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Sergey Brin thought he had his Steve Jobs moment with the failed Google Glass

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.

Man wearing Google Glass, looking thoughtful with hand on chin, against a dark background.
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.

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