Google’s sudden silence on the subject suggests that the release date for Google Glass may once again have been pushed back several months.
For those not already scared to death by the idea of Google Glass and planning to buy the uber-goggles once they hit the shelves for real, best not to hold your breath for the time-being. Google may have conformed some time ago that Glass would hit the shelves in its final consumer guise some time this year, but with the way things are looking right now, 2105 seems a safer bet.
It was hardly surprising that Google execs weren’t too keen to talk about Glass during I/O last month for the simple reason that it wasn’t once of the core focus products of the event. However, the Mountain View company has once again been reached out to this week and still won’t give any genuine indication as to when or if Glass will make an official appearance before the end of the year.
Moreover, they made it clear that there’s still a fair bit of work to be done to ready the final release version.
“Right now we’re focusing on feedback from explorers, and we’ll launch the device when we’re ready,” Computerworld quotes Google’s Timothy Jordan as saying.
“All I know is that we’re having a great time building new experiences and hearing what consumers say and going from there.”
When the curious creation first began leaking its way out, Google made it clear that a 2013 launch was on the cards. This was then followed by a long spell of silence on the matter, leading ultimately to a sudden though rather quiet changed to a promised 2014 release date.
As far as Moor Insights & Strategy analyst Patrick Moorhead is concerned, all signs are pointing to a repeat performance.
“Google is attempting something very, very aggressive — a computer on your face,” wrote the analyst.
“There are big technical, as well as social, challenges. This comes with the territory,”
After owning Glass, I would say it needs a lot more work to make it a viable product. I’d say 2014 is a possibility, but not probable,”
“Google doesn’t want to commit to 2014. It’s high risk.”