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Instead of using a smartphone to check sports scores and find the nearest yogurt shop, Google is betting some people will opt for tricked-out, navigation-enabled glasses instead.

Google is working on glasses--set for release later this year--that will use augmented reality software to return real-time information about locations and people, according to a New York Times technology blog.

The Times said the glasses will be able to stream data to the wearer's eyes in real time. While Google isn't officially commenting, some Google employees have revealed that the high-tech glasses will cost about the same as today's smartphones, $250 to $600, according to The Times.

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The employees told The Times the glasses will be Android-based, feature a small screen that will sit a few inches from the wearer's eye, and include a 3G or 4G data...