Thirty years ago, you might drive around an unfamiliar city with a friend offering directions as you go. Twenty years ago, you woukd print off turn by turn Mapq

Thirty years ago, you might drive around an unfamiliar city with a friend offering directions as you go. Twenty years ago, you woukd print off turn by turn Mapquest directions and check them occasionally at a stop light. Now, you can have turn by turn directions piped into your ear without any other human assistance, allowing you to do the task at hand easier, safer and more quickly. Don’t be distracted by the challenges of the visual HUD, this is absolutely our AR present: overlaying digital tools and information onto our lived experience to make ourselves happier, smarter, more effective, etc.