Google is testing out a contact lens product that is designed to help measure glucose levels in tears in an attempt to manage a patient’s diabetes. An outcome from the company’s Google[x] department, the prototypes are capable of generating a reading once per second.

Google is also in talks with the US Food and Drug Administration over the regulatory and compliance aspect of it. Why was this project necessary? Google cites a report from the International Diabetes Foundation that says the world is “losing the battle” against diabetes — that seemed to merit that the project was “worth a shot.” The project’s co-founders Brian Otis and Babak Parviz hope that the smart contacts will help alleviate the pressure of managing ones diabetes — often equated to being a “part-time job”.  Read more at The Next Web.

Also, unrelated, a California woman who got pulled over last October while wearing an early version of Google Glass has been given a reprieve by a San Diego court commissioner. In a decision today, the citation against Cecilia Abadie was dismissed based on the fact that it could not be proven the device was on, reports Reuters.

Abadie had originally been pulled over for speeding (a charge that was also dropped), though the officer added “distracted driving” to the ticket after seeing the device. The incident was under particularly close scrutiny as Glass develops from its testing phase to a commercial product. Legislation introduced in three states have already aimed to make the product illegal to use while driving, something that could severely hinder Google’s plan to have users keep it on at all times.  Read more at The Verge.