A simple Google search for “glass wearer” makes it abundantly clear why Google Glass as we know it is no longer available in the marketplace and is being moved under Nest founder Tony Fadell for an overhaul. Here are some of the top results:
“Another Google Glass Wearer Attacked in San Francisco.”
“Google Glass wearers can steal your password.”
“Google Glass wearer removed from AMC theater.”
“Google Glass wearer interrogated.”
“Google Glass wearer robbed at Taser point.”
“The revolt against Goggle Glassholes.”
And that’s just the first page of the results. Also, type “Google Glass wearer” into the search bar, and it will auto-fill these words: attacked, kicked out, assaulted.
This was the kind of attention that tarnished Google’s high-tech moonshot, an initially pure concept to bring the utility of mobile devices to glasses. But the world had other ideas, and despite a core enthusiastic group of Glass Explorers anointed by Google to test-drive the gadget over the past two years, the search giant said today it was rethinking the whole project. It would no longer selectively sell Google Glass, the company announced today. The Mountain View, Calif.-based giant had been asking $1,500 for the device.
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