IMHO play games (matrix style)

stackoverflow.com and google.com

So why do people bother to develop for glass if there is no monetization model?

>> In order to discreetly reach abused children, one aid organization designed a clever billboard that only displays a hotline number for people shorter than 4’5″ <<

this is a damn scary perspective

so google glass runs on modified android :D

yes, apparently with a much truncated api set.

"the term “disruptive innovation” comes to us from Harvard Business School professor Clayton Christensen and his excellent 1997 book The Innovator’s Dilemma."

I would love to be able to use on on a hourly base

Most hacker spaces offer rental of maker bots (3D printers), laser cutters, powder printers, and more:

http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/List_of_Hacker_Spaces