In 1995, Tiger Electronics released a wearable video game system called the R-Zone that projected crappy beat 'em ups directly into kids' eyeballs. It was a flop -- and obviously way ahead of its time.
Fast forward to 2013, the year of Google Glass -- our greatest shot at human/Internet singularity, and one of the creepiest technologies ever invented. Many have heard about Glass, but few have seen it in the wild.
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So we sent comedian and Internet star Mark Malkoff onto the mean streets of New York City with a Google t-shirt and an R-Zone strapped to his face. Can he fool people into believing this 8-bit monstrosity is really Glass?
Spoiler Alert: Yes.
Watch the video above for the hilarious reactions.
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