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Sony's Head Mounted Display (Cont)

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the geek-toys dept.

madsatcom noted that the Sony Head Mounted Monitor that we mentioned awhile back is actually available now on the Sony Website. I can't find a resolution on that page, but it simulates a 30" screen, weighs 4.2 ounces, and costs a woppin' $2600... If anyone at Sony is reading, repeat after me: "Rob Must Test One of These Screens. Contact Him Now And Offer Him a Sample Unit". Seriously, wearable computing is getting closer, it just ain't getting much cheaper.

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  1. Wearable computing is getting cheaper by kuro5hin · · Score: 4
    This isn't really much of a wearable computing device. It is in the same way that a laptop is. It's basically too big, too obtrusive, and too power-hungry for wearables.

    On the other hand, there have been lots of nifty things going on in wearable-land lately, and it is indeed getting cheaper. You can put together a pentium-class truly wearable system these days for about the cost of a good desktop machine. Check out EMJ ( http://emjembedded.com) and for a truly wearable HMD, look at microooptical ( http://microopticalcorp.com), or at tekgear for the M1 ( http://tekgear.ca). The HMD's are both greyscale QVGA now, but the M2 is expected to be out in a year or so (?) and is projected to be 16M color 800x600, and MicroOptical is also working on a color high-res version of their display.

    Make no mistake, wearable computing (IMHO) will be The Next Really Big Thing in computing, sort of akin to the PC in the late 70's-early 80's or the internet in this decade. This won't be for maybe another five years, but those of you who want to be in on the ground floor, start hacking now! :-)
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  2. Warning by rde · · Score: 4

    "Note: This product should not be used by children age 15 or younger. Individuals with eye or heart disease or injury or high blood pressure should consult a doctor prior to use."
    May cause death, epilepsy, impotence, fondness for Microsoft Works, dislike of Warner Bros. cartoons.
    But apart from that it's great.

  3. What about stereo by ung · · Score: 3

    If the are going to put in independant lcds for the two eyes. Why not got the small extra effort and make the thing stereoscopic. For $2600 I want a whole new quake experience. at 800x600 the
    TNT2Ultras could display at 30+ FPS independantly to each eye. They could use the gizmo in the new microsoft gamepad to do the head tracking.