The site's CEO Kim Reid said, "We are a customer obsessed company and we are pleased to be the first e-commerce player in South Africa to stock one of the hottest gadgets on sale in the wearable technology market globally."
Google Glass is a wearable eyeglass frame computer that visually connects users to the internet. Wearers communicate with the internet via voice commands and can access many of Google's key cloud features such as Google Maps and a host of third party apps. An optical display sits above the right eye, with a 640*380 resolution, and is the equivalent to a 25-inch HDTV sitting just 2.4 metres away.
Although the price point will exclude the majority of South African consumers, co-CEO Willem Van Biljon adds, "We expect to sell the product to a highly engaged niche of technologists who will jump at the opportunity to be the first in the market to own Google Glass."
To support the launch, the site has created a video displaying the life of one of its online orders, shot through the lens of Google Glass. "We created a fun and engaging video which illustrates some of the features, while at the same time showcasing the lengths the company's delivery man goes to in order to ensure that the customer gets the parcel on time, which is what the site is all about," says takealot.com CMO, Declan Hollywood.
