Submission + - Kiss my GLASS GOODBYE: Google SCRAPS hated digi-goggs (theregister.co.uk)
In a post to the official Glass Google+ account on Wednesday, the Chocolate Factory said it will quit selling the current version of its spy-goggles to individuals on January 19, although it reportedly will still be available to developers and companies if they ask nicely.
The move comes following months of rumors that Google was close to mothballing its Glass efforts, after the tech failed to inspire a thriving developer ecosystem.
When reporters polled 16 early Glass app makers in November, nine said they had given up on the platform, either due to lack of customers or because of the device's own limitations.
And if developer enthusiasm toward Glass has cooled, public perception of the gadgets has seldom wavered far from a mix of ridicule and revulsion. Wearers have been hassled in bars, in movie theaters, and in their own cars, which surely must have left them pondering the wisdom of the $1,500 they spent to become Glass Explorers.