A Wearable Computer More Powerful than Glass, And Even More Awkward

A startup that makes 3-D glasses stands out, in part, by including Steve Mann on its team.

Steve Mann, a pioneer in the field of wearable computing, has been touting the benefits of head-mounted computers for decades. Now, the University of Toronto professor is also lending his weight and experience to a company hoping to loosen Google Glasss grip on the nascent market with a different take on computer glasses that merges the real and the virtual.