Google Has Chosen 8,000 Winners in Glass Contest

[exfileme]

And the winners are...

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[bustapr]

not much to say they are winners when the only prize they get is the opportunity to buy a beta test at full price.

 

[COLGeek]

The prize is the opportunity to buy something? That sounds like the ol' timeshare scam. No thanks.

 

[Chairman Ray]

Sell the product at full price to the 8000 most enthusiastic customers and let them hype it up like mad. Google Glass gets a lot of advertising and positive reviews, not only for free, but making money off of it. Google marketing team, you are a genius.

 

[twelve25]

I get prizes like that in the mail all the time from car dealerships.

 

[lockhrt999]

Present = Smartphones.
Future = These glasses + wearable tech on wrists.

In 5 years or so smartphones will become obsolete.

 

[soundping]

The spy on your eye.

 

[janetonly42]

I can't believe they found 8,000 fools, I mean people willing to pay that much to be a beta tester for spywear.

 

[cozmicshredder]

Yeah I really wanted a pair to wear into a bar and get punched in the face for invading people sobriety!!