Looking back on Google Glass, Google co-founder Sergey Brin thought he was “the next Steve Jobs,” a mindset that pushed the device out the door before it was ready for consumers.

Sergey Brin wearing Google Glass

Sergey Brin wearing Google Glass
Smart glasses are back, though whether or not that’s a good thing remains to be seen. Meta’s Ray-Ban Meta lineup is the current most well-known iteration of the technology, but it’s certainly not the first.
All the way back in 2012, Google introduced Google Glass, a lensless pair of smart glasses, to a limited audience. While Glass wasn’t the first pair of smart glasses, it was certainly the most widely known.