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What ever happened to Google glass
@reibeatall I've got one.
1) Too clunky. even for people who wear glasses, they were uncomfortable.
2) Not great for people who wear prescription lenses, which is a big part of the market.
3) Battery life was crap.
4) Strong reaction against them in SF, which will react badly to anything Google, but the media presented that reaction as universal.
5) Because of various limitations, it was basically just a smartwatch strapped to your face.
@reibeatall
Because of battery life limitations, most of the things I wanted to do with it weren't feasible. (For example, I would have liked a personal face-recognition thing, to remind me of people's names. But that would require the device to be always on, and always processing video. That'd drain the battery in less than half an hour.)
I still liked it as a heads-up display, but honestly, my Pebble watch is nearly as good and doesn't make my head feel lopsided.