Google is looking to push its high-tech specs into the enterprise environment, and it's solicited the help of a handful of companies to help make that goal a reality.
The Web giant on Monday announced its first round of "Glass at Work Certified Partners," including APX, Augmedix, CrowdOptic, GuidiGO, and Wearable Intelligence. As part of the program, first announced back in April, the companies will help create new Glass-powered innovations for businesses.
"Glass Certified Partners are authorized by Glass at Work for delivering enterprise solutions for Glass," Google said. "They are also eligible for co-branding and listing on the Glass at Work website."
In a blog post, Google said it looked through hundreds of applications before selecting the five partners.
San Francisco-based Augmedix made headlines earlier this year for its Glass app (pictured above) that promises to help doctors more easily access electronic health records so they can focus on what is most important: caring for patients. At this point, doctors spend more than a third of their day updating and pulling information from electronic health records.
Meanwhile, APX Labs makes Skylight, the leading business software for Glass; CrowdOptic develops "context-aware applications for the sports, entertainment, building/security, and medical industries;" GuidiGO is making Glass apps for museums and other cultural institutions; and Wearable Intelligence creates Glassware for energy, manufacturing, and healthcare organizations.
While Glass has been making its way into enterprises, it's still facing some backlash on the streets.
For more, see PCMag's review of Google Glass Explorer Edition Version 2.0. Also check out our slideshow above of 16 Cool Things You Can Do With Google Glass.