[ExI] [Tech] Goggles, or Projectors?

[Eugen Leitl]

On Wed, Jan 02, 2008 at 06:34:56PM -0800, James Clement wrote:

> Vernor Vinge's "Rainbows End" also featured wearable goggles which overlayed
> "themes" onto reality, as well as supplied info, txt messaging, etc.

Most of us have been looking for availability of wearable displays
and computers since mid-1980s, or so.

	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wearable_computing

Same applies for virtual reality

	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_reality

Given the very promising beginnings the current state
of art of 2008 can only be described as pathetic, and 
disappointing.

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