Vuzix’s smart glasses still aren’t ready for prime time Despite its features, it's not worth $1,000 February 14, 2019 https://www.engadget.com/2019/02/14/vuzix-blade-smart-glasses/
The article said the Blade is designed to be worn and used in conjunction with one's smart phone. If I wore glasses, I'd feel like a cyborg with them things. Plus, they're a bit plain. For a thousand USD, put some rhinestones around the edges--like they were swag.
Yes, but this is progress. Blade is a lot more AR and a lot less movable spy cam than Google Glass was.
Verizon partners with AR hardware maker Vuzix for some reason December 27, 2021 Vuzix: Vuzix Announces Agreement with Verizon to Deliver Augmented Reality with 5G and Mobile Edge Compute