IN YOUR FACE! Glass takes a break as everyone else is diving right in with wearables for our heads
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The idea of augmented or virtual reality headwear is not new, not by any stretch. However, it was only in the past few years we have seen such technology come to the forefront and be tangible, most notably, Google Glass.
Unlike almost all the other head-wearable initiatives out there, Glass generated a lot of ill-informed hype, creating controversy among many, and consternation among those that choked on its price tag. The public image for Glass got bogged down in the fog, a position from which it would really emerge.
So what is out there, and what is coming soon to don our heads and faces with technology, to bedazzle our senses with virtual reality, or enrich the landscape with augmented reality? The field is quite robust and exciting.
No doubt about it, wearables in general, and the potential of augmented reality in particular, will dramatically affect mobile computing and the whole mobile experience in just the next few years. The effort being invested toward the research and development is advancing so quickly, we are just now on the cusp of what will be another mobile (reality) revolution. Which platform excites you the most?
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