I'm amazed by all the negative posts (well, no, I'm not). If you want a few laughs, search through the early threads posted after Apple announced their new portable music player, smart phone, and tablet: at least half of the posters thought these were stupid products, that they were too expensive, that they didn't do much, that they would fail, and that Apple was doomed. People, Google Glass is a first-generation product beta, really. Future versions will do more. The price will come down. As for whether they look dorky, well, how dorky does it look to be walking around or sitting down in public, staring down at and thumb-typing on a small rectangular device, with a pair of wires hanging out of your ears, oblivious to the world around you? If you want some idea of the possibilties for augmented-reality glasses, read Daniel Suarez's excellent techno-thrillers, DAEMON and Freedom. As for me, I rarely buy first-generation tech, but I suspect I'll eventually be wearing some version of this product.