GlassLight: Adafruit Debuts Mini-Flashlight Accessory for Google Glass

A company called Adafruit has just announced “GlassLight,” a small flashlight that attaches to the micro-USB port on Glass.

They’re already selling it, in fact, for $29.95 and as of late last night, GlassLight was listed as out of stock on Adafruit’s website.

It’s about the size of a dime, so I’m guessing it doesn’t add that much weight to Glass. I’m curious, though, about how much it drains the battery when the light is on.

GlassLight works only with the XE16 (or above) firmware and requires the sideloading of an app that lets you say “OK Glass, toggle flashlight” to turn it on. This 10-second video shows it in action:

Coincidentally, there may be some kind of flashlight functionality already planned for Glass. The newest list of voice commands ends with a command labeled “Turn the flashlight on.”