Comments on: On the cusp of augmented reality http://www.absurdintellectual.com/2009/03/16/on-the-cusp-of-augmented-reality/ ... since 'aught-eight. Sun, 11 Dec 2011 21:33:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Grant Hamilton http://www.absurdintellectual.com/2009/03/16/on-the-cusp-of-augmented-reality/comment-page-1/#comment-978 Grant Hamilton Tue, 17 Mar 2009 18:21:21 +0000 http://www.absurdintellectual.com/?p=2102#comment-978 ... but cool!! Frankly, I think the applications that we haven't even thought of are the ones that will be the most interesting. … but cool!!

Frankly, I think the applications that we haven’t even thought of are the ones that will be the most interesting.

]]> By: Amy Breen http://www.absurdintellectual.com/2009/03/16/on-the-cusp-of-augmented-reality/comment-page-1/#comment-976 Amy Breen Tue, 17 Mar 2009 17:56:35 +0000 http://www.absurdintellectual.com/?p=2102#comment-976 Who carries a calculator? Why would you want to watch a video on your hand, or a wall for that matter, when you can have a clear picture on your phone or ipod? These things don't matter! It's just lazy. Who carries a calculator? Why would you want to watch a video on your hand, or a wall for that matter, when you can have a clear picture on your phone or ipod? These things don’t matter!

It’s just lazy.

]]> By: Grant Hamilton http://www.absurdintellectual.com/2009/03/16/on-the-cusp-of-augmented-reality/comment-page-1/#comment-974 Grant Hamilton Tue, 17 Mar 2009 15:14:13 +0000 http://www.absurdintellectual.com/?p=2102#comment-974 Now you don't have to carry a phone. Or a calculator. Or a watch. Maybe you can watch YouTube videos on the palm of your hand. Maybe you can control your ipod (which you don't have to carry anymore) just by twirling a finger. And what about the parts where you can go shoping and have information appear about the goods you're looking at? Now you don’t have to carry a phone. Or a calculator. Or a watch. Maybe you can watch YouTube videos on the palm of your hand. Maybe you can control your ipod (which you don’t have to carry anymore) just by twirling a finger.

And what about the parts where you can go shoping and have information appear about the goods you’re looking at?

]]> By: Amy Breen http://www.absurdintellectual.com/2009/03/16/on-the-cusp-of-augmented-reality/comment-page-1/#comment-972 Amy Breen Tue, 17 Mar 2009 14:03:34 +0000 http://www.absurdintellectual.com/?p=2102#comment-972 Yeah, the phone thing is kind of cool, but WHY? Why does it seem like all these new technologies are out to make us lazier and lazier? Yeah, the phone thing is kind of cool, but WHY? Why does it seem like all these new technologies are out to make us lazier and lazier?

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