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I also tried it out myself at the US Display Consortium's Annual inverstor conference in NYC last week. Impressiuve, but they still have to get the steering mirrors onto one chip. Until they do, the accompanying optics will continue to be cumbersome and expensive. It was an interesting demo, though. I believe that hi-res SVGA microdisplays in near-eye mounts are significantly superior, and much more useful in field appllications. I was able to compare the eMagin OLED microdisplay to the MicroVision device, and the OLED creates a fantastic image that is much better and therefore mopre useful. The Inviso microdisplay is based on Liquid-Crystal-on-silicon (LCOS) technology, and also provides a very good image for near-eye apps. smartalix.com

eShades by Inviso provide a virtual 19" display in a pair of sunglass like frames. Not available yet but these will retail at around $600. Inviso Inc.

Looks like it was developed with their eCase product in mind. That tiny display on the ecase doesn't even look comfortable viewing in their ad (look at that squinty guy!).

A pcmcia interface was probably a natural step to broaden the product's market if it was already being designed for an ecase flashcard interface.
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If only they added asilicon micro-ring gyros for motion-tracking!

The inViso eShades looks to be a lot less bulky than earlier personal-display devices.

I used to own a pair of Virtual Reality i-glasses, but they were too bulky and low-res to bother with after the novelty wore off. Still, it was fun playing FPS's with the head motion-tracker.

Alas, even in this era of disposable technology, VR-gears are still way too expensive for the average Joe!

About the only market segment who would find them useful are gamers, and gamers have no need for the slim, chic design that the eShades boast.

Let's get a few good laughs by reading their marketing BS:

eShades consume less than 1/4 of the power of a typical laptop display, so plugging eShades into your laptop and turning the laptop screen off can increase its battery-life by over 25%.

Because these glasses apparently make it difficult or impossible to read, write, or drink a beverage while using the computer (which I often do all at once while using a laptop), I really don't think a 25% power savings is worthwhile. Not to mention the fact that the only place I'd feel comfortable using such freaky glasses is in my home or office... where I have AC power anyway.

A large, colorful SVGA (800x600 pixels) display, featuring Inviso's unique OptiScape technology.

Holy shit, that must be some pretty hot tech to give me 800x600. I run 1024x768 on 15" monitors, for God's sake. On the "visual equivalent of a 19-inch desktop monitor", I expect a maximum resolution of no less than 1600x1200.

. . .their stylish, low-profile, ergonomic design make eShades look similar to popular sunglasses.

I guess I don't get out too much. I had no idea that today's popular sunglasses made people look like Geordi Laforge (sp?) with a hearing aid.

They'll probably sell a pair to this guy. And to a half dozen major corporations to make Powerpoint presentations "come alive". And they'll probably be bought in bulk by the Federal government for some obscure research project they want to waste taxpayer money on, and then pretty much fade away into LinuxOne-esque obscurity.

Timothy, that was a misleading story title. It sounds like the link has to do with 19" laptop screens, which would actually be useful.

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About the only market segment who would find them useful are gamers, and gamers have no need for the slim, chic design that the eShades boast.

Let's get a few good laughs by reading their marketing BS:

eShades consume less than 1/4 of the power of a typical laptop display, so plugging eShades into your laptop and turning the laptop screen off can increase its battery-life by over 25%.

Because these glasses apparently make it difficult or impossible to read, write, or drink a beverage while using the computer (which I often do all at once while using a laptop), I really don't think a 25% power savings is worthwhile. Not to mention the fact that the only place I'd feel comfortable using such freaky glasses is in my home or office... where I have AC power anyway.

A large, colorful SVGA (800x600 pixels) display, featuring Inviso's unique OptiScape technology.

Holy shit, that must be some pretty hot tech to give me 800x600. I run 1024x768 on 15" monitors, for God's sake. On the "visual equivalent of a 19-inch desktop monitor", I expect a maximum resolution of no less than 1600x1200.

. . .their stylish, low-profile, ergonomic design make eShades look similar to popular sunglasses.

I guess I don't get out too much. I had no idea that today's popular sunglasses made people look like Geordi Laforge (sp?) with a hearing aid.

They'll probably sell a pair to this guy. And to a half dozen major corporations to make Powerpoint presentations "come alive". And they'll probably be bought in bulk by the Federal government for some obscure research project they want to waste taxpayer money on, and then pretty much fade away into LinuxOne-esque obscurity.

Timothy, that was a misleading story title. It sounds like the link has to do with 19" laptop screens, which would actually be useful.

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All generalizations are false.

The web page for the product says that it's only around 100 mW. They also have a data sheet there if you want to know the details.