Google Glass to be made in the USA, but still by Foxconn

Like so many other popular and much-coveted tech gadgets, Google Glass will be made by China's Foxconn -- but not in China.

The Financial Times is reporting that Google's augmented reality specs will be assembled by the Taiwan-based company, also known as Hon Hai Precision Industry, at a facility in Santa Clara, Calif. Foxconn has contracts with many big names in the tech world to manufacture and/or assemble laptops, smartphones, and other consumer products in facilities around the world, including its massive, city-sized factories in mainland China.

According to the report, the small scale, high cost, and complexity of Glass made it a good candidate for the "made in the USA" label.

A number of Googlers were seen wearing Glass at South By Southwest. As far as I'm aware, none were left behind in an Austin bar.Presumably, the first few thousand Glass units to be assembled in California will be sent out to the 8,000 recently announced contest winners who were given the chance to buy Glass early for $1,500.

I reached out to Google and was told that the company "does not comment on rumor speculation."