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Wearable LCD Display

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the heads-up dept.

fenimor writes "PhysOrg reports, that Mitsubishi is going to introduce next year a headset with a small liquid-crystal display screen which is positioned in front, slightly below eye level so as not to obstruct normal vision. Designed for users who need to perform multiple tasks simultaneously, this tiny wearable heads-up display is expected to cost only US $400."

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  1. How do I use it with glasses? by Crusty+Oldman · · Score: 5, Funny

    How do I use it with glasses? I'm an old man, and can't see anything closer than three feet away WITH glasses. How the heck am I going to read that tiny screen?

    1. Re:How do I use it with glasses? by RealProgrammer · · Score: 5, Funny

      Don't use a glass, use a tippy cup. Otherwise you'll spill your vodka all down your shirt.

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  2. YES!!!! by fireboy1919 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I plan to be the first person to cause a fender-bender from a chatroom.

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    1. Re:YES!!!! by Rob_Warwick · · Score: 5, Funny

      Honestly officer, I thought my hand was on the gearshift! Yes, of course it was a map.

    2. Re:YES!!!! by Tenebrious1 · · Score: 5, Funny

      I plan to be the first person to cause a fender-bender from a chatroom.

      Just to let you know you misspelled "porn".

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  3. One question by TimmyDee · · Score: 5, Funny

    Does the back of the miniature display flash "NERD" for everyone else to see? You know, in case it wasn't obvious.

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  4. Hmm... by CompSurfer · · Score: 2, Funny

    Looks like a Jem'hedar viewscreen kinda.

  5. Re:Spectacles by Big+Mark · · Score: 4, Funny

    Depends on how ugly she is and how drunk I am... Normally farsighted though. What difference does it make?

  6. DPI? Power? by RealProgrammer · · Score: 2, Funny

    TFA and TFV didn't say much about the specs.

    I wonder what the display output will be?

    It's obviously powered by thought-wave absorbtion, so that's the good news. No batteries!

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  7. Move along people... by Gentlewhisper · · Score: 5, Funny

    Bill Gates already got this. Remember the picture of him we see on slashdot?

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  8. This is slashdot, so.... by vidnet · · Score: 5, Funny

    $400 for this thing when I can write up some hack for a gameboy and duct tape it to my face?

  9. driving by nktae · · Score: 2, Funny

    Is anyone else having images of the same idiot that eats a borrito while talking on his cellphone while looking at a map while driving using this behind the wheel?

  10. Not getting my "cash" yet by n54 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Tell me when they've made contact lenses with built-in "wifi" and powertransmission, and they go completely transparent by thought control (semitransparent otherwise). The resolution needs to be at least 1280x1000 as well. "The world is your desktop background" :)

    Preferrably they would take input by thought control but even if not I'd spend at least 3K$ per lens even if I had to take up a loan...

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  11. Not exactly old hat but.. by Chocolate+Teapot · · Score: 2, Funny

    Here is the original version.

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  12. Re:Could be a big thing by eikonos · · Score: 2, Funny

    And if you had one of these instead of a monitor at work, you could browse pr0n without having to alt-tab quickly when someone comes up to your desk!

  13. Nah ... by gstoddart · · Score: 2, Funny
    Does the back of the miniature display flash "NERD" for everyone else to see?


    Doesn't need to. The utility belt with the palm, pager, digital camera, and a bandolier of batteries and flash cards is usually a dead giveaway. ;-P

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  14. It's called the SCOPO by Doyle · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's called the SCOPO. This infringes our intellectual property. The charge will be $699 per headset.

    Thanks,
    Darl