The Google Glass community has coordinated a series of meet-ups across the U.S. saturday evening. Try not be alarmed if you see a swarm of people wearing the device walk into your bar. The aim of these gatherings is to help the public feel more comfortable around Glass users and to dispel myths people might have about Glass, how it works, and the privacy of those nearby. Between these events and the guides Google published over the past few months, Google clearly feels there is a lot of work to be done to make non-users feel comfortable. In February, Google released etiquette guidelines for users to help them not be labeled “glass-holes.” In March Google released a document to try to dispel some of the myths regarding the device. None of this has helped the public feel more comfortable though; the other month a woman used her Glass to record herself being kicked out of a bar for wearing them (likely for the very reason that they didn’t want to be recorded…which still did). I am guessing that by the end of Saturday night there will be many more stories of people being asked to leave bars and restaurants for wearing the devices. Let us know if you have seen anyone wearing Glass yet and whether it made you uncomfortable.
