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Re:Google patents its augmented reality Project Glass by slowpoke on Wednesday May 16, 2012 @12:12PM (#3982643)
I've actually been waiting for such a functionality for ages - except I would use it to adblock everything, even in real life.

No more pesky ad noise == quality of life significantly improved.

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Re:Google patents its augmented reality Project Glass by AkThhhpppt on Wednesday May 16, 2012 @12:30PM (#3982720)
Yet again, Steve Mann was there first: http://cyborganthropology.com/Diminished_Reality

Sorry for the monomania, but the man really did pioneer a huge chunk of wearable computing and AR.

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Re:Google patents its augmented reality Project Glass by slowpoke on Wednesday May 16, 2012 @12:47PM (#3982813)
That is nice. Time to read up a bit about this man. Thank you.
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