Video glasses step closer to reality
Little bit of a stretch this one but the technology is very cool.
An Israeli company is showing off its video glasses, that will one day be as common as iPods. They're a breakthrough in terms of their much lower weight, and the fact they use a single piece of optical plastic to host the twin stereo images needed to simulate a larger screen.
It's a given that one day we'll all be completely comfortable with the idea of people wearing video 'specs'. Just as it was weird when people first started wearing headphones in the 80's (but we later grew accustomed to it), so it will be the same with these puppies. You'll be sitting on the train, and the person sitting across from you will be wearing 'sunglasses', but will be watching a music concert or movie. Eventually we won't even know they're doing so.
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