Bye-Bye Google Glass Stores
December 4, 2014
The great thing about owning an Apple product is when you need service all you have to do is schedule an appointment and visit a store. Apple is quite unlike any other company with technical support, because they actually help resolve issues without trying to sell you more products at the same time. Also person-to-person help is more effective than phone support.
Google must have been thinking the same thing, because Digital Spy reports in “Google Glass Basecamp Stores Closing In The US?” the search giant opened three Glass Basecamp storefronts for Google Glass tech support and to buy accessories. Just as quickly as they opened, the storefronts are closing in New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco.
According to the article, the stores were not meant to be permanent, which is strange considering the consumer version of the Google Glass is set for release soon.
“Earlier this month, it was reported that the launch of the consumer version could be delayed until 2015.
The apparent delay comes as developers are reportedly losing interest in the technology, with some pulling out of making apps.
While there are almost 100 apps available, there are some notable omissions including Twitter, who stopped supporting Glass in October.”
It sounds like Google has a blunder on its list along with forcing all users to sign up for Google Plus. Is the world ready for technology like Google Glass, the answer is yes. The technology, however, is still clunky and not widespread. What can it be compared to? There is Nintendo’s Virtual Boy and Power Glove, the DIVX player, and laser discs.
Whitney Grace, December 04, 2014
Sponsored by ArnoldIT.com, developer of Augmentext
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