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thumbnail DoCoMo shows 'touch display' for computer glasses
Sep 30th 2013, 23:35, by Martyn Williams, IDG News Service

Head-mounted computers like Google Glass are a useful way to view content and interact with the world on the move, but one drawback is the lack of a physical interface on which the user can click, drag or navigate content.

Japan's NTT DoCoMo showed a prototype technology at Japan's Ceatec exhibition this week that aims to fix that.

The technology essentially takes any paper surface—a sheet of writing paper or the page of a book—and with the tap of a finger turns it into a display before your eyes. I got to try out the technology during a demonstration at the show.

DoCoMo Ceatec glasses (1)Martyn Williams
A reporter tries on NTT DoCoMo's space interface glasses during a demonstration at the Ceatec expo in Japan on September 30, 2013.

DoCoMo's prototype glasses are a clunky affair, designed for engineering tests rather than consumers. They have two clear lenses through which I could see the world. The navigation system works with a small motion-sensing ring, worn on the finger you'll be navigating with.

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