While Google toils to perfect the head-worn mobile computer known as Google Glass, a startup located literally down the street from its Silicon Valley campus is hard at work on a similar system that it believes will let users touch and move virtual objects instead of just viewing them.
Software being developed by Atheer Labs could lead to computerized glasses and other wearable devices that let you conduct video conference calls with people as though they were actually in the room with you, navigate a map by moving your head, or play 3-D games that feel truly interactive. And whereas Google Glass—for now, at least—is available only on Google’s purpose-built eyewear, founder and CEO Soulaiman Itani says Atheer (a play on “ether”) will roll out its platform with the expectation that it will be built into glasses, smart watches, or other gadgets.
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