After teasing the smart glasses with Gemini AI at the core, Google offered a select few a hands-on experience with the wearable.

The second generation of North's Focals were due to ship soon but are now on hold Google has bought a company that makes smart glasses, following the failure of its own, Glass, to go mass market.

Smart glasses company North has told customers that their $600 (£460) purchases will stop working in a few days' time. The Canadian company, recently purchased by Google, says its Focals glasses ...