Ask Slashdot: Should I Get Google Glass?

lunatick writes "I put in my application for Google Glass as a joke. I never figured I would be selected. Well in less than one week I got my invite to buy Google Glass. My main hold back is the $1500 price tag for a device that just seems to be a camera and navigation aid. Does anyone in the /. community have Google Glass and can they give some advice to the rest of us considering it?"

Don't forget the cost of your medical bills

[Anonymous Coward]

It costs money to fix a broken nose. Don't forget to factor that in.

No

[scotts13]

Another no. At least, not until most of your neighbors are cyborgs.

Joke?

[tsqr]

I put in my application for Google Glass as a joke.

I don't think you understand what a "joke" is. Unless, that is, the information you supplied on the application is funny in some way.

You want some advice? Here's some advice: buy it, and wear it into a biker bar. Before you go to the bar, leave a note for your next of kin, asking them to post the recorded video on Youtube. That way, we can all share in the joke.

Re:You'll regret being an early adopter.

[slapout]

Let people wear them for $15/hour. After 100 hours you'll have the money back.

Re:No

[Anonymous Coward]

Not yet... maybe when glass comes with X-ray vision.

Re:Are you a creepy guy who wants to video tape pp

[interkin3tic]

Slashdot: news for nerds who dislike new technology.

Depends on...

[binarybum]

Do you already have a moustache? If yes, you are probably creepy enough to wear google glass - consider it if you have funds left over after buying a nice pair of tight leather pants.

Yes, you should

[jdavidb]

I hear there's a filter in Google Glass that fixes Slashdot Beta. I'd go for it.

Re:No

[Anonymous Coward]

+1. Glass is for voyeurs, pedophiles and creepy stalkers.

Is it? I have found you can do all those things without Glass.

Ahem.. I mean... I have heard....

Re:battery issue: less than 4 hours

[bluefoxlucid]

If you need someone to tell you you're drunk, you're too stupid to live.

Re:Are you a creepy guy who wants to video tape pp

[nitehawk214]

For instance in 1991 I would have had no means of communicating with my wife-to-be without the Internet.

How so?

She is a computer program.

Re:Are you a creepy guy who wants to video tape pp

[BlackHawk-666]

Oh, Krieger san! (Archer)

Re: No

[Anonymous Coward]

As a pedophile, I'm offended that you're suggesting I'd use glass.

Re:No

[msauve]

...and is sold in the back of comic books for 5 boxtops plus $3.95 shipping and handling.