Microsoft's Wearable Computing

I also wear glasses and also a stereo headset while gaming, so that makes two pairs of glasses and a headset over them.  I totally understand how that doesn't sound convenient.  What's interesting with Fortaleza is that they always show concept images with fully designed glasses, frames and lenses.  It makes me think, unlike Google Glass which is a frame with a tiny image producer in the corner, that Fortaleza could be fully interactive lenses.

So what makes this particularly interesting for people with prescription glasses?  Imagine a set of AR glasses smart enough to artificially bend the image in front of you so that you can see sharper... that means auto-vision-correction.  It would revolution the world for those who can afford such tech.

I mean, this is me hoping and dreaming for the best, but why couldn't this be possible?  Is it really too fantastical to make tangible?  If these lenses are truly "smart"... we'll see where technology takes us.

As I mentioned in my first post, on a gaming and computing note, I think this could revolutionize what personal computing means.  Computer have gone from the desk, to the lap, and to the palm... why couldn't it go to the eyes or the wrist.  Imagine turning your watch towards you and what tiny reference screen is on there expands before your augmented eyes.  I find this more compelling than Google Glass because that's solely the interactions between the user's eye and the glasses.  Where as Fortaleza has another reference point, such as a smart watch or the Xbox One.

I won't bore you with my wild imagination... I do feel confident in saying this has the potential of being the next big thing since the smart phone.

A quick story:

My wife and I like to argue about stupid shit.  So when Steve Jobs originally revealed the iPad, I was like this is going to revolutionize the way people interact with their computer needs, such as surfing the web, checking up on Facebook, or watching Netflix.  My wife on the other hand said I was crazy and it was nothing a cell phone or laptop couldn't already do.  Though I agree now and also at the time that she was correct.  The iPad wasn't necessarily adding new practicality to mobile computing, I still felt just the mobility and the screen size would change the way we surf the web or read books.  It was something refreshing in a world that was either bulky laptops, low powered netbooks, or tiny screens with cell phones.

Now I'll admit, the iPad didn't really do all the things I hoped it would do, even to this date, but I still like to point out every now and then how I called it way before its release, while everyone was still making fun of its name and calling it a huge flop.

So... this is all happening over again with AR glasses.  I'm hoping for the best and I think the world wouldn't mind something new and refreshing again.  I think this is it.  VR goggles on the other hand are bit too cumbersome to take off as elegantly as something breathable and lightweight as AR glasses.