Google has now opened its Glass Explorers program to anyone (in the United States) with a spare $1500. If the devices are in stock, and you’ve got a US address, you can step right up and order one. Keep in mind, though, that Glass remains a pretty much roll-your-own kind of thing…
And speaking of Glass, there’s another estimate out of its material cost. IHS put the cost at $152.47, while acknowledging the significant manufacturing and software costs that aren’t reflected in that number. Google says IHS is “wildly off.” Teardown.com had earlier estimated parts cost at $80, which Google called “absolutely wrong.” This is starting to sound like an episode of “The Price is Right.”