As promised, Google has announced its new range of titanium frames and sunglasses for Glass today, making the wearable tech compatible with prescription lens spectacle wearers.
The frames are priced at $224 (£136) each with the sunglasses at $150 (£90), and sold separately to the Google Glass device which costs a bank breaking $1,500 (£900). Remember that Glass is also limited to the Explorer's Program which is invitation only at this time.
The new styles include Bold, Curve, Thin and Split in the spectacles range and Classic and Edge in the sunglasses range. Glass itself also comes in five colours including Charcoal, Shale, Cotton, Tangerine and Sky. Google also mentioned that "if you need prescription lenses and have vision insurance (such as VSP), your policy might even help cover your new frames." But for others, prescription lenses will have to be added by an optician, which may set you back even more money.
Isabelle Olsson, lead Glass designer at Google's secret Google X research lab thought that the new frames will open the device up to a larger audience. "We want as many people as possible to wear it," she added.
Including the new range, Google now claims to have 40 different style options available for its wearable Glass technology. "This is the next step in the evolution of our design and truly gives wearers the opportunity to make Glass one’s own," said the Mountain View firm. "This announcement also allows us to serve a new demographic and starts a new area of the eyewear industry, 'smart eyewear'."
It has been nearly two years since the Glass technology was first unveiled but there is still no information regarding to when the device will actually go on general sale. This latest announcement and 'Make Glass Your Own' trailer has raised many followers' hopes for an imminent general availability launch.
