What Happened to Google Glass?

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What happened to Google Glass?
The year 2012 saw the release of Google Glass: A gadget in the style of an invention you might have seen previously on any Mission Impossible movie. Its primary aim was to bring you the information you needed into view when you needed it, with a hands-free system for easier use. However, it caused criticism since it was announced that it was going to be available to just a small number of users at launch and that its cost was going to be $1.500. Find out more about the past and the possible future of Google Glass on this episode of Company Forensics
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[@OnyxLee]

My biggest complain after a month’s usage is, it really hurt my eye/eyes. Not only my right eye right behind the glass, but also the coordination between both eyes. It’s impossible not to get lazy eyes, and I worked at eye care industry at that time! These designers had such a great vision to the future, but they missed what’s right in front of their noses. No puns intended. I’m pretty sad for its failure. Product design is and will always be the key!

[@slidebean]

Thank you for your comment! Interesting!

[@Jabroni181]

I felt like it was gaining traction anyway regardless of the criticism and if they would have lowered the price a bit and released to the public it would have gotten good sales but they just folded after a few haters which you’ll always have with new tech - imagine if they cancelled mobile phones because you could take a video any time, that’s just the nature of the double edge sword of technological progress. However something more serious as described here like giving the users lazy eye sounds like a problem worth taking it off the market for.

[@rpgamer1002]

@@Jabroni181 Moreover, the camera is not mandatory to make it a good product for displaying usefull information.

[@MichaelCiprianiCTO]

I had the original and found the utility of it valuable but as stated the always red font gave me headaches and eye pain to the point where I could only wear it for limited periods of time. Also, applications were limited. I newer version with modern hardware could be very useful in everyday tasks.

[@incrediblefoodie]

This should be a Netflix mini-series also ”Startup forensics”...

[@slidebean]

Next stop for Slidebean: Netflix! (imagine that!)

[@davidnichol4735]

I'm actually expecting this now that you mentioned it.

[@cayahere]

@@davidnichol4735 😏

[@ATHENKOSII]

i totally agree...

[@myngoc6003]

David Nichol thich thi den le bao binh

[@Kriae]

I remember when I was in middle school this seemed so cool

[@twenty2082]

Time fly's DON'T IT!

[@bladeslayer]

@@twenty2082 indeed

[@campkira]

yeah i see some kid do some presentation on it... i know it will go away very soon since it too limited production and just dont' see the point.. since we all had smartphone on that point..

[@shadmansudipto7287]

I too was in school but I knew it was pointless haha.

[@tolga1cool]

Back then I thought it was the stupidest thing ever lol

[@joker_g7337]

I waited so long for Google glasses to be made available to the public that I forgot about them.

[@Komrade_Krunch]

I feel like if Glass was just a HUD and didn't have the camera, it would have been at least a semi successful product. At the very least it would have gotten past the explorer edition testing phase and gotten into the of the average consumer market.

[@miiiikku]

I don't think the product can work without camera. If it can't look around and recognize objects and signs, whats the point.

[@clarkkentglasses6443]

@@miiiikku can still be very useful for info lookup. Can show anything a smartwatch can. Can do okay google search to get results

[@WilliamDye-willdye]

I wrote a demo app for Google Glass when it first came out. Then, as now, I just wanted an easy way to see new incoming messages scroll by without having to get out my phone. No camera, no big screen area, no augmented reality, just a line of text at the edge of my peripheral vision. Today's watches can do that, though I still have to look down at the watch.

[@lakshancosta4121]

Was there a emulator to write the app or did you buy the glass?

[@WilliamDye-willdye]

@@lakshancosta4121 The company I was working for at the time bought a Google Glass when it first came out. Android emulators at the time were problematic, so I preferred physical devices, but today I'd probably write to an emulator first.

[@ladron6161]

I cannot believe that a Chinese company haven't made a google glass clone, I mean you can buy a apple watch ultra clone with full on Android 10 which I own for $80. A app called Watchdroid would be perfect for something like this. Notifications, turn by turn directions answer calls and the watch I have lasts 3 days connected with Bluetooth. Thats my biggest issue with a smartwatch that you still have to look down which takes just as long as pulling out a phone to see a notification.

[@juanrivascaban9108]

Dude please tell me you've tried to upload this show onto Roku or FireTV for more exposure. This is such a great and well done series!

[@slidebean]

Not really! But thank you for the suggestion!

[@WoolfJ35]

Kinda funny how everyone complanied about being recorded by this kind of stuff but fail to realize that they're being recorded nearly every second they are in a public area. 2012 was an innocent time lol

[@clorox1676]

If you are talking about security surveillance in public places, it's not a concern for the vast majority of people. The footage is only accessible to a handful of people who has zero interest in what particular random individuals do. G Glass on the other hand, allowed people you know, or any random weirdo to invade your privacy and harrass you ANYWHERE

[@Khristos13]

Just make it into DBZ Scouter design. It will sell 😏

[@P3C0L4]

thats idea is over 9000!!!

[@DonCorleone4]

@@P3C0L4 what is dbz

[@P3C0L4]

@@DonCorleone4 if you really dont know.... ask uncle Google

[@a.h.s.3006]

@@DonCorleone4 the most iconic scene in the series included the aliens using glasses with integrated power calculators (scouters) which calculates the power level of whoever they are fighting, when the main character Goku returns from the dead and demonstrates his newly acquired power to them, the scouter jumps to "OVER 9000!!!", and the alien breaks the scouter out of sheer astonishment. And that is one of the most famous lines of all time anime.

[@DonCorleone4]

@@a.h.s.3006 oh where white hair man fight grey alien

[@geckoo9190]

I think that I see what is going on, the main concern with the glasses is privacy, since the glasses cannot link to google, but to your cell phone, they will have the level of privacy that you allow them. Well on my opinion this can only mean one thing, augmented reality, that is going to be the future.

[@clarkkentglasses6443]

Exactly. Glass proved it can be made. Now all it takes is for a low cost, more functionality model.

[@greenspacemonki4]

My brother got one for free somehow for his schoolwork or something and I got to play with them for a bit...overall, meh...it was a neat toy but really couldn’t do too much

[@rauldanielsolis]

People are offended by being recorded, yet they are recorded almost everyday everywhere. Inside stores, outside stores, in the streets, and by cameras in miscellaneous areas

[@clarkkentglasses6443]

But these cameras footage is not avaliable to the general person

[@wildflowern2753]

Good video! Just read about these glasses for the first time today and you answered lots of my questions. :)

[@slidebean]

Glad we could help!

[@Teddy143Fresa]

I thought that a Google monocle would have done much better. Like a multifunctional pocket watch.

[@jongthedasher]

I worked for Augmedix for 3 years. Google Glass' most significant issues really mounted on three things. First, battery life was absolutely awful! Users had to carry around a bulky battery pack to keep it charged for an 8-10 hour shift. Second, heat would radiate from the temple area and cause a lot of people to become frustrated with the device, often wanting to remove it after wearing for 2 hours. Third, the wifi connectivity was awful! Always getting disconnected and annoyed in the entire process. From the business side, it has an eye-catching appeal. Google Glass had such a splash on the tech market, and people really want to see what it looks like and what makes it unique. I do think once they get their hands on it, they often feel let down.

[@samivayajd]

Actually very disappointed that you failed to mention this tech as an accessible device for the visually impaired community.

[@toomanyaccounts]

those devices already exist and are far better then google glass. its your fault for not knowing they exist

[@DanielleWhite]

I attended the first "Glass Roadshow" even in Durham, North Carolina (still have the poster from it.) Any interest I had in the device evaporated with the 10 minutes hands-on demo we got when taking a picture was the only thing that I could get it to do remotely reliably. I believe they later split the events into two days at each stop but I don't know if the user experience ever improved.

[@cuseyeti5243]

Just because Google stumbled here does not mean that this type of tech won't continue to be developed.

[@denzelagbettor]

“This video was brought to you by us” I love this flex

[@JJs_playground]

They were ahead of their time. In 5 years we'll all be wearing something similar.

[@toomanyaccounts]

that was said about segway, 3d printers which came onto the market in 1986 (which btw are unchanged in terms of efficency and what can be printed), smart watches, juicero

[@salazam]

"Privacy issues" lol. Nowadays you sneeze and 5 people pull their phones out and start recording!

[@Banzai51]

Problem was the "privacy issues" are exactly the same with phones, but no one wants to talk about that.

[@Diggnuts]

No. a phone does not shove a camera in every-bodies face all the time. Also, I would not smack a person around the head for heaving a phone. I would if it were a glasshole.

[@clarkkentglasses6443]

YeH the idea that you cant tell if someone is recording / doing image recognition is the problem. Why else did large swaths of business ban them on entry

[@HowItHappened]

I think Glass could be making a comeback!

[@RohanAshik]

Please do 1. Google Ara 2. Nokia 3. Microsoft Lumia / Windows phone 4. HTC

[@slidebean]

Thank you for watching! Noted!

[@technomad1846]

The privacy issue is somewhat laughable given the proliferation of smartphones, vloggers, tik tokers, dashboard cams and CCTV none of which ask your permission whilst you go about your daily business. Furthermore the same people who complain about privacy are the ones who post every facet of their lives on Facebook without a second thought, share their innermost thoughts on Twitter, have Amazon Alexa’s listening to their lives and chat “privately” on WhatsApp! The notion of privacy in public spaces is joke, that ship sailed long ago.

[@nicholasyoder]

I still use my google glass and even more as of recently since they just passed a law on hands-free cell phones so I can make phone calls with my Google glass

[@beardhut2934]

When can I play Pok'emon go at work?

[@VideoGamesIncorporated]

My Dad's friend had it so I got to use it once. I don't remember when (I was a kid) but I remember that it was very slow and got hot after about 10 minutes of trying to get anything to happen. It was cool though, it's the type of thing you can use in the car without getting distracted

[@SufyMusic]

i am a developer for EE2

[@jac1207]

google glass always had massive potential, but when you make a big bruhaha about it at release, and the media picks up on it being able to film, you pretty much run into the same sort of attitude people will have if you were to stick your phone up in their face, people just don't like that. Even worse with Google glass is they're not sure if you're recording or not, so it makes everything worse. THANKFULLY, this technology is a stepping stone. Very certain as tech gets more advanced, we'll see another iteration of this but on a much more ambiguous package. But I am guessing the public recording thing will still be a concern.

[@_ikako_]

They could have just added a light for when it's filming or taking a photo

[@JohnSmith-ox3gy]

I'd just tamper with the light.

[@Ty-jo1kt]

I watch these videos more then Netflix

[@GustavoPaniagua26]

haha, same here!

[@incrediblefoodie]

Same here lol

[@slidebean]

😆

[@kashishjain5010]

Than*

[@pierrehenry3483]

Definitely would love it but more in-depth so we can get some good 20-35 min content

[@s1m0n3ch]

Why not Intended? Puns are awesome :D. Great video! Didn't know that they where back with enterprise

[@slidebean]

They are!

[@Sabundy]

Actually EPSON makes a pretty good pair of smartglasses called Moviro. It's predominantly sold B2B as they are high end and expensive, but they have gained a following with drone ethuiasts. EPSON has made several generations of these and seems to being well with them.

[@oceanwater6887]

I’m so glad there isn’t mindless stock/trap beats playing to his voice

[@jonny5777]

So even I can be a doctor with my google glasses? My mum will be so proud! My future patients, not so much.

[@aoeu256]

Well there are different levels of medicine. One will need specialist surgeons, one can be done by generalist pratitioners, one can be done by nurses, and one can be done on yourself if you pass a test and are seen remotely by a doctor.

They made no secret of the fact that they expected this to be mainly an enterprise product. The only development was that they shelved the plans for a consumer version. But since they are continuing with the enterprise model. that could still happen in the future. It would not be the first tine a professional tool made its way to the consumer market.

[@slidebean]

Thank you for your comment! Interesting!

[@daniellaguna7900]

What ever happened to the Refresh app? It sounds interesting but I had never heard of it

[@matthewdavies2057]

"Glasshole": A man who goes to a bar or party with people relaxing and records everything he sees for later sale to the highest bidder.

[@jameswalker199]

From a world before the Snowden Revelations when people thought the private sector was spying on them for money, and the govt would legislate to stop it.

[@matthewdavies2057]

@@jameswalker199 Neal Stephenson called them "gargoyles" in his novel Snowcrash and had them getting punched out for just standing there. How prescient.

[@tkeo12]

you just described Google's business model

[@vicious12394]

People are so dumb. Everyone walks around with cameras all day long on their phones but because a couple of scaremongers got upset about the camera being on your head all of a sudden there is a problem.

[@jameswalker199]

Then the Snowden revelations happened and we all realised that our tinfoil hats were useless

[@BetaProductionz]

The problem is that they were about 10 years too early at least for consumers. A lot of tech gets filtered down from gov to business and then finally to consumers. They should’ve started with businesses and the government first. Meanwhile apple will likely release its own version of glass soon and achieve the success that Google wanted, 10 years after Google tried.

[@rghmf]

i still can't imagine how it is to wear one of those

[@stevecarter8810]

Listening to this on headphones and it's really garbled. I didn't get that impression from your other articles, maybe pull this one and go again?

[@itsshopboy]

Thanks for the impressive work guys. Just a suggestion, must Startup Forensics be based on the 'Factors behind the death of Startup XYZ'? Is it worth it to also look into other things like "Factors behind success of Startup XYZ". Thanks.

[@slidebean]

Noted, Brian! Thanks!

[@cwashing21isme]

There are several KZbin channels highlighting startup successes, but few about the failures. I have watched countless success stories and appreciate the positivity about them. However, the failures answer a lot of questions about many factors relating to the products...kind of a "what happened to" or a "where are they now." I like this kind of research and information. But I get your point.

[@NRfun]

That nerd from ned's declassified had it years ago XD

[@Anonarchist]

Spoilers: I'm not just mindlessly staring at my phone, I'm recording you, and you neither know nor care.

[@jacobrobertdesio9265]

That’s insane people spent $1,500+ and they are just shutting it down. I hope people sue

[@jameswalker199]

They aren't bricking the devices. If you're signed in on Glass, you can still use most of the useful features, and if you aren't signed in, you can install the final update and use Glass without the need for a Google account or even a phone at all. Google have actually gone to great lengths to make sure the Explorer devices still work after they get EOL'd.

[@joshuapettis8771]

This is interesting, I've been thinking for a while that this product should move into various fields, the name drop of the medical field is promising, but honestly the possibilities lent to fields of engineering and construction are where I am more wholly excited to see this techs potential.

[@joshuapettis8771]

Give me a method of measurement in inches, yards, centimeters, feet, offer an app that takes the need for a physical T square, or chalk line, dissolve my need for a physical level, on a job sight, bring construction into the future, in a more precise and user friendly way.

[@joshuapettis8771]

Take data as the results come in and feed it back to you in real time, when you're in the field, give me a pro physical activity version that is tailored to making physical activities more engaging, like mapping out a new path home, with visual cues and warnings as traffic approaches, prompting achievements for reaching your goals in miles or locations, or even by calories burned, then possibly offering prompts of brief info about a location you've newly visited of note, giving you the option to pause and read into it adding depth to your outings or runs, give us a timed run option to beat our previously saved times, or a competitive option, using AR to created activity linked games, that can allow you to sync in additional players, if you're in a race, on foot, bike, or even boat, enhancing your experience in way that gives an emphasis on physical well being while making it more enjoyable and approachable as we enter into our more than instant gratification generation .

[@whazzat8015]

Heads up display utility , depends on what your head's up.

[@SapeHallward]

There are no expectations of privacy in public.

[@woopslap]

I actually got to use the prototype, thry were pretty cool

[@psinno]

I always figured the project existed mainly for Amanda Rosenberg to have something high profile to work on.

[@Cosmic-junk]

what we actually could already have is a Visor sunglasses with HUD

[@myoriginalname]

What genius thought charging 1500 for a freggin glass would be feasible at all

[@JohnAppleseed]

I just remembered this product.

[@ato7472]

Anyone confused on the models of the apple glasses ALSO have like 5 cameras but I guess since its apple there going to ignore it and pet it slide

[@clorox1676]

Maybe they are only used for AR purposes and you'll need to use your phone to take pics or record video.

[@lowkeybeams5663]

I can’t believe their throwing this away

[@zakariahlafreniere1332]

this value content. great job sir.

[@lewis9s]

I want those apple glasses now just so I can ignore my boring classes at school. (When quarantine is over)

[@wmascolin]

Im sure most schools wouldnt allow them since you could easily cheat

[@whazzat8015]

There are lots of things to stare off into , when you want to be someplace else. But why are you paying $40,000 a year to be where you don't want to be?

[@aoeu256]

@@whazzat8015 Where does college cost 40,000$ a year? I'm pretty sure in-state tuition is much less. Puls when you go to school you get a grant.

[@Cosmic-junk]

Realize that google didn’t need to put a camera on it.

[@billseota8967]

What Happened To Theranos - @Caya I've watched the doccie but would be super cool to see how you'd cover it (or isn't it consumer tech enough?)

[@slidebean]

Hi, Bill! Theranos is on our to-do list already! Thank you for the suggestion.

[@caryrodda]

Hmmm. I don't know that I want my doctor multi-tasking any more than he already does when I am actually being seen during an appointment. That seems a problematic application.

[@rgbhere]

9:27 Terminator T1X :O

[@angrygingerboss]

I remembered all the parodies

[@twenty2082]

I MEMBER WHEN WE KICKED YOU OUT OF MOLOTOV'S THAT NIGHT! HAHAHA!!!

[@silvrsurfer]

Yo Google just acquired focals by north.. hopefully it will turn into something good

[@tyc00n]

very confusing/misleading when you say final update in 25 fab then talk about explorer 2

[@slidebean]

Thanks for your comment, we'll consider it for future videos :)

[@Gilotopia]

They advertised it as if it was augmented reality but it was just a notification shade in the corner of your vision. In reality it was designed around the camera.

[@thomas-sinkala]

You are smart! That was exactly the same thing that I said when I saw it first.

[@slidebean]

Thank you for watching!

[@CityLifeinAmerica]

Apple Watch and others like it pretty much killed Glass. Unlike the google glass, Apple Watches can be out of sight out of mind until one wants to call attention to it. It also acts like it’s a heads up display

[@roberte1459]

Apple just announced they are getting into glass-----your thoughts?

[@slidebean]

Welcome to discuss with other founders or Caya on Discord slidebean.com/startup-cafe 💙

[@88farrel]

Lmao imagine facebook ar glasses

[@Anonarchist]

I can guarantee you one thing, the touch point on the medical industry version is going to be invariably smeared with poop and blood.

[@marior.4305]

seeing a Redshirt, when the speaker tells about "Enterprise Edition" ... :D He's doomed!

[@enge.marcelo]

I don't understand the privacy concerns. People post absolutely everything these days...

[@toomanyaccounts]

only liberals do.

[@johnhenderson6840]

Dude this guy looks like he has one of those filters on that makes his head bigger

[@ralphfirley3882]

Could it be the dark shirt in front of the white background? Black is "slimming" after all 😅

[@sevenhazee]

His head is normal size, he just has narrow shoulders👍🏼

[@sansam100]

very true but his content makes up for that

[@ClickClan100]

He just got a lil ass torso

[@jacobrobertdesio9265]

Omg I got an ad when watching this for a google glasses rip off

[@macadamiaowl9702]

They're again in other form available to people - blind and low vision ones. EnvisionGlasses is a Google Glass Enterprise 2 with Envision AI

[@jeromecabarus6893]

google: we get rid of it.

[@michwashington]

AR IS INEVITABLE ‼️

[@peterkariuki9475]

they should have asked me 12yrs ago everything about it looks lame

[@pian4906]

the issue with google glass is it cannot read others organism power level and please dont design it to blow up when power level exceed the caps

[@jameswalker199]

It's 2020 (when you published)! How can you *not* be privileged by using Twitter?

[@Caleb_Bravo99]

I always wanted one, and I still do. I just think it's really cool.

[@jhoughjr1]

as someone said decades ago online, if i can see it, i have it. You dont have a right to not be recorded.Regardless of any laws. You already cant stop people from using their phone cameras.

[@clarkkentglasses6443]

Exactly. But a camera mounted to someones head all the time is a whole new level

[@jamalabdullahi8155]

IoT will pounce back again

[@slidebean]

Thank you for watching!

[@markhor1988]

Google Glasses now lol 😂

[@derskeal4240]

Pun totally intended!

[@juanpabloperalbelmont8047]

Hey! You need to make a video explaining what happened to WeWork!

[@slidebean]

Hi! There's a video already! kzbin.info/www/bejne/sF7am3l5nN9sj8U

[@Stupranos]

What would make Apple different would be their approach in their ecosystem.

[@slidebean]

Good Q! Welcome to discuss with other founders or Caya on Discord slidebean.com/startup-cafe

[@PauloOrtib]

Esse cara parece brasileiro...

[@slidebean]

Mais não é! Ele é da Costa Rica :)

[@luavasconcelos1637]

Parece mesmo!

[@PauloOrtib]

@@slidebeanAgora, entendo porque nos generalizam comos latinos 🤣

[@BiggestLuigi]

Can't wait for apple glass!

[@grantwallace1882]

"BeginNing"

[@deandupont5503]

"Augmented Reality..." What a laugh. My reality is interesting enough as it is, I don't need any assistance.

[@MrRottweiler72]

I just want a pair to be able to record video in case I have a run in with police, emergencies or ex wife.

[@toomanyaccounts]

you can get button cameras that are far better in quality and cheaper

[@V1CT0Rc001]

I hope I'm not the only one to think tech like Google Glass seems like a dark turn for tech. It has the capabilities to track a person, to control people, just like TV and social media, except that you can easily turn it off from view. It feels dystopian to have augmented reality directly in your eyesight instead of our current AR, which is through screens and something I much prefer. I would much rather live life to see digital information on a screen, like a phone or car infotainment, even a HUD in a car, than have it be emulated as if it's floating in my vision.

[@TheBasketproductions]

Bro... Your video is nice and informative... The audio is 🗑🚮 ....

[@user-mg7wh8zq6v]

" Virgin Airlines "

[@ChibiKeruchan]

Privacy issue? That's easy.. Use A.I to detect face and blur it. Lol. ATM recording? Easy.. Use A.I To detect screen and keypads.. Blur it. Come on our phone can detect faces already and what the fuck are those A.I photo/image training Google did to back then?

[@Polyglot_English]

🤙 Determinism is Freedom 🤙

[@danielm6341]

Smart glasses aren't a dead-end like smart watches. Once technology catches up, it'll replace smart phones; as part of our incremental transition towards cybernetics. The privacy consideration will fade away as our cultural expectations of privacy die. We only worry about privacy because humans lack compassion. As it stands, social etiquette is evolving to pressure people into keeping private spaces private; when using portable sensor suites (smart phones).

[@refraggedbean]

Tbh I doubt it will fully replace Smartphones as smart glasses are limited to gesture controls on the glasses, in the air in front of them, voice controls, or with some external controller, which isn't always ideal, smart phones are also better for types of software that are less utilitarian in use, like Twitter is likely going to be a better experience on a phone than on smart glasses even as the technology continues to evolve

[@jhoughjr1]

glass died for othet reasons. Cameras are everywhwre and you never had privacy. This tech would be great for the visually impaired. Its cost and limited sales avenues are why it wasnt a commercial success.

[@AndorianBlues]

You're confusing reality with perception. Whether or not people actually have privacy is not the issue. The issue is that Google Glass did not maintain the illusion of privacy.