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Eccentric cyborg professor tailors reality
Toronto professor Steve Mann, a 41 year old University of Toronto engineer, wears a wearable eyepiece with a tiny video camera and computer connected to his body. He calls the setup mediating reality, arguing wearable tech can empower privacy and individualism amid rising surveillance. He builds WearComps and EyeTaps with his wife Betty, evolving from a backpack system to a hidden face wrap.
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