Google’s latest search may cause it to stray
[Philip Lelyveld comment: My CES 2012 meeting with the head of Vuzix, which makes heads-up and head mounted displays for 3D viewing and augmented reality, was delayed for an hour because Sergy Brin and his R&D team were in deep technical discussions in the Vuzix booth.]
...According to Rob Enderle, the principal analyst at Enderle Group, "The project appears to be connected to virtual-reality glasses, which initially will add [images] - like virtual signs including ads, names, street, address, company, resident - to physical things dynamically and eventually change what we see. Think of shifting clothing or people to an older age or another planet." ...
This would leave the way open for Google to fast-track the development of entirely new 21st-century technologies and products. The optical technology being developed at Project X could underpin a wide range of consumer devices allowing 3D representation. "Android@home" could, for instance, be used eventually to stream not only audio but also 3D images around the home. ...
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