Posted 3/13/2024, 2:15:29 PM
1990 article foretold challenges facing smart glasses for next 30 years
- Article from 1990 issue of Popular Mechanics describes the Private Eye, considered the world's first wearable computer
- The article foreshadowed challenges smart glasses would face for the next 30 years in finding effective, non-ridiculous uses
- Smart glasses allow computers to be at eye and ear level, embedded into an accessory many already wear
- Packing the needed technology into not-ridiculous glasses has been a challenge until recently
- The evolution of smart glasses brings us closer to an ambient computing future