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Google Glass is no doubt a hot gadget right now but even still, shelling out $1,500 on the headset sight unseen is a lot to ask. That’s why Google is now allowing some potential buyers to test out the array of frame styles and colors before committing to a purchase via a home try-on program. First posted on Reddit, the home try-on program includes non-functioning Glass devices in charcoal, tangerine, shale and sky as well as all of the frames in the titanium collection in different colors. The samples in question are real Glass units that were simply returned for whatever reason. As such, the USB port has been destroyed to prevent potential buyers from actually being able to use the devices. Strangely enough, a few of the kits that have been documented online did power up but none would boot into the OS. After all, Google can’t have people tempted to hang on to more than six grand worth of hardware. A $50 hold will be put on your credit card that’s removed...

By Parth Makadiya Share On Google+ Add This To Delicious Tweet/ReTweet This Share on Facebook StumbleUpon This Digg This The early birds who bought $1,500 (Rs 90,000) wearable eyewear Google Glass that was sold for one day in the US last week are facing street violence from muggers and privacy campaigners. NEW YORK: The early birds who bought $1,500 (Rs 90,000) wearable eyewear Google Glass that was sold for one day in the US last week are facing street violence from muggers and privacy campaigners. According to a spokesperson for the San Francisco Police Department, street robbers are targeting Google Glass because it could be resold quickly. Also, people protesting against the wearable device saying it affects their privacy, have ripped the glasses from the faces of those wearing them in public, a report in The Sunday Times said. According to the report, a local journalist Kyle Russell lost his Google Glas...