Augmented Reality: Apps & software for the classroom

I'll be demonstrating some useful ways to showcase Augmented Reality (AR) in educational learning environments, which can be useful for future workshops or curriculums you may plan on doing someday. I've included some links to the examples that I will be showcasing:

• Free Augmented Manipulatives
• String - Augmented Reality development (iPhone)

More examples of AR for the iPhone/iPod touch (4th generations with cameras):

• acrosshair
• Word Lens

Contact lens as the next computer?

Here is the most recent new about the future of contact lens. Perhaps we will be able to surf the web with just our eyes and maybe project holograms?
Internet-Enabled Contact Lense Could Bring You Eye To Eye With Web Surfing

Augmented Reality in our daily lives?

I found an interesting article from my twitter feed that showcases a video the possibilities of integrating augmented reality (AR) into the real world. It's another video from Keiichi Matsuda (he has an exhibit at the Modern Wing at the AIC). Rather than viewing AR from a mobile device or a computer screen, we can actually see it all around us. Just like the article asks, will this be through special glasses? Will we be the only ones able to see it? It will have to so people nearby don't read our emails or private messages. And another good question, how would AR be displayed, especially the ads littered on the sidewalks from the video? Holograms come into mind and we've already developed certain technologies that incorporate this. How far would this become into a real and usable medium? I can see a lot of potential for this technology, especially in a learning environment (remember this scene in Iron Man 2?).