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Sign Up DETROIT (WWJ) – If you like the latest tech gadgets, this is your weekend to explore what will be coming into the marketplace soon. The new Google Glass was available for folks to check out at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Detroit. The wearable computer doesn’t come out until next year but Google’s Anna Richardson explains what you can do with the lightweight eyeglass frames that have a small lens on the right side that is your display.
Wearable tech such as Google Glass 'too expensive' for target audience. Just 7% of 16- to 24-year-olds own wearable tech, according to GfK, and only 6% of the UK population.
The former group is the most receptive to the idea of wearing a connected device rather than carrying a smartphone, with 60% finding it appealing. Price is an object for respondents, especially 16- to 24-year-olds. The research found that the £150-£200 price range of a smartwatch meant that across all groups purchase intention fell from 24% to 12%. The figure drops from 16% to 7% for tech glasses like Google Glass (priced £400-£600). Among 16- to 24-year-olds, intention to purchase suffers its biggest drop, from 32% to 10%. View the Future Today.