One tech writer says Samsung and Google's smart glasses will flop

A writer at Android Authority has made a blunt call: Samsung and Google's coming smart glasses are doomed to fail. The argument is that neither company is doing enough to make people want to wear computers on their faces. The piece also asks a bigger question: are smart glasses as a whole already losing steam?

What the glasses are

Samsung and Google are building smart glasses that run on Android XR. That is Google's software for glasses and headsets. Think of it as the system that runs the device, the way Android runs many phones. Samsung would make the hardware, and Google would supply the software.

The writer's view

The core complaint is about effort. In the writer's view, both companies need to win people over to the idea of wearing smart glasses, and neither is doing anything to change that. The story's summary says Samsung and Google had better hope the category is not over. This is one opinion, not a sales report.

What is not known yet

The material available does not include a price, a release date or a feature list for these glasses. It also gives no sales figures for smart glasses in general. That means the claim that the category is fading cannot be checked here. Real reviews and real sales will be the better test.

What to do

Anyone thinking about smart glasses can afford to wait. Early products often have flaws that later versions fix.

• Wait for independent reviews before buying.
• Check whether the first models answer the doubts people already have.
• Do not rely on one opinion, including this one.