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Google Glass creator moves to Amazon

Parviz holds a doctorate degree in electrical engineering and worked for Google since 2010.

Updated - April 21, 2016 05:21 pm IST - Los Angeles

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The new Google Glass "Thin" prescription frames in "tangerine" color rests on a table at the Google Glass Basecamp space at Chelsea Market, Friday, Jan. 24, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

The new Google Glass "Thin" prescription frames in "tangerine" color rests on a table at the Google Glass Basecamp space at Chelsea Market, Friday, Jan. 24, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

The developer behind Google Glass and other technologies has left Google to work for the online retailer Amazon, according to multiple media reports Monday.

Babak Parviz confirmed the move to Cnet.com. Over the weekend he posted on his Google Plus account: “status: super excited! :)” — along with the Amazon logo.

He went on to say he would “work on a few other things now,” but did not go into detail about what his role will be at Amazon.

Parviz, who led the team that developed the Google Glass headset, was also working on a glucose—tracking contact lens, Cnet.com reports.

Parviz holds a doctorate degree in electrical engineering and worked for Google since 2010.

The online retailer Amazon has developed its own tablet and recently introduced its first smartphone.

Published - July 15, 2014 11:03 am IST

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