when i see google glass, i see the first step in what will be the future. basically, once we get it right, we will be able to overlay "holograms" onto reality through a pair of glasses. i read somewhere recently that a very large portion of our mind is dedicated to vision. the virtual universe will literally open up to us spatially and visually when we get the technology down that allows us to use a pair of glasses instead of a computer monitor as we do now.
so some fun examples of applications that i'd love to create for such a device
- object recognition
okay, so obviously it would be very powerful if we can get our device to recognize inanimate objects, because then we could do things like have the device show us the wikipedia article, or perhaps a how-it-works, or maybe a holographic representation of it's innerworkings. i believe by creating a script which compares object visual data to perhaps google images database, and parses the results, it's possible we could return with a high % certainty the name of the object, and relevant information about it. in today's current day and age, it would be slow to perform the calculations, so the glasses wouldn't be as responsive unless the data were already within the software. for this reason, i think glasses will be slow until we achieve quantum computation.
- holographic interpersonal communication
to create an application which would be capable of allowing 2 people to interact with each other, both seeing a hologram of the other, would require the application have data about the physical locations of the individual, and other properties. for this reason, the individuals would need to stand in front of something capable of scanning them, this data would then be transmitted. another fun idea would be to use nanotechnology to place little beacons within our blood system which will then relay to our device the location of all our blood veins and arteries, and as a result our bodies.
- holographic interactive user interfaces
i think if we have a pair of glasses that allow us to overlay a holographic world ontop of reality, it would be natural to allow us to interface with the glasses themselves through the use of holograms. by using a system which has knowledge of our bodies physical locations, we can allow our application to calculate the position of the hologram relative to the individual, and the position of the individuals hand. this will allow the application to respond to the hand's movements.
i know i say my dream is to go to the moon and all, but that doesnt mean i dont have big dreams for this tech business too :P
