The Impending Social Consequences of Augmented Reality

It doesn't do any good to debate when Googles Project Glass will become ubiquitous, or how many billions of dollars the Augmented Reality industry will make by 2015. Youre missing the point.

Augmented Reality (AR) is not just a technology. Its a shortcut. Whether we can interact with data through a pair of glasses or contact lenses, the very nature of such technological immediacy will very quickly change human behavior.

First shortcut? Well get our hands back. Imagine your coffee and bagel, no spills -- because youre checking email on AR-enabled glasses.

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Its the second shortcut that will be much more…
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