Sergey Brin says Google was 10 years too early with Google Glass — but they'd be perfect for AI

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Google cofounder Sergey Brin attends the 2024 Vanity Fair Oscar party
Google's cofounder said Project Astra is the "killer app" for AI-powered glasses.

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Google teases the return of Google Glass in Project Astra demo

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Google CEO Sundar Pichai on Tuesday teased the possible return of Google Glass in a promotion for the tech giant's new AI venture, Project Astra.

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Google Glass: A history of the discontinued smart glasses, what they did, why they failed

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Google Glass, Google's smart glasses, were meant to be revolutionary but were released before they were ready and had a number of quality issues.

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35 of the biggest failed products from the world's biggest companies

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Google founder Sergey Brin wearing Google Glass— the company's augmented reality glasses which were halted in 2015.

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Apple's Vision Pro is meant to be used when you're alone. You look weird if you wear it in public — at least for now.

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The Apple Vision Pro looks weird now when people wear the device — but is that just because we're not used to it?

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