I think one of the biggest hinderances to "augmented reality" is the currently available viewers. Holding up an iPhone or some other smart device to look throug

I think one of the biggest hinderances to "augmented reality" is the currently available viewers. Holding up an iPhone or some other smart device to look through its small screen doesn't cut it. The concept is powerful, the usability is awful. The smart device needs to be used as sender / receiver of data, not as the viewing tool. If there were glasses that could synch with your smart device and semi-transparently overlay whatever augmented reality layer you wanted to currently view, then you have something that is very powerful AND usable.