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Google Glass went to war and was severely wounded. The wound it had received in the war gave it pain and was taken to hospital. Nest Labs CEO, Tony Fadell is currently giving treatment to Google Glass and hopes it recovers this year. But before Google Glass was wounded, a lot of things happened. Four people, among hundreds of thousands, were punished badly for the mistakes Glass made. Here they are:

Mikandi LLC


The Seattle-based adult company thought the old saying ''Porn drives technology'' still holds true and so decided to cash in on Google Glass potential by releasing a porn app for the smart eyewear to make its users feel more intimate.

 But Google threw it out immediately it made its way to the app store. The ''tits and Glass'' app was banned by Google because it contained graphic sex acts and child pornography. And if you know Google very well it kick against anything associates with nudity.

Google's zero-tolerance policy against such content, and the banning the first adult app for Glass, sent out a warning to other app developers who had wanted to follow suit.

Cecillia Abadie

So who is Cecillia Abadie? Just a moment. You will get to know her. Cecillia Abadie is the founder of 33 Labs and also a software developer who lives in California. She is a self-confessed ''tech true believer and Google Glass pioneer.''

She was among the first thousands that Google allowed to own the $1500 augmented reality device through the defunct explorer program. She was so full of excitement that she drove 80 miles per hour on a 65 mile per hour zone. A California Highway patrol officer  pulled her over and she was ticketed for doing that, as well as charge her to court on grounds that she violated the Cali


The law prohibits anyone wearing any device that takes their attention off the road while driving--such as a video or TV screen. But she seemed unfazed and pleaded not guilty to the charges while on trial in a San Diego Traffic court, saying she did not activated as she talked with the policeman.

california Highway Patrol office Keith Odle, left, attorney William M. Concidine, center along with Cecilia Abadie, right, speak during a news conference, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014 in San Diego. A San Diego traffic court threw out a citation Thursday against Abadie, a woman believed to be the first motorist in the country ticketed for driving while wearing a Google Glass computer-in-eyeglass device

However, the case was thrown out by a San Diego traffic court as it did not find her guilty of the crime because she had been cited under a code that requires proof beyond a reasonable doubt that the device was in operation, which the officer did not provide. She won the case and even said the court could have ruled that Google Glass is legal to wear while driving whether activated or not.But  some legal experts were not satisfied with the court's decision, because, according to them, more of such cases would spring up and they would go Scot-free.

Kyle Russell

You may know him because I usually use his image on this blog whenever I write on things related to Google Glass. Klyle Russell is a writer for Business Insider and he saw the other side of San Francisco. He was assaulted for wearing Google Glass in San Francisco.

 Russell had just finished covering a story and was heading home  with a colleague, when suddenly, at 16th street Bart station, someone puts his hand across his face and shouted, ''Glass!''. Off he went with Russell's Google Glass in hand. Lightning Russell.gave chase along traffic but it was too late as he had already smashed it on the ground. Poor Russell had no luck than to pick up it remains.

Nevertheless Russell gave  the guy's description to the Police officers and they went after him. but could not find him. Russell  filed a police report when they came back

 Now To add salt to injury, people laughed at him when he tweeted about what happened. What do you expect? There are trolls everywhere looking for anyone to devour---it seemed Russell was the best sport.




Sarah Slocum

Upon Google's advice to be mindful of how Glass wearers use the device in public, Slocum was running around in a bar at San Francisco, showing those who came to enjoy themselves how Google Glass works. But they pounced on her, instead.

 She was mugged, physically and verbally abused by a man and two other women. They thought she was recording them without their consent, and why they took advantage of it by robbing her?  that I don't know.

They made away with her purse, Google Glass and smartphone. So bad! But one thing is certain Learn how to use Google Glass while in Francisco.

So guys there you have it, the four Google Glass scapegoats.