#Dispelix develops Smartglass for future #AugmentedReality lenses – an annotated infographic

Despite the curious failure of Google Glass to set the technological world on fire, its ignominious demise and its potential phoenix-like arising from the Project Aura flames, other techno boffins are having a game stab at monkeying around with the world-view of everyday spectacle wearers using alternative methods. Finland’s Dispelix has developed a light and unobtrusive method of transmitting high-definition images into a user’s field of vision, thoughtfully negating the need for bulky head-mounted prisms or projectors. Click on the graphic for an expanded view.     Continue reading #Dispelix develops Smartglass for future #AugmentedReality lenses – an annotated infographic

#ClimateChange poised to bite hardest on the world’s poorest people – an annotated infographic

More bad news for the world’s poor – which, lets face it, is most of us: a World Bank report has determined that climate change caused by increasing greenhouse gases could see the world’s poor rise by over 100 million. Particularly affected will be those people living in extreme poverty in Africa and South Asia, the numbers of which are expected to rise dramatically by 2030. Click on the graphic for an expanded view. Continue reading #ClimateChange poised to bite hardest on the world’s poorest people – an annotated infographic