Glass Up, a competition for Google Glass
Google Up is one such gadget which appeared as a Google Glass rival. This connects to yourSmartphone device and provides you updates and notifications right at your lenses. The crowdfunding campaign has already started with Indeigogo with a goal of $150,000.. pre-orders have already started.
As for the manufacturing one might see Glass Up and Google Glass is quite similar but these are entirely different. Google Glass can be said a well developed one while Glass Up a rider on the back. However, it definitely has provided a competitor to Google. Google Glass has a built-in camera and voice recognition feature while Glass Up lack both of these features. As for privacy issues there is already a hype around.
Glass Up is a “receive only” gadget as it cannot provide even a snapshot of its own. It is more like Smartwatch which can receive notifications too. These glasses connect with Android, iOS and Windows Smartphones through a low powered Bluetooth 4.0. This enables information from your Smartphone to be transmitted to your device.
It will display a 320×420 while Google Glass gives a 640×360 pixel display and the former do not entertain WI-fi radio so you just have your Smartphone feed to rely on. As for batteries, the company claims it lasts 150 hours of standby and 8 hours of normal usage. Plus the image is projected in front of your eye rather than a side view.
Pre-orders are available at a $399 price, quite affordable as compared to Google Glass. Shipping will start in March 2014. Moreover, the company will keep on shipping even if crowdfunding campaign fails.