元器件交易网讯 4月15日消息，今日谷歌眼镜开售，福布斯专栏作家托尼·布莱德利（Tony Bradley）针对此撰文，称别把钱浪费在谷歌眼镜，300美元才是它的正常售价。同时，他还提供了10种花费1500美元更好的方式。

　　1.购买新家电

　　如果你像大多数家庭一样需要新的洗衣机、烘干机、洗碗机、冰箱或是其他大型家电，虽然用眼镜拍照很赞，但干净的衣物、盘子和冷饮绝对更酷。

　　2.做个汽车保养

　　汽车保养可以让你的车开起来更顺，还能增加行驶里程和寿命。长远看这种节约绝对超过1500美元的花费。

　　3.还信用卡

　　如果为了每个月仅还50美元将1500美元做41个月的分期，平均要偿还18%的利息，同时这份利息超过500美元。你可以每月腾出这50美元还账单，喝杯星巴克。还是把1500美元留到紧急情况使用吧。

　　4.和家人度个假

　　1500美元可以和家人创造长久的美好记忆，这些花费足够四口之家周末去六旗乐园来个自驾之旅。这些钱同样够你租住海边公寓看一个的大海。

　　5.买个新电脑

　　如果你还在使用Windows XP，完全没必要花1500美元买个眼镜。更高性能的处理器、更新的技术，这些钱足够提升你的体验，还有成百上千的笔记本售价根本没超过1500美元。

　　6.投资谷歌

　　买了谷歌眼镜，25年之后它只是个过时的小工具。如果给它投资1500，可以获得10%的年增长率，25年之后会变成16000美元。或者你也可以找个投资回报率超过12%的产品投资，25年后可以累积70000美元——如果你投资1500美元后每个月坚持投资25美元的25年的话。

　　7.去学习

　　1500美元显然不够上重点大学，但足够你在社区大学选修课程、参加个会议或者取得专业认证。如果你提升了自己的技能可能会加薪或者升职，收获的可远远超过花费的1500美元。

　　8.买个季度现场票

　　要是不在乎这1500美元，可以考虑买你最喜欢的运动季度票。比起在电视前看比赛，成为现场的“一部分”可以体验独特氛围。

　　9.给另一半买个礼物

　　如果上次给另一半买的珠宝是结婚的时候，那你可真是迟钝。虽然金·卡戴珊那么大的钻石1500美元买不来，但绝对有一大堆低于1500美元的选择。对于男人来说，买块手表绝对比谷歌眼镜更实用。

　　10．捐给慈善机构

　　为什么不呢？世界上有那么多慈善事业将受益于你的1500美元，同样你也就不会成为“Glasshole”（由于戴谷歌眼镜而招人讨厌的人）。

　　（元器件交易网毛毛  译）

　　以下为原文：

　　Tomorrow is your lucky day! The clouds willpart, and a host of angels will serenade the world as Google GOOG +0.28% makesGoogle Glass available to anyone and everyone who wants it (although I assumethere is a limited supply).

　　Of course, it will still cost you $1500.Ouch.  While it seems interesting in anovelty, parlor trick sort of way, it isn’t something even remotely worth $1500in my opinion. My 16 year old son pointed out that you can buy THREE OculusRift kits for $1500, while my 19 year old son said, “I’d rather buy 1500 doublecheeseburgers from McDonald’s.”

　　Well, I don’t think anyone needs to havethree Oculus Rift kits (although playing with just one would be pretty cool),and I think it’s debatable whether or not 1500 double cheeseburgers constitutesa “better” investment than $1500 for Google Glass, but there are better ways tospend that kind of money.

　　Here are 10 better ways to spend $1500instead of buying Google Glass:

　　1. New Appliances

　　If you’re like most families, you’ve hadyour eye on a new washer and dryer, dishwasher, refrigerator, or some othermajor household appliance for some time. As cool as it might be to be able totake pictures with your glasses, having clean clothes and dishes, and cold foodare pretty awesome too.

　　2. Overdue Car Maintenance

　　Sure, you eventually get the oil changedafter the light has been on for a couple thousand miles, and you never drivemore than a week listening to that ear-piercing screeching noise before you getyour brake pads replaced, but when was the last time you had real maintenancedone on your vehicle—like a tune up, or transmission fluid change? If you crackopen the owner’s manual, you will find a complete list of recommendedmaintenance that will help your car run better, get better mileage, and lastlonger—possibly saving much more than $1500 in the long run.

　　3. Pay Off Credit Cards

　　It will take 41 months to pay off a $1500credit card balance at 18 percent interest if you just pay $50 per month. Inthe meantime, you will also have paid more than $500 in interest on that debt.Just pay the whole thing off now with that $1500 that’s burning a hole in yourpocket. You will free up $50 per month you can use to pay other bills, or buymore drinks at Starbucks SBUX +0.86%, and you’ll free up the credit on yourcard so you have it available for an emergency—like when your dishwasher stopsworking, or your car needs work done on the transmission.

　　4. Family Vacation

　　It would be super awesome to be able towatch yourself having sex just by saying “OK Glass, it’s time.” Rather thanspending $1500 on something you’d probably like to forget, though, invest that$1500 making lasting memories for you and your family. You won’t get far on$1500 with a family of four, but there’s probably a Six Flags somewhere withinweekend-trip driving distance. Or, check out VRBO and choose a destination.Depending on the time of year, you could stay in a beachside condo overlookingthe ocean for a week for that money.

　　5. New Computer

　　If you’re one of the vocal masses stillusing Windows XP, and defiantly yelling from the rooftop that you can’t affordto upgrade every decade…I mean, every time Microsoft MSFT -0.07% asks, you haveabsolutely no business blowing $1500 on Google Glass. Even if you aren’t stillclinging to XP, if your computer is more than a few years old, you might bewise to invest in an upgrade. There are newer technologies and processors thatwill improve your experience—especially if you have a laptop. There arehundreds of powerful desktop and laptop computers available for $1500 or less.

　　6. Invest It

　　If you buy Google Glass, all you’ll have 25years from now is an obsolete gadget …and regret. If you invest that $1500 andget a 10 percent annual rate of return, you will have over $16,000 even if younever add another penny. You could triple that money to almost $50,000—even atonly a 10 percent rate of return—if you continue to contribute $25 per month tothe investment. Or, if you can find a higher rate of return—like 12 percent—youcould amass over $70,000 by investing that $1500 and continuing to add $25 permonth over 25 years.

　　7. Education

　　You won’t get far on $1500 at a majoruniversity, but you can take a few classes at a community college with thatkind of money, or perhaps attend a conference or obtain a certification relatedto your profession. It’s a different sort of investment—an investment inyourself. If you improve yourself professionally, it could result in a raise orpromotion that will pay dividends worth far more than the $1500 you spent.

　　8. Season Tickets

　　If you insist on being frivolous with your$1500, consider buying season tickets for the sport and team you love the most.Watching games on TV has its advantages, but there is something special aboutthe atmosphere of being there, and being a “part” of it all. Season ticketprices vary by city and sport, but I’m pretty sure you can see a whole lot ofgames for $1500.

　　9. Treat Your Significant Other

　　If the last time you bought yoursignificant other jewelry was your wedding day, you’re overdue. You won’t get aKim Kardashian-sized diamond for $1500, but there are a whole lot of jewelryoptions out there for $1500. It works for men too. I’ve had my eye on a Movadowatch for over a decade, and I’d much rather my wife surprise me with thatwatch than waste the money on Google Glass. Your significant other wouldprobably love to receive something meaningful—especially if it isn’t a specialoccasion like a birthday or anniversary. Just because.

　　10. Give It To Charity

　　Why not? There are so many worthy causes inthe world that could benefit from your $1500. You would be doing society a hugefavor twice. First, by not becoming a “Glasshole”, and second by contributingto the greater good of whatever cause or charity tugs at your heart strings.

　　When Google Glass is launched to thegeneral public, it will have to be at a drastically lower price to gain anytraction at all—like under $300. $1500 is a lot to pay for a few months ofhipster exclusivity. Hopefully, Google will refund the difference to all thoseit cons into buying Google Glass tomorrow for $1500.