It Feels Like Google Is Downplaying Smart Glasses With a Screen in Them
THE SO WHAT
Smart glasses with displays are being reframed as assistive tools, not face computers — everyone is trying to dodge the Google Glass stigma while still owning the interface that will sit between users and agents all day. If you build software, assume heads-up, low-friction surfaces become a primary UX for notifications and micro-interactions, not phones.
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