Will smart glasses eventually replace smartphones? Thoughts?

I just read an article from BBC News where the reporter wasn’t impressed with the Halliday Glasses. It raises a question about whether smart glasses could ever truly replace smartphones. What do you all think?

The idea of having a monocular display really bothers me. Every time I accidentally switch to monocular display while programming, it messes with my brain. I can’t stand it.

I wonder if that’s because one eye is dominant. If the display isn’t in the dominant eye, it might cause issues.

I think it’s awesome that smart glasses are finally getting more attention. I wish the reporter had covered more products. There are so many interesting ones out there.

Honestly, most reporters don’t see beyond what’s right in front of them. They often lack the insight needed to discuss new tech meaningfully. I don’t believe these glasses will replace our phones; rather, they’ll augment them. Phones will still be essential for a while. It’s unclear how glasses will connect to phones and what processing will be offloaded. Smart glasses will definitely be a huge market, but probably won’t surpass smartphones. We’re likely looking at a future where interactions with phones decrease significantly.

That’s true; the industry needs to appeal to the casual consumer for this tech to really take off.

People often use glasses as accessories. Many people have multiple pairs of glasses compared to just one or two phones. So, I think it’s possible that smart glasses could end up being a bigger market than smartphones, but maybe not.

I had Google Glass when it first came out. I hacked it and hardly looked at my phone. We even got it to play YouTube. With the new AI tech, I can only imagine what could be done now. I’d love a small USB-sized module that connects via Bluetooth and Wi-Fi without a screen, using glasses as a display. You could mount a screen when needed and have a dock for your car.

This reminds me of Project Ara from Google, where they had a phone made from swappable modules. I’m surprised we haven’t seen more devices with hot-swappable batteries to solve battery life issues.

It feels inevitable that smart glasses will evolve to let us augment our reality by adding or swapping things we see. I imagine there’ll be a big market for devices that let you experience things through others’ eyes. It could connect people to experiences while at home. I also see lots of potential for practical uses, like mechanics giving advice through your glasses when you take your car in for service.

The current displays aren’t cutting it. There are no proper head-mounted displays or binocular waveguides shown. Tech has advanced so much, yet what’s available still doesn’t attract mainstream interest.

Yeah, we only have two hands, and holding a big device isn’t practical for everyone.

Given how good smartphone display and camera quality are, I think they’ll coexist with smart glasses for a long time. Just like my phone didn’t replace my laptop.

I’d like to discuss what hardware and software developers need to start doing to make smart glasses take off, especially in demonstrations. It’s similar to Apple’s Vision Pro trying to show casual users the value of headsets. If people don’t understand the tech, it won’t work.

Honestly, who would leave their phone at home and just take glasses instead? It just doesn’t make sense.

The coverage was poor. They should have focused on AR/XR waveguide smart glasses. It’s too late to talk about Meta glasses since they have already been out for a while. Color-changing sunglasses have nothing to do with replacing phones.

When we reach a point similar to the movie Anon, then maybe it could happen.