Exclusive e-mails are sent to owners of the device's Explorer Edition allowing them the opportunity to invite one special friend to buy a Google Glass prototype. July 30, 2013 7:07 PM PDT A Google Glass prototype. (Credit: Sarah Tew/CNET) The Google Glass proliferation is beginning. And, for those who want a piece of the action it's going to take knowing friends in high places. Google started sending out e-mails to some of the owners of the Google Glass Explorer Edition on Tuesday saying that these select few were allowed to invite one friend to join the program, according to Marketing Land. "We love sharing glass with our friends, because adventures through Glass are more fun with others," Google wrote in the e-mail. "Here's your chance to invite one friend into the Glass Explorer Program." Related stories Bon Jovi's keyboard player wore my Google Glass! (Gosh) New Gorilla Glass protects touch-screen notebooks The world's first Google Glass porn movie LG files trademarks for GPad, G Watch, G Glass Get 'em off! Man gets into a strip club wearing Google Glass To be eligible for an invitation, friends of Explorer owners have to be at least 18 years old, live in the U.S., and be able to pick up the device in San Francisco, Los Angeles, or New York. Google Glass is the company's augmented reality wearable project. The device comes in the form of eyeglasses that can record videos, take photos, chat, get directions, look up facts on the Web, and more. Google started shipping the $1,500 Explorer Edition prototypes in April and the device is expected to arrive on the market for the general public later this year. CNET contacted Google for comment. We'll update the story when we get more information. Here is a copy of the e-mail via a Google+ post from Glass owner Ryan Mott:
Exclusive e-mails are sent to owners of the device's Explorer Edition allowing them the opportunity to invite one special friend to buy a Google Glass prototype.
A Google Glass prototype.
(Credit: Sarah Tew/CNET)
The Google Glass proliferation is beginning. And, for those who want a piece of the action it's going to take knowing friends in high places.
Google started sending out e-mails to some of the owners of the Google Glass Explorer Edition on Tuesday saying that these select few were allowed to invite one friend to join the program, according to Marketing Land.
"We love sharing glass with our friends, because adventures through Glass are more fun with others," Google wrote in the e-mail. "Here's your chance to invite one friend into the Glass Explorer Program."
Related stories
- Bon Jovi's keyboard player wore my Google Glass! (Gosh)
- New Gorilla Glass protects touch-screen notebooks
- The world's first Google Glass porn movie
- LG files trademarks for GPad, G Watch, G Glass
- Get 'em off! Man gets into a strip club wearing Google Glass
To be eligible for an invitation, friends of Explorer owners have to be at least 18 years old, live in the U.S., and be able to pick up the device in San Francisco, Los Angeles, or New York.
Google Glass is the company's augmented reality wearable project. The device comes in the form of eyeglasses that can record videos, take photos, chat, get directions, look up facts on the Web, and more.
Google started shipping the $1,500 Explorer Edition prototypes in April and the device is expected to arrive on the market for the general public later this year.
CNET contacted Google for comment. We'll update the story when we get more information.
Here is a copy of the e-mail via a Google+ post from Glass owner Ryan Mott:
