Tech toys to watch in 2013

Actual release dates are hard to come by. Product details are few and far between. But rumours? Those we have in massive volumes. --By Shane Schick

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The launch: Google Project Glass

The buzz: There’s no official date set for a wearable computer that consumers will be able to purchase, but the developer version is expected sometime in 2013 with a price of around $1,500, based on hints dropped by the search engine giant’s co-founder, Sergey Brin.

The reality check: This is by far the most out-there product that could arrive in the next year, and will likely drive more discussion than actual
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The launch: Google Project Glass

The buzz: There’s no official date set for a wearable computer that consumers will be able to purchase, but the developer version is expected sometime in 2013 with a price of around $1,500, based on hints dropped by the search engine giant’s co-founder, Sergey Brin.

The reality check: This is by far the most out-there product that could arrive in the next year, and will likely drive more discussion than actual consumer demand. Kind of like the Segway a few years back. There is no compelling reason for Google to push this out early, and given how long Gmail was in beta, expect the company to take it slowly.

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