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There are some obvious pitfalls to this totally immersive computing environment:
This got me thinking, though. The technology required for something like this is largely off-the-shelf, and could be much more capable than Google's project. Goggles with dual video displays (and the optics to focus them) are off the shelf (and come with earbuds for stereo sound). Six degree of freedom head trackers are off the shelf. Webcams and ultrasonic transducers are off the shelf, and can be combined to make something like an Open Source version of Microsoft Kinect which could be mounted on the frame facing forward to monitor the user's hand gestures. The addition of a microphone is trivial - most webcams already have them built in, or a small one could be mounted to the frame of the glasses ahead of the right ear. It is possible to cram in Bluetooth and Wifi and maybe even a cell phone connection.
What I am suggesting is an Open Source project to combine the ideas behind Google Project Glass and Open Kinect and Sixth Sense Computing, to create a device worn like glasses that replaces laptops, tablets, and cell phones, providing a full 3D environment operated by voice command and hand gestures. The technology is available now; why not?
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