Wow, talk about science fiction becoming fact, you have to watch the video in this article:

Google testing heads-up display glasses in public, won’t make you look like Robocop — Engadget.

Actually, this video by rebelliouspixels is probably more like what we can expect from Google:

This depicts the evolution of wearable computers. See http://wearcam.org/steve5.htm for the original JPEG file. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

I’ve been keeping an eye on the augmented reality field since I first read about Steve Mann‘s work on wearable computing and computer-mediated reality in the 1980s (now there’s a true geek, walking around in public looking like one of the Borg). It’s been a steady progression since then, and Google’s is one of the most advanced yet. Continue reading →