What the world could look like through Facebook augmented reality glasses

I’m wearing my Warby Parker Facebook glasses, looking at my neighbor’s front lawn. It’s early morning, and no one is outside. Just a day earlier, they held a birthday party for the twins, right here on the front lawn. We’re all Facebook friends, so, floating in front of my face are thumbnails of images from the party, a couple of looping 360-degree videos and a reminder that the family left for the Bahamas late last night.

This is all info that’s been shared to me on Facebook. I only see all of it when I look at the lawn, through the Facebook augmented-reality glasses.

This didn’t happen today and it won’t happen tomorrow, either. But, as we now know, augmented reality is an important part of Facebook’s 10-year-plan and this could be the future. Read more…