Google Glass

1. Advantages

1.1. Convenient to use, able to use without using hands

1.2. Simple to use, especially when taking photos and videos

1.3. Able to customise settings to use either voice commands or small hand gestures

1.4. Many apps available, including news and direction related apps

1.5. Able to multitask

2. Disadvantages

2.1. Privacy may be violated

2.2. Costs USD 1500

2.3. May be offensive to others, e.g. face recognition, rude to use while talking to people

2.4. Place have considered banning or have banned Google glass, such as bars, hospitals, casinos and movie theatres

2.5. May distract users from work, could be highly dangerous when driving

3. Styles

3.1. Sunglasses

3.2. Prescription glasses

3.3. Diane Furstenberg collaboration

4. Features

4.1. Overview

4.2. Navigation

4.3. Analyses performance of golfers using GolfSight and SwingByte to find course information and score and provides data of swing

4.4. Plays music using Google Play Music

4.5. Records information of run using StravaRun, analyses running performance

5. Response

5.1. 'Excellent wearable technology' using OHMD (Optical head-mounted display), a technology that allows users to see images while seeing through the device.

5.2. Won 'Best Inventions of the Year' by Times Magazine

5.3. 'What's the Problem with Google Glass?' - The New Yorker

5.4. Google Tells Congress: We’re Not Changing Our Privacy Policy For Google Glass - Marketing Land

5.5. Woman affected in bar when wearing Google Glass

5.6. Criticised for not changing privacy policies