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Google Patents View Augmentation Method And Glasses, Sees What You Cannot
engadget.com 1 day, 14 hours agoGoogle continues to keep our friends down at the US Patents and Trademark Office busy with its latest filing, involving augmented reality and a pair of relatively staid (at least by these sketches) pair of glasses. The patent outlines a system where a view-finder could identify what we're gawking at, adding in extra factual details and also outlining new points of interest -- including those that aren't necessarily within the view of our own eyes. The glasses would then be able to notify us with a medley of
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Gartner: Over $172B In Mobile Payments In 2012; SMS, Web Most Popular Routes
techcrunch.com 1 day, 18 hours agoNo, NFC still hasn’t come to the iPhone , or many other devices, for that matter. But this does not appear to be stopping the momentum in the world of mobile payments. Research out today from Gartner says that this year will see more than $171.5 billion in mobile payment transactions , a rise of over 60 percent on 2011′s $105.9 billion , with 212.2 million people (up 32 percent from 160.5m in 2011) using some form of mobile payment service. And what’s fuelling the rise? Despite the rise of smartphones, it’s










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