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Laser HUD Projected on Retina

Posted by michael on from the hope-it-has-a-screen-saver dept.

Ligur writes: "The scoop is at the Seattle P-I: 'This fall, Bothell-based Microvision Inc. plans to give people the same cybernetic experience that once existed only in a screenwriter's imagination. Through a device called Nomad, people will be able to read information from a small, wearable computer that projects an image over their normal vision.'" Looks like they've come a long way in the past three years.

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  1. whoa! just hope that laser isn't hacked by CProgrammer98 · · Score: 2, Funny
    "The device shoots a tiny laser beam that draws patterns onto the retina so that only the wearer sees the images."


    Anyone else worried about having a laser beam blasted at their retina?


    "Hey Mike, let's go hack Fred's laser while he's out at lunch, we'll crank up the laser's output power..." teeheeheeee what a wheeze.

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    1. Re:whoa! just hope that laser isn't hacked by JonWan · · Score: 5, Funny

      Yeah the product safty people will make them put a warning label on it.

      "DO NOT LOOK DIRECTLY INTO LASER"

  2. risks by ethereal · · Score: 4, Funny

    Sure, it's all fun and games until airport security starts ripping them off of people at the gates. Then we'll have starry-eyed cyborgs blundering into baggage racks and falling down all over the place :)

    (yes, I feel sorry for the guy who got worked over by customs, but I also find the idea of confused cyborgs running into things very funny. So sue me.)

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  3. Burn in by cr@ckwhore · · Score: 5, Funny

    I hope this HUD doesn't have the same problem as old monocrhome monitors with burn-in. That would suck a lot.

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  4. Microvision by sulli · · Score: 2, Funny

    Wouldn't that mean your vision fades in and out if you watch a DVD? No thanks.

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  5. Entertainment Value by pizen · · Score: 4, Funny

    Combine this with a wearable computer to project the naked bodies of porn stars over people we see every day. Now, instead of undressing the girl in marketing with my eyes I can undress her with my cyborg-eye.

  6. Need more by pizen · · Score: 4, Funny

    This needs to be able to identify what I'm looking at so that I can get more information on the subject. Things like "That tree is a Larch" or "That guy is the perfect size for kicking his ass and taking his clothes".

  7. Re:Macrovision also has a full color model... by KMitchell · · Score: 2, Funny
    Yeah, but doesn't the Macrovision version constantly mess with the color if you try to watch it through a VCR?


    Of course if you're willing to hook an RF modulator to your head, you'll be fine.

  8. That's all I need! by Arcturax · · Score: 2, Funny

    The Windows blue screen of death burned into my retinas for life.

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