[telecom] Google Glass Picks Up Early Signal: Keep Out

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Google Glass Picks Up Early Signal: Keep Out

By DAVID STREITFELD May 6, 2013

SAN FRANCISCO - Google's wearable computer, the most anticipated piece of electronic wizardry since the iPad and iPhone, will not go on sale for many months.

But the resistance is already under way.

The [Eye]glasses-like device, which allows users to access the Internet, take photos and film short snippets, has been pre-emptively banned by a Seattle bar. Large parts of Las Vegas will not welcome wearers. West Virginia legislators tried to make it illegal to use the gadget, known as Google Glass, while driving.

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