Google's futuristic glasses move closer to reality Associated Press Copyright 2012 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 09:13 p.m., Wednesday, June 27, 2012 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google helped create a world brimming with digital distractions for people spending more of their lives tethered to the Internet. The breakthrough is a wearable computer — a pair of Internet-connected glasses that Google Inc.