Jins Meme Smart Glasses

Decided that Google Glass was just a bit too over the top for you but you want some technology in your glasses, Japanese company Jins might have the solution. These Meme smart glasses are designed to monitor your fatigue and then alert you when you should take a break.  Using a combination of eye and motion sensors, the glasses can tell when your eyelids are getting heavy.  The glasses then communicate via bluetooth to an app on your phone, which notifies you that you are close to nodding off.  Additionally the glasses have some basic activity tracking functionality including a step counter and calorie tracker.  The company plans to open the device up for 3rd party apps.

The Jins Meme glasses are still a year away from shipping and even then, it is a Japan only affair (for the time being).  While less expensive than Google Glass, these glasses are very pricey; Jins estimates that they will cost between $685 to $979 (¥70,000 to ¥100,000) depending on the style.  Announcing the Meme glasses, their feature-set, and possible pricing 12 months before launch seems crazy given the speed that this segment is moving.