14 DAY TRIAL // Google Glass is still a few months away from becoming available for everyone to buy, and Google is trying to get as many people as possible accustomed to the device.
As TechCrunch points out, one of the biggest issues for Google and its gadget is the way people look at it.
Surely, tech enthusiasts will easily be swayed into trying it on, but most other people aren’t all that open about it and that’s mostly because they don’t understand how it works and what it can do exactly.
While they’re under the impression that Glass is always recording their environment, that’s not the case. Other worries such as built-in face recognition and other privacy-invading tools are also not available for the device.
In fact, Google has limited the creation of such apps and warned developers about making such tools. Given the fact that just last week it was revealed that the New York Police Department was testing the device to see if it might use it for patrols, face recognition might actually come in handy. However, for the general population, such a feature would be considered as a privacy violation.
So, Google started going on a roadshow of sort, the latest being in Atlanta, giving regular people the chance to try on Glass. Not only do they get a chance to see what the device can and cannot do, and, thus, alleviate their fears, but they could also become potential buyers.
It is expected that Google Glass’ price will drop considerably when it becomes publicly available, but given its $1,500 price tag, chances are it will still be quite expensive for a lot of people.
Google is on a path to change people’s of Glass and that’s good news not only for the Internet giant, but also for other makers of similar devices that are being launched.