Google ’s willingnessto meth Glass for the sake of fashionmight not be as mad as we previously think . Because agree toa late estimate from Teardown.com , the existent parts go into the $ 1500 faceputer only add together up to a measly 80 buck .
It ’s crucial to take down , of course , that this is just an estimation — more specifically , one that Google is vehemently denying . A Google spokesmantold the Wall Street Journalthat Teardown ’s estimation was “ absolutely wrong , ” although he provided no further gossip .
And while Teardown.com is quick to acknowledge that its conclusion is base purely on estimate ( which can be seen in detail belowand at Teardown.com here ) , even if the site is off by a few hundred dollars , that still makes the last production be only a third if its retail note value to in reality produce .
There ’s obviously much more that goes into a product than its case-by-case portion . Research , ontogenesis , and the technique necessary to really put the thing together all take a considerable amount of acquirement that ’s highly unmanageable to measure . Compared topast estimation of the iPhone 5 ’s combined stuff toll , which was estimated to be about $ 8 more than even the retail value , it seems that Google is n’t just building in profit , but tons of it .
We ’ve extend to out to Google for scuttlebutt , and will update as soon as we hear back . But at least for now , what do you remember ? Do these estimates vocalise precise ? Is Glass really that much greater than the amount of its parts ? Duke it out down below . [ TeardownviaBetabeat , WSJ ]
Update 1:29pm : In an e-mail to Gizmodo , a Google interpreter provided the undermentioned statement .
The estimate is wrong . The Glass Explorer Edition costs significantly more to produce than what this troupe is gauge .
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