FHSTheFlash The Flash Volume 54, Issue 2 January 2014 | Page 5

News
Josephine Morenski
Flash Editor

mass-market, ever-present
computer. Google Glass
Explore Edition is currently
released for developers only.
While the glass is a great
addition to today’s technology it also comes with negative effects. The price is one

“OK Glass…” are two
words people will begin to
hear more often. With the
ever changing technology
of today’s society, Google
wants to show
the world a
different view
on technology.
Many people are
glued to smartphones, tablets,
and computers
throughout the
day, now Google
is introducing
a hands-free
device for technology lovers
of all ages.
Google Glass,
also known as
Project Glass,
is a wearable
computer with
an optical
head-mounted
display in the
form of glasses.
The design of
the glass is built
to be lightweight, com2014’s Google Glass
fortable, and as
Credit: Google
unobtrusive as
possible. The
sleek and stylish device curof them, currently costing
rently comes in five colors:
$1,500 for a pair. However,
charcoal, tangerine, shale,
the price is expected to drop
cotton and sky. Google is
drastically when it is rein the talks of partnering
leased to consumers accordwith sunglass retailers, and
ing to Topology Research’s
they’re considering opening
Jason Tsai; however, nothretail stores to reach out to
ing is confirmed yet. Safety
customers. The mission for
tends to be another effect
producing Project Glass is a
with the glass; recently

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a Californian driver was
ticketed for driving while
wearing Google Glass. This
event w