Abadie bought Glass in May 2013, and since then, she has worn it “pretty much every moment of my waking life. It has become part of me.”

That became a problem in October, when a police officer pulled over Abadie when she was wearing Glass while driving on a San Diego freeway. She was allegedly speeding, but the officer also wrote her a citation for using Glass — although she said it wasn’t activated.

It’s believed to be the first such case involving Glass. Last month, a traffic court threw out the citation because the officer did not provide evidence that Abadie was actually using Glass as she drove.

Abadie now realizes that to be an early adopter of Glass is to “take risks both legally and socially.” For her, Glass has become both a beloved gadget and a way of life: She is chief technology officer and co-founder of Lynxfit, a company that’s working on a fitness companion for Glass.