In time, AR advocates hope it will allow us to interact with a whole world that is enhanced by multimedia provided by very clever computers – transforming not only business, but also fields like healthcare. A doctor could see patients around the world from the comfort of her own home.

Not everyone is convinced that either the technology or the world at large is ready. Google's pioneering pair of smart glasses Google Glass were deemed a "fascinating failure" by the BBC's technology correspondent.

And Kipman himself thinks we still have a long way to go before AR reaches its potential: "We will look back at this decade as being like cavemen in terms of technology," he said.

词汇表 spacecraft 宇宙飞船

Martian 火星的

virtual （双关语）几乎的，虚拟的

augmented 增强、扩增的

Silicon Valley （美国）硅谷

the next big thing 下一个（将要来临的）大事

tablet 平板电脑

headset （头戴式）耳机

holograms 全息图（一种三维图像）

teleported （利用特殊技术）远距离及时传输

advocates 倡导者

enhanced （被）增色，提高

at large 整体上，普遍的

pioneering 首创的，先驱性的

reaches its potential 充分释放、发挥它的潜力

cavemen （史前时代的）穴居人

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