--- description: Clay Haight, 13, created his own (quasi-functional) pair of Google Glass as a part of a DIY project. title: A 13-Year-Old's Version of Google Glass is Pretty Impressive image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # A 13-Year-Old Built His Own Google Glass and It's Pretty Impressive by [Laura Stampler](/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 17, 2014 7:41 PM CUT by [Laura Stampler](/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 17, 2014 7:41 PM CUT Who needs to shell out $1500 for a pair of Google Glass when you can just make your own? Clay Haight, 13, created his own (quasi-functional) pair as a part of a DIY project. According to [_Make_](http://makezine.com/2014/07/16/diy-google-glass/ "undefined")_:_ --- > “” --- (h/t: [_Daily Dot_](http://www.dailydot.com/technology/teen-diy-google-glass/ "undefined")) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3002218/a-13-year-old-built-his-own-google-glass-and-its-pretty-impressive/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3002218/a-13-year-old-built-his-own-google-glass-and-its-pretty-impressive/"},"headline":"A 13-Year-Old Built His Own Google Glass and It's Pretty Impressive","datePublished":"2014-07-17T19:41:52.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:11:46.638Z","description":"Take that, glassholes.","url":"https://time.com/3002218/a-13-year-old-built-his-own-google-glass-and-its-pretty-impressive/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Internet","Google","Technology","google glass","kids"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Laura Stampler","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/laura-stampler/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3002218/a-13-year-old-built-his-own-google-glass-and-its-pretty-impressive/","name":"A 13-Year-Old Built His Own Google Glass and It's Pretty Impressive"}}]}] ```