The guy behind Google Glass, Babak Parviz, is heading to Amazon for a new gig.
Parviz spearheaded projects out of Google's (GOOGL) secretive Mountain View-based innovation lab, Google X, including Google Glass and smart contact lenses that measure blood sugar levels for diabetics. A mysterious message on his Google Plus page over the weekend led to speculation about the innovator's next big career move.
"Status: super excited! :)," Parviz shared (ironically using one of Google CEO Larry Page's favorite phrases), along with a photo of the Amazon (AMZN) logo.
Parviz's Google Plus bio now sheds more light on the cryptic post. He'll be joining Jeff Bezos' team at Amazon.
"I founded and led a few efforts at Google (among them, Google Glass and Google Contact Lenses are public so far :) prior to moving to Amazon and work on a few other things now...," he wrote.
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An Amazon spokesperson confirmed the news on Tuesday as well. Parviz's announcement follows Amazon's latest move to compete against Google in hardware. Last month, Amazon unveiled its new 3-D Fire smartphone. While it is unclear what Parviz's new role at Amazon is, his expertise in developing game-changing tech gadgets is exciting news for the e-commerce company.
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"Having worked at companies ranging from tiny start-ups to huge corporations and universities in Europe and the US, I have found each one to be fun in its own unique way," Parviz wrote.
Parviz did not immediately respond to request for comment.
