When Google launched the dorky Google Glass last spring, it immediately made an impact in the tech community, with several people thinking that it was a piece of technology that will usher humanity to the future. However, its chances of a public release date and becoming a "consumer" hit may be slim to none, with several factors involved.

"Of 16 Glass app makers contacted by Reuters, nine said that they had stopped work on their projects or abandoned them, mostly because of the lack of customers or limitations of the device. Three more have switched to developing for business, leaving behind consumer projects," Reuters reported.

In the recently concluded Vanity Fair's first New Establishment Summit in San Francisco in California, head of the secretive division Google X, Astro Teller revealed that in order for the people to be totally sold out of the Google Glass idea, they need to create a "demand."

"They'll eventually be a part our lives, but there's this mantra that there's no point wearing something on your body—because that's a big ask," said Teller in the interview, as he donned a pair of blue Google Glass.

Another thing that could have clouted this wearable's future is the departure of its early believers and key people, including lead developer Babak Parviz, electrical engineering head Adrian Wong and director for developer relations Ossama Alami.

While the future of Google Glass remains clouded when it comes to consumer reception, business have started exploring the potential of the device.

CNN reported that medical practitioners have tapped Google Glass to carry out elaborate procedures and save money.

In Dubai, police are planning to procure the hands-free eyewear to help them combat criminals by way of face recognition technology.