Earlier this week, Google put Google Glass back “on the shelves”, so to speak, as it made the wearable device available for public purchase again. Still at the premium price of $1500, Google hopes it can get its Explorer program to expand by making it available again. Google posted the following on its Google+ account;
“We’re still in the Explorer Program while we continue to improve our hardware and software, but starting today anyone in the US can buy the Glass Explorer Edition, as long as we have it on hand: google.com/glass
We’re ready to keep meeting new Explorers, and we can’t wait to hear all your experiences and feedback to continue to make Glass even better, ahead of our wider consumer release.”
That last part is of particular interest as 9to5Google suggested a month ago that maybe a more affordable version is down the road;
“In addition to the insane price tag ($1,500 for Galaxy Nexus specs is crazy, Google), a consumer release of Glass is still expected to take place this year. That means improved hardware and a far cheaper price should be on the horizon.
That release should come this fall, with Glass news hopefully being a major point at the upcoming Google I/O developer conference.”
Hopefully soon, we’ll also see some kind of development toward the ongoing privacy concerns regarding wearables in general, of which Glass is in the spotlight.
One reply on “Google Glass is back in the public’s shopping cart”
Not sure if general consumers will accept Google glass this early. It’s cool, but what does it really offer that your cellphone can’t already do? Hopefully, it’ll be much cheaper when it comes out.