There’s no telling whether consumers will take to face computers, but that can’t stop gadget makers from pushing such devices. “The rise of Internet-connected smartphones and
advances in ‘heads-up’ displays are accelerating the development of all sorts of wearable augmented-reality devices,” reports The Wall Street Journal. “Such gadgets have long
faced skepticism because they were uncomfortable to wear, ugly, and expensive, reserved only for corporations and military agencies.”
Indeed, the best example the WSJ can find of
face-computer adoption is Austrian eyeglasses designer Michael Pachleitner Group, which is giving its warehouse workers the new technology. Sure, each device costs $13,000, but, according to WSJ, the
case offers a glimpse at the future of "augmented reality." As for broad consumer adoption, Google -- along with a set of smaller companies, including Lumus, Vuzix, Laster Technologies and Recon
Instruments -- are pushing their own wearable gadgets.
“Some computer scientists increasingly envision a world in which people wear glasses-like devices with a built-in camera and use
apps that can recognize objects and faces -- using technology called ‘computer vision’ -- and automatically retrieve information about those objects from the Web or other sources,”
WSJ writes.
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