ISSUE 10 • ANDROID ADVISOR 49using virtual reality, for instance, or famous fi gures
could appear in front of your eyes wearing the very
outfi t that's in the display case.
I think we're still a long way o from this future I'm
imagining, but the more I think about it, the more I
think it's plausible. After all, there's going to come a
time when smartphones aren't enough for us, and
smartglasses could be the next big thing. We'll be
looking back at 2015 thinking: remember when we
had to get our smartphones out of our pocket? P t,
what fools – how did we manage?
And then Google killed Glass...
Just as we started to get excited over Google Glass
and smartglasses in general, Google announced it
was closing its Explorer Programme. Fortunately,
it's not the end for Google Glass.
In a Google+ post it wrote: "Since we fi rst met,
interest in wearables has exploded and today
it’s one of the most exciting areas in technology.
Glass at Work has been growing and we’re
seeing incredible developments with Glass in the
workplace. As we look to the road ahead, we realize
that we’ve outgrown the lab and so we’re o cially
“graduating” from Google[x] to be our own team
here at Google. We’re thrilled to be moving even
more from concept to reality.
"As part of this transition, we’re closing the
Explorer Program so we can focus on what’s
coming next. January 19 will be the last day to get
the Glass Explorer Edition. In the meantime, we’re
continuing to build for the future, and you’ll start to
see future versions of Glass when they’re ready.
(For now, no peeking.)"