Google Glass

Trademark.

1. a computer that is worn like eyeglasses, has a tiny display within the field of vision, responds to voice commands and eye movements, and has a touchpad at the side.

   She's wearing Google Glass, and I think she just took your picture with it.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Google Glass¹

First recorded in 2010–15

Example Sentences

People who wore Google Glass in 2014 faced backlash over fears that the smart glasses, priced at $1,500, would secretly record people or make human interactions socially awkward.

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Early versions of Snap’s Spectacles, used for recording videos, and smartglasses such as Google Glass flopped but technology has improved.

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It’s the same general concept that led Google to market Google Glass a decade ago.

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Google Glass failed because it was expensive, unnecessary, unwanted, and frankly, super ugly.

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People started calling Google Glass owners who used the smart glasses in ways that were socially unacceptable “glassholes.”

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