52 ANDROID ADVISOR • ISSUE 10
We'll start with Google, which has a prism
projector that fl oats in front of the wearer's right eye.
It's quite thick, and means that the plastic casing
sticks quite far out from your head, but it's the most
clear and e ective display out of the smartglasses
in this round-up so far.
All of the smartglasses in this round-up are
prototypes, but Google Glass defi nitely feels like
it's the closest to being a fi nal product. It's the only
device out of those compared here that's has been
available to buy, but Google explains that the Google
Glass Explorer Edition 2.0, that sold for £1,000 aims
to let "people from all walks of life play an active role
in shaping Glass ahead of a wide consumer launch,"
which is really just the company's way of saying it's
not completely fi nished yet but they wanted to sell it
anyway.
Toshiba's o ering, similarly named Toshiba Glass,
is in early prototype form, unveiled for the fi rst time
in October 2014. It uses di erent display technology
that, while not yet as clear and crisp as Google
Glass's, could be a better solution in the long term.