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
Elbit Systems has been known for tinkering around in futuristic dystopian land. They have been tooling around with an actual killer robot for some time now. Now the company has received a hefty contract to continue work on their other, non-murderous, lovechild. Their series of OLED-equipped HUDs.
The company reached an agreement with the U.S. Department of Defense, which will see it provide the Army, Navy, Marines Corps and Coast Guard with its AN/AVS-7 heads-up display system components. Details are scarce. Something about “on a need to know basis and you are just a lowly tech blogger and have negative clearance.” Oh well.
We do know that the HUD uses an OLED display made by eMagin. The use for these massively powerful HUDs? A company rep says they are to ..read more
Posted in: Elbit Systems, Eyewear, HUD, Wearable Tech
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
