Google Glass founder: glasses that block eye contact will never go mainstream
Scobleizer · x · 2026-09-25
Vic Gundotra, who started the Google Glass project, says Meta's new glasses repeat Glass's key mistake: blocking eye contact. His core insight — seeing someone's eyes during conversation is essential, and any dark lenses that hide them won't achieve mainstream appeal.
Robert Scoble adds backstory: Gundotra funded Glass and Android at Google; in 2002 he personally bought tablets from Scoble (then at NEC) with his own credit card, then 400 units for Microsoft's CEO summit, leading to Scoble joining Microsoft. Scoble's year wearing Glass daily confirmed the display changed the social contract between people — and he praises Apple's outward-facing display approach.
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