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Google Glass exploded into the tech scene in 2012 with the pomp and circumstance of an Apple product unveiling. It put “wearable technology” into the lexicon of the masses. Accolades poured in from both the technology world and the fashion... 
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"People like to lambast it because it’s too this or not that—but it’s still a much-matured device, certainly compared to the wearable stuff coming out of startups and other companies today.” The post Sorry, But Google Glass Isn’t Anywhere Close to...
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Google announced on Thursday that it will stop producing Google Glass in its current form. That means, after Jan. 19, you’ll no longer be able to spend $1,500 for a semi-functional and socially controversial face computer.
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I've wondered if there would ever be a time where Google Glass and other "smart glasses" are going to be generally acceptable to the public-at-large. With security cameras everywhere combined with unapologetic government surveillance of law-abiding citizens, adding Glass is just too much. They turned out to be a straw the broke the back of the privacy camel's back. With news of people wearing Glass being assaulted the product was doomed.
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Every day, we put technologies like Google Glass, online ads, fitness trackers, and more to use in an attempt to learn more about ourselves through technology.
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Bitcoin isn't to be trusted and Google Glass should be banned, according to people surveyed recently, but at least they've heard of these new technologies.
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Chevy never has to issue reminders to drivers to not deliberately steer trucks into playgrounds, but people who choose to wear $1,500 computers on their faces need an extra lesson in how to be a member of society.
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Google Glass — AKA the computer you wear on your face — is set to launch at an unspecified date later this year. Doubtlessly many of you are eager to try out this intriguing new technology, which will lead to entirely new social interactions and potential faux pas. Google recommends the following Glass etiquette techniques that will stop you from becoming a ‘Glasshole’.
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I don’t feel the following needs any elaboration, but for the sake of making my point I will do so anyway. When a device or software is in it’s beta phase it means that it is near completion.
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Google is clearly taking all of the lessons learned from one of the most public betas in recent memory back to the drawing board.
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Some ideas are ahead of their time. There is no question that the wearables market is taking off with the proliferation of health monitors, pedometers and..
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A few months after Google publicly teased its plans to develop Google Glass, Ian Shakil convinced some friends who worked at the company to let him try on an early prototype of the smart glasses. It proved to be an eye-opening experience.
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Recently I ran into my colleague, Poyan Sandnell, who’d just become the owner of a pair of Google glasses. It was like talking to someone from the future so I decided it’s time for a guest blogger who could share their real experiences with the Networked Society. So now, over to Poyan:
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“Our Glass Explorer community, which consists of people from all walks of life, actively participates in shaping the future of Glass. With new technology comes new questions, and our Explorers help to answer those questions. The first Explorers were developers from Google I/O 2012 and people who told us what they would do #ifihadglass. Since then, we’ve continued to expand the Explorer Program. We’re at the start of a long journey and we’re looking to our Explorers to help us develop this new technology.
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The digital eyeglass-style headsets -- which can search the Internet on voice command, record video, and more -- are expected to hit the market by the end of the year. Preview models have already proven popular with doctors andprofessional sports teams, along with a growing number of early adopters.
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Google Glass was meant to be the next big thing of technology 3 years ago. It failed to hit off with its unattractive appeal, this technology has gone over its previous failures to reinvent itself and become of the biggest trends of 2015