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Oh man. Google just used the word Glasshole while explaining some of the dos and donts of using Google Glass:

DONTS:

Be creepy or rude (aka, a Glasshole). Respect others and if they have questions about Glass dont get snappy. Be polite and explain what Glass does and remember, a quick demo can go a long way. In places where cell phone cameras arent allowed, the same rules will apply to Glass. If youre asked to turn your phone off, turn Glass off as well. Breaking the rules or being rude will not get businesses excited about Glass and will ruin it for other Explorers.

The above explanation appears on Googles press site for Glass, where it was spotted by TechCrunch.

Glasshole has been around for a while Startup L. Jackson appears to have coined it on Twitter in October 2012 but Im not sure Google has embraced the term itself before, at least not publicly.

Still, Googles definition may be a little narrower than whats commonly accepted. Someone who ignores the outside world in favor of a face computer might also qualify, though Google does shun this behavior elsewhere in its Donts section:

Glass-out. Glass was built for short bursts of information and interactions that allow you to quickly get back to doing the other things you love. If you find yourself staring off into the prism for long periods of time youre probably looking pretty weird to the people around you. So dont read War and Peace on Glass. Things like that are better done on bigger screens.

If you really dont like Google Glass as a concept, you might describe anyone whos spent $1,500 on the still-unfinished product as a Glasshole, but we can understand Google not subscribing to such a loose definition. Accepting that not all Glass Explorers use their cyberpowers with tact is a fine start.

See the article here:
Google's Official Word: Don't Be a Glasshole