Smart contacts: Why they'll succeed where Google Glass failed

Open/download audioWearables aren’t just accessories like smart watches and fitness trackers anymore. A California startup has a prototype for augmented reality contacts, shown off at this year’s CES in Las Vegas, that might blow all those failed smart glasses out of the water. Would you buy a pair?

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