What sounds like science-fiction Terminator technology now isn't that much science-fiction anymore. Samsung (as covered in an earlier blog post) came up with a transparent display, smartphones and their processing units get faster and faster and furthermore even smaller and are therefore capable of complex calculations like real-time augmentation. So as recent news show, wearable technologies like heads-up display glasses could already become reality this year as Google is testing those devices in the wild, labelled Project Glass.
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| This is how the latest prototype of Google Project Glass looks like |
The device itself processes information gathered from the person's surrounding, augments it with useful information in real-time and displays this information on a transparent screen along the real objects it is assigned to. Paired with voice recognition, the person wearing the device can controll the different functions and express his commands like where he wants to go, what meeting is up next and when, and so on. The possibilites of this is only limited by one's imagination and as shown in the following impressive video could really be useful in everyday life.
So what do you think about this development and the blurring of the real and virtual worlds? Do you think this is the future of how our interaction devices will be like?
If you want to stay updated on this matter, visit the Google+ Site of Project Glass.
Sources:
[1] http://9to5google.com/2011/12/19/google-xs-wearable-technology-isnt-an-ipod-nano-but-rather-a-heads-up-display-glasses/
[2] https://plus.google.com/111626127367496192147/posts
[3] http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/06/google-project-glass-sergey-brin/
[4] http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/04/google-testing-heads-up-display-glasses-in-public-wont-make-yo/
[5] http://www.theverge.com/2012/4/4/2925237/googles-project-glass-augmented-reality-glasses-begin-testing
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