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This article is very in-depth and a very thoughtful. As predicted, Google is planning to launch the consumer version (as of now only few early birds have it) of "Glass" in the year 2014. The future is on its way, and it is going to be on our face. Although the techies and high net worth individuals are going ga-ga over it but will it be legal, that's the question. Some reports suggest that many state Governments want to ban Google Glass at least while driving. There are some restaurants have already ban them for the privacy of customers. Anyway, it would be very interesting to see how Google deals with all of the hurdles obstructing to their platform changing invention in the upcoming months. What do you think?

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I've had Glass since July, and I have found that much of its use in my personal experience comes down to how I feel in any given situation.

I do drive with Glass on, but it is generally sleeping, unless I am asking for directions to a new place. As for restaurants and the like, I feel like there generally is no need for me to wear it, as it just brings up uncomfortable feelings in those around me, and it's easier to just leave it in the car.

Where Glass really shines is in the great outdoors. When I'm taking a walk through my history-filled city, or out playing with my kids, this is where I use Glass the most. Not having to take myself out of the situation to pull my phone out to take a photo, or get a quick snippet of info about a nearby point of interest are the killer features for me.

I'm afraid they'll ban all the cool uses of Glass.

You could use them to get directions, or to dictate a text message while driving, which would be much less distracting then touching a GPS or a phone.

One of the best use cases is already banned by Google - face recognition. I sometimes forget a person's name, and it would be much less awkward if I could press a button and compare the face I see with people I've emailed with. It wouldn't be such a big leap - I already use tech in that case.. but it's much more conspicuous to pull out your phone and to search old mails or facebook to find out if it is "Anne" or "Anna" or "Tom" or "Tim".

"I'm afraid they'll ban all the cool uses of Glass." -- But wan't that the main aim behind Google's Glass invention. What if Apple tomorrow launches an iPhone 6 with a sensor where it can detect the faces and gives the related information like Google Glass. So should we ban that too. Much of the details are already on the internet about you and Google Glass is just fetching it and serving you on your face instead of your browser.

One of the best use cases is already banned by Google - face recognition.

Is it realistic to believe that they can enforce this "ban", in the long term?

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