We explore how smart glasses moved from bulky prototypes to practical tools, why waveguides make displays vanish into lenses, and how hybrid AI solves the offline problem. Dr. Chris Parkinson explains the tradeoffs between tethered and on-board compute, and where enterprise adoption is outpacing consumer demand.

• Waveguides turning thin lenses into bright displays
• Tethered glasses as lightweight monitors vs full Android on-head
• Enterprise durability, all-day shifts, and safety constraints
• Privacy lessons from Google Glass and why context matters
• Vuzix strategy supplying components and building solutions
• Manufacturing waveguides at scale in the US
• Weight, battery, comfort limits and power tradeoffs
• Monocular vs binocular displays, resolution realities
• Prescription clip-ins and optical placement
• AI voice interfaces, cloud vs edge, hybrid workflows