In the latest news crossing Google's eye computer known as Glass and crime, a man wearing the product was robbed at taser-point in Venice Beach, California on Tuesday -- the same day Google staged its one-day only sale, Vanity Fair reported. (Outside the sale, consumers must apply to become a "Glass Explorer," of which there about 10,000.) The man was also robbed of his laptop.

The real news should be that the hold-up was done via a taser, except that technology, though rare in the hands of a civilian, was invented many decades ago. Glass, of course, debuted just over a year ago. Adding to their intrigue is the way Google has advertised them. Never before has a product been so controlled by its maker; Glass isn't expected to go on sale full time until later this year.

"To say that Google has struggled with public perception of Glass would be an understatement," Vanity Fair wrote, evidencing their claim by other crimes, such as the one committed on a Business Insider writer who had his ripped off his face and smashed last week, and a Google blog post illustrating proper Glass etiquette.

Yet, Google has placed themselves in something of a catch-22 by limiting the sales of Glass. Because only about 10,000 exist on the streets, they're still a rare sight. If more were available, people might not react in some of the ways they have. At the same time, that such incidents (really, there haven't been that many) have occurred with so few available, opening the market might lead to catastrophic effects. Crime notwithstanding (because any type of electronic device is going to be stolen), many believe the technology should be made illegal for its surreptitious qualities.

"We're very concerned about how when this falls into hands of criminals, of pedophiles, of others who can easily share with others in their community and then target children," Jamie Court of Consumer Watchdog told CBS News.