article_snippet.sent: However, Google stopped selling the first version and shut Google pre-launch Explorer program for Google Glass earlier this year, prompting speculation about the demise of the wearable gadget before Google became widely available.
article_snippet.sent: New versions of Google Glass, which was unveiled three years ago as a prototype available for $1,500, are thought to aim at a lower cost, longer battery life and improved sound quality.
article_snippet.sent: It officially offered its pre-launch Explorer program for Google Glass to the public in 2014, though sales were low.
article_snippet.sent: Part of the perceived failure of the first version of its pre-launch Explorer program for Google Glass was the mockery it generated towards 'glassholes' who wore the odd-looking gadgets. '
highlights_snippet.sent: Product called a failure after Product was never widely available to customers .