I don't think it's a fad -- except perhaps the current iterations of AR, but it will definitely see greater potential in the future. But, right now the interfac

I don't think it's a fad -- except perhaps the current iterations of AR, but it will definitely see greater potential in the future. But, right now the interfaces that utilize AR are either too cumbersome, too clunky, or too expensive. I do find some current AR apps, like Theodolite [1] on iOS immensely useful and I use it all the time hiking (I prefer the map & compass route over a GPS). The pessimist in me thinks it'll mostly end up as a new way to display ads to people. [1] http://hrtapps.com/theodolite/ http://hrtapps.com/theodolite/