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Project Glass: Developers' verdicts on Google's headset
Google's co-founder interrupted another presentation to discuss Project Glass at the firm's I/O developers conference
Google's augmented reality headsets still remain prototypes, but it appears the firm is determined to bring them to market.
It showed off the devices during one of the flashiest tech presentations to date at its I/O developers conference on Wednesday.
The presentation involved live videos streamed from headsets worn by skydiving employees and daredevil cyclists, as well as the announcement that attendees could pre-order test versions of the product.
Project Glass can record and stream video and display information through a small transparent screen above the user's right eye.
The product is controlled by voice or via a small touchpad on the right arm of the device; can be connected to the internet via a tethered phone; and lasts for about six hours thanks to an attached battery - although the All Things D site reports that Google intends to extend that to a day.
Web searches, email, and photos can be seen in-frame, and the company intends to add more functions over time.
Google aims to release the eyewear to consumers before the end of 2014, but developers are being offered the chance to buy an "explorer" edition to start work on related software.
The catch is that they are being charged $1,500 (£965) for the privilege, must be US-based, have attended the conference and will have to wait for delivery until "early next year".
The BBC spoke to four developers at I/O to see what they made of the announcement.
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