“We want to see [AR] glasses come into reality,” Kirkpatrick said, “and I think we want to play our part in helping to bring them there.”<\/p>
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This isn’t the first sign that Facebook wants to dominate the AR space. It bought the breakout VR company Oculus<\/a> in 2014. Last year, it filed a patent<\/a> for what look an awful lot like smart spectacles.<\/p> If heads-up glasses are the company’s next push, it’ll need to overcome decades of missteps in the space, from Nintendo’s disastrous Virtual Boy<\/a> to Google’s failed-and-revived<\/a> Project Glass. And Kirkpatrick cautioned to TechCrunch<\/em> that the tech likely won’t be here for at least five years.<\/p> If the company dreams up a compelling product, though, we’re all going to need to ask ourselves whether we want Facebook notifications clogging up our views as much as they already do our screens.<\/p> READ MORE<\/strong>: Facebook Confirms It’s Building Augmented Reality Glasses<\/a> [TechCrunch<\/em>]<\/p> More on augmented reality: These Are The Lightest Augmented Reality Smart Glasses on The Market<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p> Read more: Zuckerglass The year is 2025. Continue reading ![](\"https:\/\/wp-assets.futurism.com\/2018\/10\/fb-ar-1200x628.png\")
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