Now, to learn more about Google Glass, is another Googler, also wearing prototypes of the high-tech eyewear.
So, what’s inside? Lots of memory, powerful processor, touchpad on the side, button for taking pictures, microphones, camera, speaker and sensors like accelerometer, compass and gyroscopes.
The project started about two-and-a-half years ago to get the technology into a small pair of wearable glasses.
Google announces Glass Explorer Edition, available for preorder only for U.S.-based I/O attendees.
“It’s going to be rough around the edges,” Brin said. “You have to want to be on the bleeding edge. That’s what this is designed for.”
11:36 am: It will be $1,500, and we plan on shipping it to you early next year.
“This is really new technology, and we really want to get all of you to help shape it,” Brin said.
11:37 am: Now, Sergey gives it back to Vic Gundotra, who I think was talking about Google+ or something …
11:38 am: Undeterred, Gundotra is showing a video of events. Meanwhile, the crowd is all deciding whether they can afford to order a pair of $1,500 experimental glasses without breaking the bank or being killed by a significant other.
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