Saturday, August 25, 2007

50 inch monitor-video glasses

Finally, technology for sale now that has been hovering out there for years, virtual wide screen monitor or screen, optically out in front of you, but worn like glasses, for watching movies from any iPod, Mp4 player, DVD, or I guess even your Internet browser, though this article doesn't mention that. They call them video sunglasses, so I am assuming you could see through them for normal activity, looking at or through the movie image as needed.
$250 ezVision G1 Video Glasses! Order now!
more: $250 - $450 - iVue

I saw this concept in a virtual game helmet probably 15 years ago at a PC show in D.C. I also remember reading an article two years ago about a guy who had made a prototype of a computer with battery pack he wore in a fanny pack. He had one eye covered with a virtual monitor that gave him large screen view of the computer screen. With wi-fi, - what a memory aid that would be! Look up information any time.

Well, then there is the next logical step, not quite available for sale yet, the mini screen, seen at the left on the doctor. It is so small and versatile that it can be mounted on glasses or clipped on!
The first ones they are making (Germany) are tiny, bright and clear, with ultra-low power use, and the wearer sees a 30" screen. This page goes into some detail.
Since everything is rushing to go portable these days, this will take some weight off the devices, and improve the view for sure.

1 comment:

PDQ said...

I had a co-worker in the late 90s at Lucasfilm who had built himself a computer like that, with a little teeny monitor mounted on glasses frame. Complete geek. Turned out he was a born-again anti-society kind of guy who ended up moving to Montana with his wife and home-schooled children.