"Google's 2024 Vision: A Demand for a Unified Augmented Reality Plan"
Originally Published 2 years ago — by 9to5Google
The article expresses a desire for Google to establish a clear augmented reality (AR) strategy in 2024, highlighting past failures with Google Glass, Cardboard, and Daydream, and noting the competition's progress in the field, such as Meta's headsets and Apple's upcoming Vision Pro. The author suggests that AR wearables could surpass smartphones and even traditional computers in importance and urges Google to reveal its AR plans, including a potential partnership with Samsung for an XR headset, at the I/O event. The piece emphasizes the need for Google to integrate its services into AR and possibly create a Made by Google pair of glasses, drawing on the successful vision presented in the original "One Day" concept video for Google Glass.