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'EyeBud' for the iPod Video

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the wearable-hardware-hackers-rejoice dept.

JonathanGCohen writes "The SeattlePI is reporting that eMagin, a company that makes video display products for military and industrial uses, has a new headset accessory for the iPod that projects video on to a screen smaller than a quarter that is mounted in front of one eye. Its makers say this creates the illusion of watching a 105 inch screen from a distance of 12 feet." The only problem is that the expected retail value of the EyeBud is around $600, about $200 more than a 60 gigabyte iPod.

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  1. Watch Speed 2 while you drive. by Morky · · Score: 5, Funny

    Oh great. And you thought driving with a cell phone was dangerous.

  2. Re:QVGA on a 105" inch screen? by EGSonikku · · Score: 5, Funny

    For the same reason I play NES emu's on my 51" Sony WEGA in 1080i Resolution.....BECAUSE I CAN!

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    - "Scientia non habet inimicum nisp ignorantem"
  3. "smarter consumer"? by commodoresloat · · Score: 5, Funny
    Also it creats the illution that you are a smarter consumer then you really are.

    There's no way in hell someone wearing one of these would be mistaken for a "smart consumer." It's pretty clear that anyone who spends nearly twice the price of their ipod to watch video on a screen smaller than the ipod on a contraption that makes the wearer look like an alien is pretty much a complete tool.