Google Glass Today Becomes Available to Everyone: How to Buy It
Today at 9 a.m. ET, everyone in the U.S. will be able to buyGoogle Glass.
Google announced the plan last week. “Every day, we get requests from those of you who haven’t found a way into the program yet, and we want your feedback too,” the company wrote in a blog post.
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Google Glass is not commercially available yet; it’s been available only to Google Glass Explorers — in other words, only through a very limited beta-testing program.
Now, Google is opening up the program and folks in the U.S. will be able to get the Glass for $1500 + tax. Google has apologized to everyone else, saying it’s “just not ready yet to bring Glass to other countries.”
The price is steep, but at least Google will throw in frames or a shade of your choice.
To get the Glass, you need to be 18 years old, and you need to be a U.S. resident with a U.S. shipping address. Then, go to this address today, April 15, at 9am ET. Be fast, as the number of spots available is limited…
From Mashable – read the entire article here.
As if cell phones weren’t enough of a distraction while driving, now we have Google Glass coming up. Wonder how long it will be before they have to waste more taxpayer money to ban these while driving? They should never have had to do that with cell phones; common sense should have prevailed but…..it didn’t. In addition to this, Google has just patented a contact lens that will allow you to take pictures. Privacy anyone?