After using Glass for a little over 2 weeks now it’s definitely becoming a part of me so to speak. I wear contacts normally so late at night when I’m wearing my normal glasses I often still tip my head back or tap the right side of my regular glasses and wonder for a moment why nothing happens. You don’t realize until you’ve had Glass how amazing it is to have the power of Google Search (among many other things) just a head tilt away at all times!

So far the feedback while being out in public has been good. As an introvert I did and sometimes still do find all of the glances and outright stares a little disturbing, but that’s what I signed up for by becoming an Explorer and I’m slowly getting used to it. Only 2 people have asked in a rude tone if I was recording them, but both immediately calmed down when I answered “No” and proceeded to explain the device to them. I’ve even had a couple of possible job opportunities because of Glass, but unfortunately so far it was only because the people thought that I was a Developer until they asked and found out that I am a Systems Administrator & Virtualization guy. I’ve been debating about whether to wear them to future job interviews or not…?

On another note regarding being out in public with Glass, I do sometimes feel bad for any friends and family that are out with me as I’m sure they get mildly annoyed at the constant holdups from people stopping me to look at them, ask me questions and take my picture. If you are really in a hurry to get in and out of somewhere, definitely leave them in the car.

Listening to music is an entirely new experience with Glass and is amazing. Think of a song, album or artist that you want to listen to, tip your head back (to activate Glass hands-free), say “OK Glass”, “Listen to…” and then say what or who you want to listen to and it just starts playing via Google Play Music All Access through the bone-conducting speaker behind your ear (or through the included ear bud if attached). It even caches your Playlists directly on the device (when connected via Wi-Fi) so no data is used or needed for those.

It’s also great to receive an email and be able to read it onscreen or have it read aloud to you and then reply just by speaking in the event that your phone is in your pocket or in another room. It also works pretty well for quickly browsing a website as long as there is a mobile version available.

This one might sound silly, but since I use a Moto X for my cell phone my Glass is set up as a Trusted Device (http://goo.gl/xcP4tJ) so I never have to bother with unlocking my phone with a password, but if I were to lose my phone it would immediately lock down as soon as it went out of range of Glass. (Note- A Pebble Smartwatch would work just as well for this feature of the Moto X, so that one isn’t Glass specific.)

I am planning on making a trip to LACMA (http://lacma.org/) with Glass and an external battery pack this week, so expect a post on that with lots of pictures of art by the weekend.