CEATEC: Prototype augmented reality display helps users navigate

NTT DoCoMo unveiled prototype research at this week's Ceatec trade show that uses a small display mounted over a set of eyeglasses to provide the wearer with navigation and weather information.

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[part2themovie]

This is how the world ends. Not with a bang but with a tech expo

[vention4wh]

The people who aren't even there could reach their hand forward and point to things that the person who is there could then manipulate in reality.

The future looks pretty scary sometimes but at times like this it can look pretty cool too.

[vention4wh]

I'm a mechanic by trade. I imagine the time could come when someone could be wearing such a headset at work and another person could be miles away, working tech support for a certain system in a vehicle they're working on. The tech support guy could look out through the glasses and see what the mechanic is seeing, and point out ways to make the repair or collaborate and give input on a particularly difficult troubleshoot. Heck you could have a whole conference call of engineers helping out.

[vention4wh]

Man it's bad enough that people are walking around talking to people who aren't even there. Soon people are going to be walking around and manipulating objects that aren't even there. The objects will be in cyberspace. It's going to be weird. People walking around, talking and waving their arms for no apparent reason. LOL.

Still, I want one too.

[panthpope]

over 9000!!

[HIGHvalue360]

Deze wil ik ook

[lvutodeath]

2012 is in Augmented Reality :D

[JuBiTomislav]

@EldMage Yep, it's over 9000. :-D

[EldMage]

DBZ anyone? :)

[swittykoh17]

I Want one!!!!