I’ve been waiting on those contact lenses for years — the ones that act as both cameras and displays. Rumor has had it that Google has been working on such a technology, and that makes perfect sense.
Now it’s Samsung’s turn. There are even photos:
I find this to be both exhilarating and scary.
It’s exhilarating because it validates the prototype systems our lab at NYU has been building all these years to test out “future reality” scenarios where people can draw in the air and their drawings come to life. A world in which Harold and the Purple Crayon meets Harry Potter is getting closer to being our everyday reality.
It’s scary for exactly the same reason.