The first Google Glass devices have been finished and are expected to ship imminently, the company has confirmed.
Glass will feature adjustable nosepads an a “high resolution display” that
Google says “is the equivalent of a 25 inch high definition screen from eight
feet away”.
Its 5MP camera will also take video at 720p and its audio will; use
bone-conduction rather than conventional headphones. Of 16GB storage, 12GB will
be available for recordings and pictures as well as apps, which Google is
encouraging developers to write, and branding ‘Glassware’. The initial terms and
conditions band developers from putting adverts in their apps and from charging
for them. It is unclear whether this is because Google wants to ban all
advertising on the device in the first instance, or whether it wants to provide
all advertising on the platform itself.
