Ever wondered how Google Glass got to the phrase “Go Glass” to get your wearable computer running? Well, there were some…strong competitors before they made the decision.

According to the product marketing manager Amanda Rosenberg there were a few “hotwords” supplied by product manager Mat Balez. These are some of the phrases that came into discussion among the two over a dinner.

Listen up Glass
Hear me now
Let me use Glass to
Go Go Glass
Clap on
Device, please
3, 2, 1…
Glassicus
Glass alive
Pew pew pew

Rosenberg said of the dinner:

He then asked me if I had any ideas for the hotword. In that moment the only phrase I could think of was ‘OK Glass’. I didn’t tell him straightaway https://genericsing.com though. Instead, I continued to look pensive and muttered something about ‘looking into it’ just to appear as though I was going to put more than 3 seconds of work into it.

When I got home, I tried my best to think of something else, anything else so that I could at least have a few options to send to Mat. Alas, I could not think of any others. I’ve been fortunately cursed with a one-track mind. So, I decided to put all my Glass eggs in one basket and send over a rationale for ‘OK Glass’… A week later, it was implemented.

Well done Rosenberg, well done.

[Source: Business Insider]