--- description: Introducing, the Royal Cyborg title: Prince Charles Tries Out Google Glass image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdaa472b34f705006/69869070169ab0b6582796b6/prince-charles-google-glass-2.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Prince Charles Tries Out Google Glass  by [Denver Nicks](/author/denver-nicks/)  ## Denver Nicks Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 21, 2014 10:19 PM CUT  Prince Charles, Prince of Wales tries on 'Google Glass' spectacles as he visits 'Innovation Alley' on May 21, 2014 in Winnipeg, Canada. Prince Charles, Prince of Wales tries on 'Google Glass' spectacles as he visits 'Innovation Alley' on May 21, 2014 in Winnipeg, Canada.Chris Jackson—Getty Images  by [Denver Nicks](/author/denver-nicks/)  ## Denver Nicks Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 21, 2014 10:19 PM CUT Everyone else is doing it, so why not the Prince? Charles donned the $1500 spectacle while on a tour of Canada this week. We think it suits him. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/108347/prince-charles-google-glass/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/108347/prince-charles-google-glass/"},"headline":"Prince Charles Tries Out Google Glass","datePublished":"2014-05-21T22:19:36.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:09:54.571Z","description":"Introducing, the Royal Cyborg","url":"https://time.com/108347/prince-charles-google-glass/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Tech","Prince Charles","google glass"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdaa472b34f705006/69869070169ab0b6582796b6/prince-charles-google-glass-2.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Denver Nicks","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/denver-nicks/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdaa472b34f705006/69869070169ab0b6582796b6/prince-charles-google-glass-2.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Prince Charles Google Glass","caption":"Prince Charles Google Glass","creditText":"Chris Jackson—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/108347/prince-charles-google-glass/","name":"Prince Charles Tries Out Google Glass"}}]}] ```