Snap's Spectacles Are the Beginning of a Camera-First Future | WIRED: The best hint for what Snap in particular might be planning comes from that very same Vergence Labs StartX application video. In it, Rodriguez holds up a matte black visor that looks a bit like 24th-century armor. He excitedly describes the Android-powered system he built, which uses computer vision and his Facebook account to figure out who he’s looking at. The goal was to “redefine the future of face-to-face interaction.” It was just a prototype, but it was the endgame.
Not long after that, Rodriguez posted a now-deleted answer to a Quora question titled, “Will augmented reality products like Google Glass and Epiphany Eyewear make phones become obsolete?” He talked about adding displays that can show text and images, supporting eye-tracking and mind-reading, and eventually building glasses that can render true augmented reality. “We’re some serious R&D away from this future,” he wrote, “but it’s doable and will happen.” Add in a vending machine and a dose of Ghostface Chillah, and you might not be far off.
Not long after that, Rodriguez posted a now-deleted answer to a Quora question titled, “Will augmented reality products like Google Glass and Epiphany Eyewear make phones become obsolete?” He talked about adding displays that can show text and images, supporting eye-tracking and mind-reading, and eventually building glasses that can render true augmented reality. “We’re some serious R&D away from this future,” he wrote, “but it’s doable and will happen.” Add in a vending machine and a dose of Ghostface Chillah, and you might not be far off.