Nice post. I agree that today's versions of the hardware are pretty clunky, but as I point out in this post that will all soon change as the technology begins to improve in iterations.
Google glass is able to get away with being so slim and small because it does far less than something like Microsoft Hololens. It's the same with VR headsets like Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. It's technically les demanding to make an entire complete world virtually than it is to integrate a virtual world with a physical one. Of course, that's all pretty obvious, but I wanted to point it out to any that might walk away thinking: 'Hololens sucks'.
It's incredibly impressive from a technical standpoint, just not quite commercially viable yet. When it does get there (probably in less than 5 years), it will become a billion dollar industry.
yes, the hololens definitely has a lot more features. The google glass doesn't render objects inside your environment.
So I definitely understand that it has to be bigger, but still, if this should be wearable everyday I think they should still improve it and slim it down.
Agreed. They have quite a ways to go before they bring it to the public at large. That's an important point about rendering in environments. Totally beyond Google Glass right now. Bur you're right: as impressive as it is, no one's going to want to wear a helmet out and about.
Motorcycle, while ski ing...construction site...some places wearing a helmet is appropriate.