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We reported last week how a woman, Cecilia Abadie, was cited for driving with Google Glass. She was actually pulled over for speeding, but was given a citation for driving with Google Glass when the California Highway Patrol officer saw that she was wearing Google’s much sought after wearable device. This particular citation is usually given to drivers who’re distracted by a TV screen or a video while driving, Abadie tells the Associated Press that she plans to fight the citation. Whatever the outcome is, it will definitely set a precedent that will be quite important in the future, as authorities re-examine laws to regulate the use of such technology, which will one day become mainstream.

Abadie says that “the laws are very outdated,” and that they’re not clear enough. She believes that she shouldn’t have been cited as she wasn’t using her Glass unit when allegedly going 80 mph in a 65 mph zone, “The Glass was on, but I wasn’t actively using it,” Abadie claims. She also terms it as more of a solution to the cellphone problem, saying that Glass makes navigation easier than GPS devices or smartphones. While Abadie says she’s “pretty sure” that she’ll fight, it can be argued that even using Glass for navigation while driving constitutes as a distraction. Concrete legislation will definitely be required to end the uncertainty as Google Glass and other wearable devices gradually enter the mainstream. New Jersey, West Virginia and Delaware are already ahead of the pack, with legislators having introduced bills to specifically ban the use of Google Glass while driving.

Woman Cited For Driving With Google Glass Plans To Fight original content from Ubergizmo.

When we talk about wearable technology these days, most of the time, we would think of Google Glass as well as other kinds of wearable headsets. Well, the BearTek Gloves certainly brings something different to the wearable technology scene, and although it is not as glamorous as a pair of Google Glass, it is still packed with enough wireless connectivity to make you wish you had one underneath the Christmas tree later this December. Ready to arrive in time for consumers to own one this coming 2013 holiday season, the BearTek Gloves is a new and unique wearable technology gift for those who love the great outdoors as well as indulge in action sports, as it assures them an intuitive single hand control of their portable devices without compromising on safety.

The BearTek Gloves are luxury class gloves which were specially designed for motorcycle, ski and snowboard enthusiasts, in addition to those who happen to be outdoors most of the time in the winter months, all without hindering their ability to remain connected to their phone, music media, and action camera devices. Boasting built-in Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity as well as other wireless technologies, those who slip on a pair of BearTek Gloves will gain instant connectivity in the glove fingertips. This connectivity lets one control their phone, music and additional media devices such as GoPro cameras, all without having to perform the physical act of touching them. An innovative design would relieve the issue that outdoor enthusiasts have suffered from for a long time, that is, to take out their mobile device and remove their gloves so that they can attend to an incoming call, or to operate their GoPro camera.

How does the BearTek Gloves work? Well, the answer is pretty simple – all you need to do is tap the thumb to different finger touchpads that are embedded along the sides of the fingers, and it will send a signal to the media device that it is already tucked away safe and sound. Available in numerous kits, the snow glove kits will retail for $250 a pop, while motorcycle enthusiasts can pick up the motorcycle glove for $275, with the winter classic glove being the most affordable of the lot, retailing for $225 each. All kits will come with the selection of a Bluetooth or a GoPro camera sync module, and it will feature a shade of black with silver trim accents. Sizes range from small through XXL, so there should be something for everyone.

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Google Glass units have only been provided to a select few people called “Explorers,” who have been testing it out for quite some time now. Google has continued to refine the software with its monthly Glass updates, but it has now announced that updates to the hardware have also been made. Existing Glass Explorers will be able to “swap out” their existing units for new ones later this year. It hasn’t been clarified if Explorers will have to pay for these updated Glass units.

The company says that these hardware updates make Glass compatible with “future lines of shades and prescription frames,” which would look somewhat like the modified Google Glass attached to shades that we saw recently. The second edition of Google Glass also includes a mono earbud, which will replace the bone conduction speaker found in the existing version. Google has also said that Explorers will receive three invites to give out to the Google Glass program in the coming weeks. They can invite three people to join the program who can then purchase their own Glass unit online for $1,500. No word as yet on the public release of Google Glass, it is expected to be released sometime next year.

Updated Google Glass Units Being Released For ‘Explorers’ Later This Year original content from Ubergizmo.

Here’s a crazy news. Apparently our favorite internet search giant is building a Google Glass Store in San Francisco Bay, this according to KPIX which claims that it has learnt that Google is building a “floating marketing center” just to promote its wearable gadget. Only recently a rather mysterious barge was spotted moored to Treasure Island, San Francisco. There’s a large structure built on top of the barge that’s raising obvious questions. CNET weighed in as well, voicing the possibility that perhaps its a new data center for Google. But doesn’t a “floating marketing center” have a better ring to it?

KPIX further claims that Google will actually tow the completed structure from Treasure Island to SFO’s Fort Mason, there the barge will reportedly be anchored and the facility opened to the public. Apparently construction has been stopped since Google doesn’t have a permit. A BCDC, that’s the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission, official is quoted as saying that discussions with Google have been held on “hypothetical operations” on the water, but it hasn’t clarified exactly what it intends to use the facility for. The director of the commission is quoted as saying that to warrant a permit, Google will have to satisfy them that what it is building can’t be built on land. A project like this would obviously be heavily funded, and if a permit fails to come through, Google might end up losing a substantial amount of money. Google itself hasn’t commented on this report, it hasn’t acknowledged that it has anything to do with this barge structure or that it is indeed building a “floating marketing center” for Google Glass, which by the way, isn’t due until 2014.

Google Glass Store Reportedly Being Built On A Barge In San Francisco Bay original content from Ubergizmo.