It's Official: Google Glass Is a Bust

Even Shutterstock thinks so

For all the talk of tech in 2013, we can’t think of a single product that truly altered the landscape. Nothing came anywhere close to the innovation of, say, the iPad. Smart watches seemed mildly interesting, but the biggest “breakthrough” was supposed to be Google Glass.

After reading this Mat Honan Wired account of a year spent with the device, we can safely call it a dud. For now.

Key quotes after the jump.

First things first:

“…my wife worried…that its mere presence would be distracting because it’s so goddamn weird-looking.”

Well

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