By engaging with citizens through social media tools, a head of state can better gauge the nature of a movement gathering online, and match it with the appropriate response, according to Jared Cohen, director of Google Ideas, and author of Children of Jihad.

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Hardware controls include power, selection and volume up and down, while the smartglasses also gauge 3-degrees of freedom through head-tracking, alongside an integrated compass and GPS. The built-in camera is capable of 1080p video in 16:9 aspect ratio, although it'll be able to capture stills too.

ENGADGET: Vuzix Smart Glasses M100 hands-on at CES 2013 (update: now with video!)