The resulting open-source hardware platforms bridge desktop and embedded development, allowing developers to design to their specification and collaborate with the open source community on creative new applications.
Sure, viewable eyewear (such as that made by Vuzix) might look like fun, but even with the display balancing on the bridge of your nose you need to find a place to wear that video source.
As a result, companies and governments need to find a way to bridge the current fossil fuels era to the next era, where clean energy will become a key energy source.