Hasta La Ideas

As Google Glass gets closer to its launch date, the search giant has released specs on what users can expect from the production models. The onboard camera will record 720p video and be able to shoot 5MP stills; audio will be piped into your dome via bone conduction; it will have Bluetooth and 802.11b/g WiFi; you’ll have 12GB of storage; and the battery will reportedly last for “one full day of typical use.” The 640×360 resolution of the video is claimed to be “the equivalent of a 25 inch high definition screen from eight feet away,” but we’ll need to see that in action.

Which we will, if we head out to San Francisco or Los Angeles. Word on the street (and by “street,” we mean Buzzfeed) is that Google will be opening up their own retail stores, starting with California’s big city. The physical storefronts will be meant to push not only Glass, but Android- and Chromebook-related products as well. There’s no word on what the stores will look like or who will be designing them, but given that Apple’s got the likes of Norman Foster on their stores/HQ and Facebook’s got Gehry on “Facebook West,” we’d be surprised if Google didn’t go with a big-ticket architect/designer for the prestige.

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