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Much talked about Google’s (News - Alert) Terminator-like glasses will be coming soon to a market near you. According to Business Insider report, Google’s heads-up display (HUD) glasses are expected to be available before the year-end. As per the report, they resemble Oakley Thumps and are being readied at Google’s X Lab. Presently, the report says that the HUD glasses are in the late prototype stage.

According to the Business Insider report, users will be able to interact with the glasses via voice and head tilt, and its internals will be comparable to a previous generation Android phone. In essence, the report indicates that these glasses will also function as a smartphone.

The New York Times’ technology section Bits provided some more details of Google’s HUD glasses. The NYT report stated that Google-made glasses offer another option to check bits of information in real-time.

Several sources close to the project told NYT reporter Nick Bilton that the glasses will go on sale to the public by the end of the year. As per the NYT source, “They are expected to cost around the price of current smartphones, or $250 to $600.”

The NYT report provided some more details. The sources described the glasses as being Android (News - Alert)-based, and will include a small screen that will sit a few inches from the user’s eye. Other features include 3G/4G data connectivity, sensors for motion and GPS, and a low resolution built-in camera.

Seth Weintraub, a blogger for 9 to 5 Google, wrote that the Google HUD glasses will also have a unique navigation system. In his blog, Weintraub described the navigation system as one that uses head tilting to scroll and click. Plus, he added, “It is very quick to learn and once the user is adept at navigation, it becomes second nature and almost indistinguishable to outside users.”

UK news agency The Telegraph reports that Google is building a $120 million electronics testing facility for wireless projects, including testing of precision optical technology.