I was an original Glass Explorer, owner of ~15 units, we spent 9mo full-time with our startup (DocHuddle, Inc.) working as CTO+Developer on glass use cases, and

I was an original Glass Explorer, owner of ~15 units, we spent 9mo full-time with our startup (DocHuddle, Inc.) working as CTO+Developer on glass use cases, and I can say this: Real progress wont be made until there are great developer tools. Google, feeling that simulators ruined the true experience, didn't make simulators for the Glass SDK, which made development impossible. It meant you had to debug with the thing plugged in or on your face (or via Android Mirror). Thankfully, the overheating problems have been fixed, but real progress also wont be made until you can work on it 18hrs a day (not just until the unit heats up.) It was surprising to me how much money was spent on the Glass program yet how little was spent on the folks who would actually be coming up with the app ecosystem. All that said, I still believe in the concept and think the Enterprise use cases are enormous. I just hope the opportunity isnt bungled again.