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Here are some high-quality sf books you can use to imagine the possibilities of this technology.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_Light

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbows_End

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halting_State

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Synthetic Serendipity is free online: http://spectrum.ieee.org/computing/networks/synthetic-serend...

It's a short story in the same universe as Rainbow's End, and deals extensively with wearable computers.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_Crash

Are you referring to how awesome the AR seems to be in snow crash, or the horrible brain viruses they were vulnerable to.

Don't forget the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Golden_Age_(science_fiction...

Golden age trilogy is bar none the best hard sci-fi far future trans human sci-fi there is. Highly recommended.

Season 1 episode 3 of BBC4's 'Black Mirror' anthology series, titled "The Entire History Of You", is also a great look at at the implications of in-eye, always-on recording/playback devices.

Absolutely loved that miniseries and recommended it to everyone I know. The second episode also deals with a high-tech future, while the first one explores a more social angle of our current connected world.

Also loved them all, with episode 2 ("15 Million Merits") my favorite. It was almost like a modern update of THX-1138, and as good or better than any classic 'Twilight Zone' or 'Outer Limits'.

Of those, I've only read Halting State, but it is a really cool novel (although written in something of an odd perspective). I'd definitely recommend it to anyone who hasn't read it yet, and who generally likes cyberpunk'ish fiction.

Yes. _Rainbows End_ and _Halting State_ were the first things that went through my mind when I saw this headline. :) I personally find a lot of inspiration for my work in such stories.

I'd add Daniel Suarez's Daemon and FreedomTM to that list, at least if you're interested in this technology's ability to mobilize an army of nerd-assassins to remake society.

It's books like that (I've read all three) which bring the luddite in me out.

I'm all for computers helping us perform tasks but sometimes things go a little too far.

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