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I've tweeted a bunch of times about how stupid I think Google Glass is, and I don't know anybody in real life who will admit to wanting one. But it sure seems to be exciting the people most vocal on the Internet.

I know for a fact this won't see mainstream adoption, that's obvious. But whether Google will sell enough to the excitable people with no fashion sense to make a v2? That's hard to predict.

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Why would anyone not "want" one? I think the vast majority of my friends would think it was a cool toy to have when working on stuff.

I agree that most people wouldn't be excited about wearing it all the time or paying the initial cost.

What happens when they look the same as sunglasses or normal glasses? Fashion sense won't be as much of an issue.

That's a distinct possibility, though I'm not sure that walking around talking to yourself will ever be cool.

Arn't you walking around talking to yourself (in a sense) when you're doing a hands-free call? I see that everyday...

You are and it's really not cool. I never do that. I mean to each his own but blue tooth headsets, and especially talking on them in public are generally seen as douchey.

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