On Sat, 22 May 2004 11:08:17 -0500, Robert Seeberger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Shades of Earth!!!! > > http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_961376.html?menu=news.scienceanddiscovery > > (With picture) > > British and German scientists are developing memory glasses that > record everything the user sees. > > The glasses can play back memories later to help the wearer remember > things they have forgotten such as where they left their keys. > > Researchers at the University of Bielefeld and the University of > Surrey Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering are behind > the invention. > > They say the glasses do not just record what the user sees but also > allows the user to "label" items so information can be used later on. > > The wearer could walk around an office or factory identifying certain > items by pointing at them. Objects indicated are then given a blank > label on a screen inside the glasses that the user then fills in. > > Boffins who developed it say it could be used in industrial plants by > mechanics looking to identify machine parts or by electricians wiring > a complicated device. > > A spokesman for the project, headed in the UK by the University of > Surrey's Dr Josef Kittler and in Germany by Professor Gerhard Sagerer, > said: "A car mechanic for instance could find at a glance where a part > on a certain car model is so that it can be identified and repaired. > > "For the motorist the system could highlight accident black spots or > dangers on the road." > > In other cases the glasses could be worn by people going on a guided > tour, indicating points of interest or by people looking at panoramas > where all the sites could be identified. > > The team is continuing to work on the system which it hopes will be > commercially available next year. > > xponent > > Life Imitates Art Maru > > rob
Somewhat similar glasses were a plot device in "Virtual Light." Are we getting closer to Stross' Manny from the "Lobsters" series? Gary "I could use a new pair of glasses' Denton #1 on Google for liberal news
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