Google plans to “start again” with its controversial Glass project. The New York Times says that the company plans to “reset” the project, which is now being led by ex-Apple gadget designer Tony Fadell.
The tech giant stopped selling the smart spectacles in January and is reported to have halted development of the prototype. The new version of the glasses – which were the subject of privacy concerns – is to be developed internally. Unlike its predecessor, the new Glass will only be made public once development has finished.
The Glass project was first revealed in 2011. It was demonstrated at a high-profile conference in 2012, though it’s thought that developers were unhappy about it receiving so much exposure before it was finished. Reports claimed that a number of developers resigned from working on the project due to in-house tensions.
Mr Fadell became a member of the Google team in 2014 after the company acquired his home automation company Nest. Experts predict that a final release may be a number of years away following the collapse of the original project. Google announced the closure of their Explorer programme – which allowed developers to buy an unfinished version of Glass – earlier this year.
