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https://gizmodo.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/20/hwnpeykijgqtj30l3njt.gif?quality=75&w=800800400Video: It’s fun for the occasional tech demo, but now we know the real reason that Google Glass, and other augmented reality solutions, have failed to catch on. The future they have promised us will eventually turn into the same nightmare that surfing the web has become — a sea of intrusive ads and countless […]