For your eyes only: Google bans buyers of £1,000 wearable computer from selling or even lending the hi-tech specs to friends

The first buyers of Google's Glass wearable computer have been banned from selling or even lending the gadget to friends - even though they have paid almost £1,000 for it.

The wearable glasses have been given to developers who signed up at the firm's annual conference last year.

However, purchasers were stunned to find the small print banned them from giving away or even lending the gadget to friends.

'If you resell, loan, transfer, or give your device to any other person without Google's authorization, Google reserves the right to deactivate the device, and neither you nor the unauthorized person using the device will be entitled to any refund, product support, or product warranty,' the firm told buyers.

Glass must be connected to the internet via a wifi or bluetooth connection to work, allowing Google to keep tabs on which account it uses

Several of the Glasses are also believed to have been put up for sale on eBay, but auctions were pulled down before they could be completed