Anyone and everyone in the US can now buy a Google Glass unit today only

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Anyone and everyone in the US can now buy a Google Glass unit today only

In case you haven’t heard our bazillion reminders up until this point, here’s another: you can now buy the Google Glass, if you want.

The Explorers program is open to anyone willing to drop $1,500 for what’s essentially a long beta test for an emerging product. Of course, you have to live in the US to get in on it (otherwise you’ll want an overseas buddy to help you out if you’ve got the dough), and you’ll also have to do it by the end of the day.

That $1,500 will go toward the initial unit you get and likely any revisions that Google may or may not issue ahead of the device’s consumer release (the date of which we’re still not sure of).

You’ll also be able to choose between one frame or shade attachment, the former of which will be necessary for those who wear glasses and want to get their glass outfitted with prescription lenses. The base Glass unit itself is available in black, white, red, blue or gray.

Hear all you need to know? Get over there to order now, and hurry up because today is the only day you’re guaranteed entry into the Explorers program. Otherwise, you may have to wait for more invites to head out, and there’s no telling when or if that’ll ever happen.

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Samsung HomeSync set-top box available for $99 at Best Buy [DEAL]

Another hot deal is on tap for you folks this morning, with Best Buy putting Samsung’s HomeSync set-top box on sale for $99. That’s a massive price drop from the typical $299.99 it’s offered for. HomeSync hooks up with your Galaxy smartphone or tablet so you can easily upload your photos and video to its 1TB of on-board storage (which you then play back on your TV for the whole family to enjoy).

Many were already of the opinion that HomeSync was overpriced, even if it did come with a whopper of a hard drive. After all, it is just a big box with a simplified TouchWiz interface that allows you to playback photos, video and music.

Unfortunately for Samsung, it’s tough to sell a $300 box when many people have no problem taking to the cloud or using streaming services to get their content over devices like the $35 Chromecast or the $99 Amazon Fire TV (and it also doesn’t help that it doesn’t work with anything but their own devices). Be sure to find it at Best Buy here if you think you can find some use for it.

[via SlickDeals]

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