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steve2470

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Sun Mar 10, 2013, 02:34 PM Mar 2013

Of Course Some Bar Is Already Banning Google Glass

http://gizmodo.com/5989781/of-course-some-bar-is-already-banning-google-glass

There have been plenty of parodies exploring the creepier possibilities of Google Glass, so it should come as no surprise that it's already been banned in a Seattle bar, even though it's not even out yet.

The 5 Point Cafe posted on its Facebook wall earlier this week saying that it'd have no tolerance for the smart-glasses on the premises once said smart-glasses actually exist and are available to the public. From the post:

For the record, The 5 Point is the first Seattle business to ban in advance Google Glasses. And ass kickings will be encouraged for violators.


If that language sounds a little tongue in cheek, that's because it kind of is. Kind of. As owner Dave Meinert explained to KIRO-FM:

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Of Course Some Bar Is Already Banning Google Glass (Original Post) steve2470 Mar 2013 OP
I'm sure they'll be banned in movie theaters, too. PADemD Mar 2013 #1
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