The research arm of financial services firm Fidelity Investments has developed the first Google Glass app targeted specifically at investors and traders.
Fidelity Labs has been participating in Google's early development program to produce software, or "Glassware," for the hands-free and voice-enabled "smart glasses" devices, with the aim of providing stock quote information on the move.
As highlighted in its explanatory video, the Fidelity app has been tailored to provide information relevant to employees working for investment firms. For example, a wearer can state the name of a company to bring up its stock price on the transparent display, or receive alerts about companies in their portfolios. It is even possible take a picture of a logo to automatically pull up trading information of the relevant company.
Fidelity has also set up a community forum to encourage feedback on the development of the application, and has begun a test to provide quotes from major indexes at market close.
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