Google Glass costs only $80 to make - report says
So you think the price of Google Glass is a bit high, huh? You’re not alone; plenty of people balk at the $1,500 cost. At some point or another Google will introduce a retail version of the wearable technology. It’s only a matter of time before we see this guy in the Google Play Store with what we hope to be a fraction of the price. How low can Google go and still make a profit? You’d be surprised.
According to a recent teardown, Google Glass costs less than $100 to manufacture. Indeed, the actual figure is reported to be as low as $80 per unit.
It’s worth pointing out that research and development likely account for much of the cost. And, really, you can’t put a value on the know-how that went into creating these things. What’s more, Google has already come out to shoot down these figures, calling them “absolutely wrong.”
What’s the price point you’d like to see for a retail version of the Google Glass?
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