WeeklyTalk · Episode #183 · 09/17/2026

What Became of Old Projects: The i40 Portal and the Bet We Lost

We haven’t received a single inquiry about smart glasses in months. And this is for a technology that drew huge crowds at every industry trade show six years ago.

We haven’t received a single inquiry about smart glasses in months. And this is for a technology that drew huge crowds at every industry trade show six years ago. Microsoft has discontinued the HoloLens 2, Magic Leap has stopped direct sales, and both platforms are being phased out on the same day. Our i40 portal is still up and running, though, and the market figures contradict my own experience in a way I can’t quite figure out. An episode about a bet we lost—and what survived it.

What Became of Old Projects: The i40 Portal and the Bet We Lost