It seems like every post about Google Glass is dripping with bias either for or against the device, so before we get into it here's a little transparency: I'm Google Glass Explorer #1499. I paid $1500 of my own money to get Glass, and I've owned the device for over a year. I thought Glass was really amazing when it first showed up, and I wrote a review after about a month and half of ownership. Once the novelty wore off though, Glass spent most of its life in a drawer, only to occasionally be dusted off to try out the newest update.
Now, after playing with the Android Wear emulator for a few months and actual Wear hardware for a few days, it's time to call it: Google Glass is obsolete. Android Wear on a smartwatch does nearly everything Glass can do and then some, and it comes in a package that is significantly more ergonomic, convenient, cheaper, and socially acceptable. Android Wear has almost all the positives of Google Glass and none of the negatives.
You want fast access to information? Android Wear does that. It has the same hotword detection and voice commands as Google Glass, and it's almost as hands free. In some respects, Wear is actually better. Google Glass requires a head flick up or pad touch to start listening, but Wear is always on and always ready for a voice command. Both devices hook up to Google's knowledge graph and can answer general-knowledge questions, and both can send a text to your friend with nothing but your voice.
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