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Just to clarify you are not winning anything free here (still an amazing opportunity though): "Explorers will each need to pre-order a Glass Explorer Edition f

by ry0ohki 14y ago

Just to clarify you are not winning anything free here (still an amazing opportunity though): "Explorers will each need to pre-order a Glass Explorer Edition for $1500 plus tax and attend a special pick-up experience, in person"

rquantz 14y ago
Apparently they're seeking explorers financed by king Ferdinand and Queen Isabella.
pvarangot 14y ago
They need people with cash, otherwise their users won't be able to afford all the horses, planes and balloons necessary to enjoy the full Google Glass experience.
- homosaur 14y ago
  You may be right, no one wants their tech demo to be someone standing in line to cash checks.
  - yk 14y ago
    On the other hand, a shoulder surfing app is a concept unique to Google glasses. ( Since taking out an iPhone is too obvious).
hughlomas 14y ago
That cuts out a sizable demographic from "exploring" it.
madsushi 14y ago
Compete for the amazing opportunity to give us $1,500 of your money!
- eqreqeq 14y ago
  Is the same thing as people trying to buy a Ferrari. Demand vastly exceeds supply so they will have no problem finding people that will think nothing of spending that amount of money. And frankly speaking $1,500 is not a lot of money. If you are poor or stingy I guess it is but at this point in time they are not targeting cheapskates.
  - codex_irl 14y ago
    speak for yourself buddy....$1500 is still a big slice of pie to some of us
  - fusiongyro 14y ago
    > …Is the same thing as people trying to buy a Ferrari. Demand vastly exceeds supply I think the normal idea under these circumstances is to increase the price until the demand meets the supply.
    - saraid216 14y ago
      So they increased it from $0 to $1500. Sounds reasonable.
      - fusiongyro 14y ago
        So, comrade, it costs $0 to produce a Google Glass?
        nuttendorfer 14y ago
        Probably not but developing it wasn't free.
        fusiongyro 14y ago
        I'm starting to think what we really need around here is an English proficiency test.
madsushi 14y ago
Compete for the amazing opportunity to give us $1,500 of your money!
danellis 14y ago
This is open to everyone, right? So what was the point of signing up for Glass at last year's I/O? The only thing that came out of that were: 1) A hangout that confused everyone involved because nobody was leading it 2) An API training event that had extremely limited places My block of etched glass appears to stand for very little.
cantankerous 14y ago
Couple that with the cost of getting yourself to one of the required meeting locations...which can easily run somebody as much as the cost of the device. Some of us do live in flyover country. Though that's probably our fault and not Google's ;-).

by ry0ohki 14y ago

rquantz 14y ago

Apparently they're seeking explorers financed by king Ferdinand and Queen Isabella.

pvarangot 14y ago

They need people with cash, otherwise their users won't be able to afford all the horses, planes and balloons necessary to enjoy the full Google Glass experience.

homosaur 14y ago
You may be right, no one wants their tech demo to be someone standing in line to cash checks.
- yk 14y ago
  On the other hand, a shoulder surfing app is a concept unique to Google glasses. ( Since taking out an iPhone is too obvious).

hughlomas 14y ago

That cuts out a sizable demographic from "exploring" it.

madsushi 14y ago

Compete for the amazing opportunity to give us $1,500 of your money!

eqreqeq 14y ago
Is the same thing as people trying to buy a Ferrari. Demand vastly exceeds supply so they will have no problem finding people that will think nothing of spending that amount of money. And frankly speaking $1,500 is not a lot of money. If you are poor or stingy I guess it is but at this point in time they are not targeting cheapskates.
- codex_irl 14y ago
  speak for yourself buddy....$1500 is still a big slice of pie to some of us
- fusiongyro 14y ago
  > …Is the same thing as people trying to buy a Ferrari. Demand vastly exceeds supply I think the normal idea under these circumstances is to increase the price until the demand meets the supply.
  - saraid216 14y ago
    So they increased it from $0 to $1500. Sounds reasonable.
    - fusiongyro 14y ago
      So, comrade, it costs $0 to produce a Google Glass?
      - nuttendorfer 14y ago
        Probably not but developing it wasn't free.
        fusiongyro 14y ago
        I'm starting to think what we really need around here is an English proficiency test.

madsushi 14y ago

Compete for the amazing opportunity to give us $1,500 of your money!

danellis 14y ago

This is open to everyone, right? So what was the point of signing up for Glass at last year's I/O? The only thing that came out of that were: 1) A hangout that confused everyone involved because nobody was leading it 2) An API training event that had extremely limited places My block of etched glass appears to stand for very little.

cantankerous 14y ago

Couple that with the cost of getting yourself to one of the required meeting locations...which can easily run somebody as much as the cost of the device. Some of us do live in flyover country. Though that's probably our fault and not Google's ;-).