Chipsip Smart Glass: Scotch Tape Holds Connected Eyewear to Frames

Scotch tape is the only adhesive holding ChipSip's device together.

According to Engadget, the Taiwanese company plans to sells its SiMEye Smart Glass for $500. A launch date hasn't yet been announced, but the price tag is much less than Google Glass, a device that reportedly resembles ChipSip's wearable technology. Glass runs for $1,500 apiece.

ChipSip's president said the device helps consumers interact more with each other.

"Users can share their visual world in real-time, or have an immediate live view chat with their family and friends in a remote distance with the award-wining SiMEye Smart Glass," Tai said in a company press release. "With the standalone and standard Android platform, the SiMEye Smart Glass allows users to download their favorite apps now and enjoy the wearable entertainment. The eyewear provides instant access to information anytime, anywhere through any cloud service. Featuring the interaction with smartphones, users can manage phone calls and updates in real time without taking their phones out."

ChipSip's gizmo features a touchpad on its right side, 720 pixel display, and operates on Android's 4.2.2 system. The devices' apps selection is also similar to those found on smartphones, according to Engadget.

According to the press release, consumers can see the gadget at the Computex Taipei 2014 technology conference until Saturday.

Google Glass allows users to record video, search the internet, and even play tennis. A balance game evaluates one's ability to keep books on their head, and a clay shooter similar to the famous duck hunt game.

The match feature evaluates how well one pairs patches with similar patterns, while a shape splitter breaks up shapes, according to the company's blog.

Glass' music capabilities allow users to look for songs, review playlists, and hear tunes in good quality while they wear the device.

Google reopened Glass for public sale May 14, after a one-day sale April 15 was successful.

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