Google Glass components cost less than $80 — Google charges $1500

Credit: The Daily Mail

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2618129/How-Glass-REALLY-costs-Teardown-finds-Googles-1500-specs-just-80-components.html

http://www.techinsights.com/teardown.com/google-glass/

http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/128719-google-glass-components-cost-less-than-80-google-charges-1500 / Google Glass cost costs early adopters buy new, but apparently components teardown.com most expensive part Google Glass Texas Instruments OMAP4430 processor least expensive component tiny 570mAh battery spends plenty of money on research software development assembly distribution profit Glass not just for geeks 5-megapixel camera 16GB NAND memory 1GB DDR2 SDRAM display futuristic glass bump in price assembly built in California hourly wage smaller profit margin assembled in Asia Vietnam wage fewer models produced limited Glass availability affordable price market larger scale JP Gownder wearables analyst Forrester beta /