Google Glass Expansion Explorer Edition Ongoing: Consumer Version Still In Beta, Not For Sale

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Google Glass not for sale is the message that Google released after a Google Glass 1-day sale extravaganza to increase awareness about the nuance of the Glass.

Earlier there had been rumors that Google Glass is on sale for every U.S. citizen to buy for a whopping $1500.

According to Tech Crunch, the Google Glass store is open and is taking orders, but Google is letting consumers know this is not a public launch of Google Glass for anyone who has $1500 to spend on tech wearables. Oh, and that figure is not inclusive of tax.

One Google spokesperson commented that the Google Glass store is set up to enable participants of the April 15 sale to complete their buys. So, that also means you can't just walk into the Glass store and get hold of 'Glass.'

Google also released a statement saying, the link was created to enable recent Explorers who signed up for the gadget from last week's sale. The search engine giant also said that it would be shuttering down the facility in order to continue experimenting with the expansion of the Explorer program in the future, implying Glass is still in nascent phase.

There is no plans for Google to continue selling the gadget again, say reports. gain.

"We're still in the Explorer Program while we continue to improve our hardware and software, but starting today anyone in the US can buy the Glass Explorer Edition, as long as we have it on hand," Google said.

The Mountainview, California firm added, "This is not the long anticipated consumer release of Google Glass but an incremental expansion of the company's Explorer Program, Google's previously limited beta test to help developers create software for Glass and to find out more about how Glass works (or doesn't) "in the wild."

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