Augmented Reality - It's really here!!

OMGosh.....I can't get away from this stuff!  

If we go back to an old post (click here) of mine, I say that Augmented Reality - you know, the kind of vision that "overlays" real life - is coming and is going to change the way we teach.  Well, it will also change the way we drive, work, etc.  

Don't believe me? Then lets look at BMW/MiniCooper Augmented Reality Goggles...

These prototype glasses - which are being demoed/tested right now... as in they actually work!! - are an add on to the Mini Cooper car.

The idea is simple, when you are going for a drive, slip on your "driving glasses" and be prepared for the future!  

OK, so they look a bit "geeky" but remember, they are PROTOTYPES...

In your regular field of vision, you see things like directions, speed, and the part I really like - avoidance detection.

 

From the reports, it is NOT distracting, but rather ENHANCES driving.  Watch the video below and see for yourself (warning-the vision is simulated, but wearers have concurred that it actually looks like this!)

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Remember, your heard it here first!!!

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Yossie

Yossie Frankel
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