Categories: Geek

Home-Brew Heads-Up Display Glasses: Who Needs Google Glass Anyway

I have been thinking about the Google Glass concept for some time now. After having checked pretty much every video demonstrating them and of course hearing some reports of people getting fined driving while using them, when and what are they good for? I can understand this concept being implemented into a motorcycle helmet, but I do not see the point of wearing them as glasses. On top of that, why can’t we just go for home-brew Glass alternatives instead?

I mean I am quite aware that I am coming across clueless when it comes to these Google Glass glasses, but despite all the cool apps and stuff you can do with them, what are they really optimizing? My question boils down to one really, considering the many negative sides of the Google Glass glasses, is it really worth paying the hefty price they will most likely be priced at? Aren’t we better off just building our own instead?

A guy calling himself Codeninja has taken it upon himself to come up with a geekier, more technological and also cheaper alternative to the Google Glass glasses and they are something out of a Robocop, Alien and Avatar movie all bundled into one, if that makes sense.

His home-brew project has been a long journey, and he is already into his 3rd tier and he is just gonna keep going. There are a lot of features that this home-brew alternative has that are way cooler than what I have seen of the Google Glass glasses so far.  To start with, there isn’t much known about these glasses, and Codeninja doesn’t share too much on his website either. But he’s using Raspberry Pi to drive the whole thing, and he has also incorporated a motorized arm to allow the screen to be retracted upwards. Furthermore, most of the parts that make up this home-brew alternative to the Google Glass glasses are 3D printed, and he says on his blog that he’s going to further miniaturize everything for his next tier. When there are cheap concepts, prototypes and innovations like this, who needs the Google Glass glasses anyway.

Codeninja’s Home-Brew Google Glass Alternative

Via: [Hack A Day]

Richard Darell

Richard Darell is the founder and CEO of Bit Rebels, a multifaceted online news outlet that reports daily on the latest developments in technology, social media, design and everything geek. Today this media entity welcomes more than 3.5 million unique visitors per month and is considered the go-to place for people in constant motion. As an Internet entrepreneur, he is dedicated to constantly trying to develop new ways to bring content faster and closer to the end user in a more streamlined way. His excitement for statistics has allowed him to further develop systems that continuously produce accurate and fast-paced analytics to better optimize the approach by which Bit Rebels presents news and content. His graphic design background has proven to be an important tool when designing new systems and features for Bit Rebels since the development of solid and stable code depends entirely on their structure and implemented procedures. Richard currently resides in Stockholm, Sweden and directs the Bit Rebels offices in both Stockholm and Atlanta. You can reach Richard at richard@bitrebels.com

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