In the Race for the Dorkiest AR Glasses, Only One Seems Built for Today
THE SO WHAT
The fact that AR glasses are still judged on “dork factor” tells you they’re not yet a mainstream compute surface. If you’re building for AR, treat current hardware as an enthusiast and enterprise testbed, not a mass channel for 2026 revenue.
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