'Project Glass' tops evening trends

Our evening trend roundup helps you keep a finger on the pulse of the web.

Here's what people are talking about online in Canada, Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver and around the world right now:

Project Glass: Google released a teaser video for a new pair of augmented reality eyeglasses Wednesday morning, sending the online tech community into a frenzy.

While not yet available for the market, Google says this stealth project has been under development at their X lab for two years.

The glasses will reportedly interact with what the wearer sees, acting as a smartphone, camera and navigation system.

Tweeters responded with a mix of sarcasm, enthusiasm and horror:

Project Glass is the false start preceding the future norm. You'll laugh at it, forget it, but eventually: rely on something very like it.

-- ❑ Remiel (@Remiel) April 4, 2012

Google: Project Glass... TAKE MY MONEY! NOW! redd.it/rt1wk [videos] 1384 points, submitted by callux [youtube.com]

-- the reddit alien (@reddit) April 4, 2012

So this #ProjectGlass video from @Google is more horrifying than any part of "Minority Report." Especially the ukele. theawl.com/2012/04/projec...

-- Adam Sternbergh (@sternbergh) April 4, 2012

The Project Glass video shows a guy with a ukulele who's wearing augmented reality glasses.And a girl calls him.Yeah right.

-- Dave Pell (@davepell) April 4, 2012

Also trending this evening:

• National Tell A Lie Day was trending on Twitter for most of Wednesday afternoon and into the evening.

According to Hallmark's ultimate holiday site, this is an official (though questionably legitimate) holiday much like National Caramel Popcorn Day or Draw a Picture of a Bird Day, both taking place this weekend.

Some bloggers rattled off politically charged lists of lies leaders have told to mark the occasion, but top tweets on the subject were lighter in nature.



It's National Tell A Lie Day: Balrogs have wings.

-- The Tolkien Society (@TolkienSociety) April 4, 2012

National Tell A Lie Day twitter.com/SupermanTweets...

-- Superman (@SupermanTweets) April 4, 2012

National Tell a Lie Day: "Oh my god, I love your skirt! Where did you get it?" #totalbetchmove

-- Betch (@totalbetchmove) April 4, 2012

• Eisner started to trend shortly after nominees were announced for the 2012 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards this evening

• Ryan Gosling continued to trend into Wednesday evening in relation to reports that the film star had saved a young journalists life in New York Wednesday afternoon.

• Overeem is trending with comments about UFC heavyweight Alistair Overeem's failed drug test in Nevada.