Google has announced a partnership with Warby Parker to create a stylish successor to Google Glass, an initiative that could involve up to $150 million in investment. This partnership seeks to combine Google's technological capabilities with Warby Parker's optical expertise in producing competitive wearables against Meta's products. Google co-founder Sergey Brin reflected on the previous failure of Google Glass, acknowledging past mistakes and expressing optimism about this new direction, indicating that the new glass products will be more polished and user-friendly, avoiding the missteps of a decade ago.
There's some irony in the move. The search behemoth was the first big tech name to invest in wearable computing, unveiling Google Glass in 2012 and rolling out early units to developers in 2013.
On Tuesday, the Google cofounder was self-effacing when asked about the failed project, admitting that he still believed in glasses as a form factor but admitting mistakes were made in rolling them out.
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