The debut of wearable tech like Google Glass and Samsung?s Galaxy Gear smartwatch have opened the invention doors to more apps and gadgets for us all to try on. Courtesy: WSJ

THE US military is set to use new Terminator-style glasses armed with facial recognition technology designed in Brisbane.

The spy glasses, called the X6, are capable of matching the faces of thousands of people added to “watch lists” by government agencies.

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Designed by the Osterhout Design Group headed by Ralph Osterhout – known as the real-life version of James Bond character Q – about 500 of the glasses have been bought by the Defense Intelligence Agency.

Dr Brian Lovell has been implementing facial recognition for the past few years and has joined the designer which has just released a beta hardware version of the glasses.

“This is a good outcome for Australian technology,” said Dr Lovell, a director of Imagus.

“It’s incredible we are supplying to these companies.”

The Queensland Police Service has also shown interest in his software in its plans to acquire facial recognition technology, however have not yet committed to any implementation.

The glasses have the components of an Android phone and also have mapping and telephone capabilities.

The Courier-Mail has been told there are also considerations to use the glasses at entry points of US schools after a crackdown of security following recent shootings.