Google Glass Hits The Extreme: Similar Technologies in Motorcycle Helmets and Ski Goggles!
One is already on sale (and sold out) for $600, and the other is $2000 prototype, due out sometime in 2014.
With the advent of Google Glass, other companies have been quick to work on their own wearable technologies.
Sunglasses maker Oakley, has gone beyond a mere simulation and created AirWave. These Snow goggles are already on the market at the aforementioned $600 price tag. One quick look on their website however, and you will see that they are sold out. Demand for such technologies is through the roof.
The Google Glass Explorers Edition for example, costs $1,500. This is a sensible investment for developers, but many whom were invited in the Project Glass program, have purchased the explorer edition anyway, either for journalistic purposes, or just for the sake of being the first on the block with the latest fun toy.
But these are not just toys. Russian company LiveMap has been working around the clock on a Motorcycle Helmet with GPS incorporated (similar to the AirWave and the Google Glass). This company has already received over a million dollars in funding and is looking to launch their lauded motorcycle helmet in 2014. These videos give a good idea of the technology that is either around the corner in the next 12 months… or in the case of the AirWave, technology that is already here. But sadly, purchasing a pair is not easy, as the Oakley Store is well out of stock! Either way, 2014 and beyond hold a lot of exciting things in both glass and wearable technology.
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