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How would you like a mediated reality? One where objects both real and virtual interact seamlessly? That’s precisely what new start-up company Meta wants to offer. Just like Tony Stark in Iron Man, the Meta SpaceGlasses present virtual objects in the real world and let you interact with them, helping you sculpt a virtual vase with your hands, for example. From there you can 'carry' it over to your 3D printer where it’ll be printed, giving you a physical version of your digital model. It sounds like science fiction but, as Meta has already demonstrated, all the vital ingredients to make these specs already exist. A Kinect sensor and processor mounted on top of the frame detects objects in the real world, like your hands or sheets of paper, and then tracks their location and distance from you. Meanwhile, tiny projectors mounted on the arms of the SpaceGlasses throw virtual images onto the lens. Watch their video here for a demonstration of how it works. It may sound like a pipe dream but Meta hopes to have people wearing their unusual spectacles by 2014. Watch out Google Glass.

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