Exactly what is on the inside? “It's surprisingly simple, we destroyed Glass
entirely, for you," states Star Simpson. Have a look at her Google Glass Teardown together with Scott Torborg.
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We eagerly brought Glass back to the lab to begin the dissection. Speculation reigned: what if the entire body of Glass is potted with epoxy requiring strong solvents to access? Which part is the battery in? How hackable is this thing? Where are the sensors? Any extra hardware features yet to be unlocked by future software updates? But first, where to even begin opening it?
With no idea of what lay ahead, we started by removing the titanium frame from the pod that holds all the good stuff.
