It’s life after Glass for these face gadgets

Smartglasses are considered the next big breakthrough for wearables that will filter into our daily lives. Putting useful connected features in front of our eyes is a challenge that both startups and major tech players have stepped up try and make a reality.

The concept was thrust into the spotlight with Google Glass, and while Glass lives on in the workplace, it failed to break into the mainstream.

If rumours are to believed, Apple and Facebook are both working on smartglasses projects that have augmented reality at the heart, merging virtual and physical worlds overlaying data on the world around you.

And Google has bought smartglasses hopeful North, which was working on the second generation of the promising North Focals – and has confirmed the company will be stripped for parts and absorbed into the Google hardware team.
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