“Rose Glasses” Allows People to Erase Homelessness.

And what visuals can HoloLens erase? Among the popular consumer choices are removing obscene graffiti, clearing the street garbage, covering construction work eyesores, but the most popular feature seems to be erasing homelessness.

No longer will you have to walk down the street and have to look at people sleeping in doorways or begging for money. Thanks to HoloLens you will not have to see a single homeless person again. Smart A.I. will allow you  to seamlessly erase homeless people and their belongings. Some apps include filters turning the homeless into flower pots, street performers, or Cheshire Cats. The application can also identify temporary shelters and replace them with shrubs or art installations.

The feature is very popular among parents. “Every time we take the subway we encounter something which… can not be unseen…” - explains a young mom residing in Tribeca. “With the new app, I do not have to explain to my kid why begging on the street is not a good way to save for Nintendo.”  

The public response to the reality filtering application was apprehensive at first, but the number of downloads clearly showed how people vote with their money. HoloLens admitted that it missed the train and is now in the process of acquiring the developer of the most popular app “Rose Glasses”. The new version of this app will be available for free with a purchase of the new HoloLens 12. HoloLens is still to complete its Beta testing to make sure AR imagery will not endanger people navigating streets.

The new model of HoloLens also comes with the dynamic sound system which allows to eliminate the construction noise, drone buzzing, advertisement, and street solicitors - politically correct term for homeless in app’s settings. The only issue now, according to a HoloLens representative, is tackling the smell. “We can turn a trash can into a pot of flowers, but it will still smell like a trash can,” - the representative told our reporters.  “It is still work in progress...”

Several legislators reacted with initiatives to limit the use of AR on the streets. In the past they would bring up safety issues but AR companies were able to show that AR can increase street visibility in fog and dark time, and provide additional situational warnings to the wearer. This time around, many local legislators are worried that funding for homelessness programs will be reduced if people will stop seeing it. 

To his skeptics, Mr. Burbank, the CEO of holoLens had this to say: “... Augmented reality is the next step in our evolution. With HoloLens you can live in the real world, but make it the world you want to live in.”