What should I do with my Google Glass?

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by aadilrazvi • 12 years ago

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I was an early Glass Explorer, but haven't worn it in months. I'm no longer interested in developing for the platform. Any recommendations for what I should do? What's the best way for me to generate revenue from it?

striking• 12 years ago

eBay's pretty useful for stuff like that. You might make an easy $1k if you still have everything that came with it. I don't think you can do anything besides sell it at this point, unfortunately. I think it's cool, just not cool enough to be worth a huge pile of money.

ryannjean• 12 years ago

We actually just launched a platform for buying and selling personal tech devices, including wearables. It's a completely open marketplace so buyers and sellers determine the price on everything. Maybe throw up a classified and see what comes of it? https://www.bezilch.com/ Good luck!

anges244• 12 years ago

Keep them safely stored. It will be quite valuable at some point in the future.

DrewOnCampus• 12 years ago

My company, Augmate, is hiring Android developers that have a passion to drive the adoption of wearables in the workplace. Smart Eyewear is in the early stages of its lifecycle, and there are many companies working on evolving the hardware. We are working with large industrial partners/customers in providing their deskless workforce a frictionless experience with technology. We are pushing forward in developing software for wearable devices and if engineers have an interest in facilitating a future wearable workplace, we would love to speak to you.

http://www.augmate.com/careers

johnbeagle• 12 years ago

You were early to explore and early to retreat. Why are you so ready to give it up when last year there were what seemed endless possibilities? What did it? Was it because people called you a glasshole? Well maybe you were a glasshole. Maybe Google Glass was not made to be in your face public. Maybe it was made for places that are interesting but not so much in the public. Take GoPro for example. What is GoPro anyway? It's just a device that can only see what you see and can't tell you nothing. I bet if you showed up to dinner with a gopro on your head, people would not like that either. You would be a goproass. No Google Glass is not done. Maybe for you. But Glass is just getting started. I see Glass as the ultimate expert assistance tool for everything from on site construction to medical operations. Having more than one set of eyes on you during crucial times might just be the next killer apps of the century. I sure wish the pilots of AirAsia were wearing and streaming and getting assistance from a top notch Glass app. Maybe there's a Sullenberger out there who could have helped them through the storm.

What should I do with my Google Glass?

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