Citing sources familiar with the matter, a Wall Street Journal report on Sunday said, "an Intel chip will replace a processor from Texas Instruments Inc. included in the first version of Glass", adding the refreshed eyewear will be released by next year.
While the report did not provide any details about the Intel chip, it noted that the popular chipmaker has plans to promote the next generation of Google Glass to companies such as hospital networks and manufacturers, according to one of the people.
Notably, Intel has been working hard to get into the wearable device space, apart from of course, its continued battle with ARM in the smartphone space. So far, it has also unveiled two consumer facing products - the MICA bracelet, and the Basis fitness and sleep tracker.
Intel also unveiled the Quark x86 micro-processor, the Edison board, and the SoFIA LTE mobile SoC, all of which have applications in Internet-connected devices and wearables.
Then the company had said, "We've been searching for developers who are creating Glassware to help businesses reach their goals. We heard from hundreds of enterprise developers and today we're excited to announce our first round of Glass at Work Certified Partners. Congrats to APX, Augmedix, Crowdoptic, GuidiGO and Wearable Intelligence."\On the other hand, APX Labs' VP, Eric Johnsen, the other partner for Glass at Work, said, "We expect Glass to evolve and be more useful for companies, but it will still be a crossover device for consumers."