Sony aims to outdo Google Glass with SmartEyeglass smart glasses

'Developer edition' of new gadget made available for pre-order in UK and Germany, with 620 price and companion software development kit

Google may have gone back to the drawing board for a rethink of its Glass smart eyewear, but rivals are pressing on with their plans - including Sony, which has made its SmartEyeglass gadget available to pre-order in the UK and Germany.

Described as a "developer edition", the SED-E1 eyewear will cost 620 when it goes on sale in March, at which point it will also be available in eight other countries. However, a version for non-developers won't go on sale until 2016 at the earliest.

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