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There was a time spectacles were considered geeky and dorky. Nowadays, glasses, albeit smart ones, seem to be the coolest thing in the world of technology.
Not convinced? Consider last week: Google announced a partnership with the Luxottica Group, which owns brands such as Ray Ban and Oakley and is also the largest eyeglass company in the world, to design, manufacture and design frames for Google Glass.
And, before the week was up, Haaretz reported Intel Capital plans to invest $15 million in Israeli startup OrCam, which manufactures smart glasses for the visually impaired.
These are essentially a wearable computer clipped on to a pair of glasses. A computer's five megapixel relays visual information via audio to the user.
At this year's CES, it announced plans to make smart glasses. And, there are rumours that Samsung plans to launch its own version of smart glasses, Galaxy Glass, <b>Ray Ban Outlet Online</b> later this year.
Smart glasses, thus, are the next big thing in the world of technology. Some people are also talking about when (not if) Apple launches the "iGlass".
Google Glass and similar contraptions make up the first category, where information is passed on to users to augment what they see around them.
As for VR, it's still mostly in the domain of gaming/entertainment the Oculus Rift and Project Morpheus fall under this category.
Supporters of the Glass say it brings a new dimension to the way we interact with the environment no more asking for directions, hunting for the nearest petrol pump or even taking out a camera to record <b>Ray Ban Outlet Online</b> a memorable event. Last week, at the Nvidia GTC developer conference in San Jose, California, a company called Mishor showed off augmented reality navigation on a pair of smart glasses, marking out path indicators in blue. And, no, there weren't any advertisements.
But it's still a concept and AR as a driver's aid will become a reality only after smart glasses gain popular acceptance, and the law is clear on whether people can drive wearing these. Some years earlier, Sony had come out with a personal home theatre product, where one could plug in a headset into <b>Ray Ban Outlet</b> a video source and sit back to enjoy a movie hall kind of experience in one's bedroom.
Gaming with motion controllers has made the community hungry for a more immersive experience and the Oculus Rift (yet to be commercially launched), seems to be the first step.