Google looking to expand Glass Explorer program, current users will be given three invites to give out, asking price still $1500

Google is looking to expand its Glass Explorer program, which provides thousands of developers with the option to own their very own pair of Google Glass.
Although Glass isn’t expected to be available on the consumer market until 2014, Google is ramping up production on the devices anyway, with a possible upcoming dispatch of more Glass units into its Explorer program in the coming months.
How will Google make these extra Glass units available, you ask? According to the Financial Times, existing Glass owners “will be able to invite a limited number of friends to buy the device.”

Although Google already launched a similar invite system three months ago, they recently confirmed that the Financial Times’ report is true. They also confirmed that current users will be given three invites, and those looking to get the device through an invite will still have to pay the current $1,500 asking price.
So if you’re lucky to know someone currently sporting a pair of Glass, you may want to cozy up to them in the coming weeks if you really want to get your hands on the device.
Although somewhat unrelated to the expansion of the Glass Explorer program, rumors have started coming out saying that what appears to be a secret floating data center in the San Francisco Bay could actually be some sort of a public showcase or display center for Google Glass when it is released. That’s unconfirmed, of course, but it is a pretty neat thought.
Via: The Verge
Source: FT.com