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December 9, 2010

Augmented Reality No Longer Science Fiction

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Tim Waller, WYFF News 4

You’re walking down the street, wondering where the nearest restaurant is, and whether the food is any good. But instead of asking someone, you put on a pair of sunglasses and up pops a display of all the restaurants in the vicinity, along with customer reviews of each. Science fiction? No, “augmented reality.” “There’s a computer-generated person or character standing next to you, like they really are there, and they walk with you, maybe even give you a walking tour of the city,” said Paul Travers, CEO of Vuzix, which plans to sell augmented reality sunglasses starting next year. (video)

http://www.wyff4.com/news/25904720/detail.html

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