If you are one of the lucky few to get an opportunity to buy the limited edition Google Glass for $1,500 and if you have any plans of making extra cash by renting or reselling, think again. Google's terms of service for the Glass clearly state the device will be deactivated if any such activity is encountered.
Basically, Google still controls your Glass even after purchasing it for $1,500. Early buyers are selected by Google through its Google Glass Explorers program, which allows users to upload up to five photos, short video or write 50 words or less, under the #ifihadglassand hashtag. If Google is impressed with what you have uploaded, then you may be among the very first users to get an opportunity to buy the glass for $1,500.
Google has also taken precautionary measures to avoid the reselling or loaning of its device. Google said in its terms of service that the glasses will be deactivated if the owners resell, loan or transfer the device without authorization and post which, no refund or product support and warranty will be provided.
According to Wired, Google's terms of service states: "You may not resell, loan, transfer, or give your device to any other person. If you resell, loan, transfer, or give your device to any other person without Google's authorization, Google reserves the right to deactivate the device, and neither you nor the unauthorized person using the device will be entitled to any refund, product support, or product warranty."
Furthermore, Google also refrains developers from placing ads on its device or even charging users to download any app for the device.
According to a Wired report, a resident of Philadelphia, who was among the lucky few to be chosen for the purchase of the limited edition Google Glass, put up the Glass for auction on eBay but had to halt it after learning of the terms of service from the Google + group of Glass Explorers.
"After getting a message on Twitter from Google saying I had been selected as part of the program a couple weeks ago, it just came to mind if they are giving out to a limited number of people, I could put it out there on eBay and sell it for a lot more than $1,500," the Philadelphia resident, Ed , told Wired, requesting anonymity. Despite his plans of reselling the glass being washed out, Ed is still willing to purchase the glass.
