Eyewear maker Luxottica announced Friday that it is working with Google to build a new and improved version of Google Glass.
Massimo Vian, CEO of the Italian firm, revealed its partnership with the California-based search giant at a general meeting with shareholders in Milan, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Glass, which lets users go on the Internet while out and about, first went on sale in mid-2014 but was met with low sales. It also faced criticism from people saying it produces an invasion of privacy by letting users record video and take photos without other people noticing.
Vian said "Version two" of Glass "is in preparation," and a Luxottica spokeswoman confirmed his comments, though neither revealed any specific details about the project, PC Magazine reported.
Google was also vague about the partnership, only saying that "the team is heads down building the future of the product."
Friday's announcement follows three years after the high-tech eyewear debuted as "Project Glass," PC Magazine reported. Google shut down its Glass Explorer program in January and moved Glass out of Google X and into its own unit led by Nest Labs founder Tony Fadell.
Google is currently focused on making improvements to the headset until it is ready for people to use.
Ivy Ross, head of Google Glass, said the new version will have a lower cost, longer battery life, better screen and improved sound quality, WSJ reported.
Google is not the only company that Luxottica has formed a partnership with, as the company also revealed on Friday that it will work with Intel to release a new product sometime between February and March of 2016.
