Mirror mirror on the wall who is the farest of them all? Well, actually, it’s you in your skivvies. The New York Times, yes that New York Times, has been developing a cool/terrifying bathroom device called the Magic Mirror. It, well, tracks your bathroom activity and lets you act accordingly. Sigh, I’m not letting one of those in my bathroom.
If you are one of the brave few who is ok having your bathroom activity monitored and commented upon by an all-knowing artificial intelligence device then here is what is in store for you. The mirror uses a hacked Kinect system to create a display/HUD that you can access via your movements. You can read news, your email and all of that stuff. The interesting part, is the system analyzes your ..read more
Posted in: Accessories, Display, HUD, Mobile Phone Integration, New York Times
The Eurotech Zypad WL150 may look like some 1990s vision of a tablet, but that doesn’t mean it’s not cool. It’s a computer you wear on your arm. This thing is perfect for the medical field, among other uses. Plus it has kind of a retro Star Trek look which is always nice
The WL150 features a 3.5 inch QVGA resistive display, a Marvell PXA320 processor, a paltry 128MB of flash storage, 3G connectivity, WiFi and Bluetooth. The OS of choice is Windows CE 6.0. Now, you may have realized by now that this doesn’t have far reaching consumer implications. However, it is being marketing to a variety of industries, including the medical and law enforcement fields.
It will be formally released later in the year. The price has not been disclosed.
Posted in: Armbands, Bluetooth, Display, Eurotech, Wearable Computing, WiFi Detection
Brother has been trying to perfect eye displays for a while now. The company has now produced their AirScouter, which floats a 16-inch display right onto your beloved eyeball. It just received its first real live demonstration in Japan, and the word on the street is that it works. So what does it do exactly?
The prototype Retinal Imaging Display (RID) projects safe, fast-moving light directly onto your retina that appears to the viewer as a 16-inch display floating transparently at a distance of about 3 feet. Now that’s some sci-fi s$@t right there. The tech apparently comes from the company’s own printer technology, although in the sense that fast food burger tech comes from the same place as the best steak in the whole world.
The company plans to ..read more
Posted in: Brother, Concept Design, Display, Eyewear
Oakley is no stranger to wearable tech, so it came as little surprise with the company announced an upcoming line of 3D eyewear. These aren’t just any old 3D specs, however. The company promises these will be optically correct 3D glasses. Get your good vision on as you watch the beautiful blue arms of those Avatar creatures point at you.
The glasses will feature passive polarization, and use Oakley’s HDO-3D technology. Oakley promises the glasses will be unveiled by the holiday season, so keep your eyes(literally) peeled. Pricing has not been announced but should be before too long. In the meantime, let’s watch Jaws 3D over and over in anticipation.
Posted in: Display, Eyewear, Oakley, Wearable Tech
The world of head-mounted display systems is getting more crowded, isn’t it? Satoshi Nariai, of the University of Electro-Communications in Tokyo, is about to help it get even more crowded. His head-mounted Mobile Video Communication System is a conceptual work of wonder.
It features acceleration and position sensors built into a head-mounted display, with a remote camera that moves with your body. Mr. Nariai sees a potential use for the device in teleconferencing, where it would allow for eye-to-eye conservation. Of course, both of you will be wearing giant cyborg attachments right near your eyeballs but hey teleconferencing is due for an upgrade.
Wanna see a video of the device in action? Well you are in luck.
Posted in: Concept Design, Display, Eyewear Display
The Reevu MSX1 helmet has been around for a while. It is about time for an update, right? Right. The company has done just that. What’s better? The new and improved MSX1 includes a rear-view display system, for you safety nuts out there. That hopefully means all of you.
How does it work? Well it’s all in the mirrors my friend. It lays just out of the rider’s line of sight and delivers pertinent information on what and who is around you. Wanna see it in action? Click here.
Posted in: Display, Hats, Reevu
The thought of bionic eyeballs is nothing new. However, researchers have had mixed results on the matter. That is about to change. Australian researchers at Bionic Vision Australia. The company teamed up with more researchers at the University of South Wales and have just recently announced their findings.
The design boasts a pair of glasses mounted with a camera, a pocket-mounted CPU, and a wireless electrode chip that has to be surgically implanted. Ow? Ow. Still, this is a great idea. That chip is where the magic happens. It features 98 electrodes that stimulate the optic nerve. This results in improved vision. Nice!
Clinical trials are scheduled to start later this year and the company plans to have the implants ready to be, um, implanted by 2013. Get in line now.
Posted in: Bionic Vision Australia, Display, Eyewear
Recon Instruments is planning to put a heads up display inside ski-goggles. We’ve been waiting for eyewear display’s for quite some time now. It’s about time this long-time video game feature is finally going to make its way into real world products. The system works by integrating a GPS-linked heads-up display system(HUD), and ski goggles.
Recon Instruments is reportedly developing the technology right now, and if they can stay on track, a heads-up-display set of goggles will be be on sale next fall between $350 to $450. The device will be able to tap into your cellphone via bluetooth, and if your phone has a GPS chip, you’ll be able to see where you’re at on a small map, and where your fellow snow pals are and where you’re ..read more
Posted in: Display, Eyewear, Eyewear Display, GPS, HUD, Recon Instruments, Sports, Wearable Tech
Allerta got the nod to execute RIM first BlackBerry watch. Using Bluetooth, the watch syncs with the device to deliver incoming emails, text messages, and other alerts to you wrist. This is a viewing only device as messages cannot be composed on it. The watch is a full metal body, 1.3 OLED screen, vibrate, microUSB, and rechargeable. The unit is said to last up to 4 days of normal use. Due to ship in February, the price of $149.00 is not too bad. The Allerta inPulse is an interesting device, let’s see where this goes.
Posted in: Accessories, Allerta, Bluetooth, Display, Mobile Phone Integration, Mobile Phone Technology, Tactile Feedback, Watches, Wearable Computing
Brother might be know for printing and other office related products, but watch out. Brother is working on a retinal display that projects a 800 x 600 resolution image directly into your retina that’ll appear as a 10-centimeter wide image floating about one meter ahead of you. Brother has fully functional prototypes and is looking to bring this to market by next year. Sweet.
Posted in: Brother, Concept Design, Display, Eyewear, Eyewear Display, Intelligent Clothes, Techno Fashion, Wearable Computing
