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During the writing of this post, Google Glass<\/a> is being shipped<\/a> out to Glass Explorers. But alas it is only to early adapters and developers who had forked out the hefty price tag and only a portion of those who signed for it is actually getting a unit.<\/p>\n

For the rest of us, we will just have to wait until Glass is more commercially available but if you\u2019re like me, you probably wondered how this wearable gadget<\/a> actually works. Well this simple inforgraphic by Martin Missfeldt<\/strong> explains the technology behind Google Glass. How images are projected onto the \u2018visual layer\u2019, what does a view behind Glass look like and how bespectacled enthusiasts can also join in on the fun.<\/p>\n

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