"Laser Vision" Offers a New Way of Looking at Things

[Jason Dunn]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3647437.stm' target='_blank'>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3647437.stm</a><br /><br /></div>"US firm Microvision has developed a system that projects lasers onto the retina, allowing users to view images on top of their normal field of vision. It could allow surgeons to get a bird's eye view of the innards of a patient, offer military units in the field a view of the entire battlefield and provide mechanics with a simulation of the inside of a car's engine. The system uses tiny lasers, which scan their light onto the retina to produce the entire range of human vision, reported the journal of the Institute of the Electrical and Electronics Engineers, IEEE Spectrum."<br /><br /> <img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/2003/_40084123_microvision_203152.jpg" /><br /><br />Holy sci-fi coming to life Batman! 8O This article goes on to explain some of the possible future implementations, and they sound really exciting. How do you envision technology such as this being implemented?

[outdoor]

man looks so much like terminator world to me.... 8O




machines will take over us soon................ :evil: :evil:

[manywhere]

I just hope that they have some failsafe preventing the laser to kick into overdrive in terms of the laser-light strength. :roll:

Otherwise: "Aarrghh, me eyes are burning!" :?

[murph]

Must...Terminate...John Conner

[Kati Compton]

Isn't that what the wrinkly bad guys from The Last Starfighter used? :)

[foebea]

I see architechs working on restoration wearing computers which track gps, compass direction, and project blueprints into field of view overlaid on the actual scene the person sees. So looking at a ruined building, where a wall is just a pile, the planner would see the full wall in outline.

[Jonathon Watkins]

Monocles, they're the future! :wink:

"I say old boy, is that a GL500 monocle you're rather dapperly sporting?" "No old bean, it's the GX600 with the optional voice recognition module". :lol:

[Jeff Rutledge]

Monocles, they're the future! :wink:

"I say old boy, is that a GL500 monocle you're rather dapperly sporting?" "No old bean, it's the GX600 with the optional voice recognition module". :lol: :rotfl:

That's hilarious.

[allenalb]

they could add these to the back of smartphones and it would be just like on "Witch Hunter Robin"

[Sydney Bristow]

Gee, I dunno...it sounds awesome and all, but perhaps there's a chance that people wearing glasses will increase due to using that thing! :? I know it says "Safe to Use" there, but computers/tvs and other electronic equipments are safe to use, yet can have bad effects on the eyes...

I don't think I'll be jumping in to spend lots of money buying this thing :|

[Ryan Joseph]

I think this looks amazingly cool. 8O

And, like all other display technologies, it's starting in one color. :wink:

I'm just waiting for the optical implant that will allow you to see anything, in full color, without anyone else seeing it. An implant that could stimulate the optic nerve could, theoreticly, allow a person to see anything. Very cool.

[suddenly_ike]

If you want to see the video of this device...go to http://www.pocketpcmedia.com

"High-tech headset for auto repair"

here is the direct link
http://www.pocketpcmedia.com/getgn_hi.php.asx?id=105

[karen]

I could see having these for drawing dunce caps and devil horns on my co-workers..

Perhaps even certain body parts as their heads.

K

[whatsnext?]

uhm... if this is what i think it is, then it has been floating around for some time, atleast a year. i dont remember the company's name, but i remember seeing an article about it sometime last year. i think the company was working on a color thing too.

[Rudolf]

uhm... if this is what i think it is, then it has been floating around for some time, atleast a year. i dont remember the company's name, but i remember seeing an article about it sometime last year. i think the company was working on a color thing too.
Yes, it was Microvison and was discussed on this site some time ago. Since the invent of blue lasers they had also a color version. I'm constantly monitoring their site as I find this fascinating, but found no breakthrough news in the last year :cry: ...
Update: It was posted (http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=151&highlight=microvision) by Ed more than two years ago. It's a pity it's still not in all mobile phones :? .

[GreenBoy2]

Havent they been selling this sort of thing to littl kids for years - I think they used to call them 'X-ray Specs!' :D

I suppose a practicle application is a HUD for cars combined with GPS, GPRS etc.etc.

Scarry if you think about it too much. :robot:

GreenBoy

[bjornkeizers]

Lasers? You mean, lasers as in.. comes with a little yellow sticker 'do not ever shine in eyes dangerous may cause eye rot only 1% fat your mileage may vary ask in store for details' Kind of lasers?

I dont know about you guys, but that sounds dangerous or at best very uncomfortable...

[Jon Westfall]

Nice, further proof that when my kids are taking exams in school, they'll just have a little laser scroll their notes repeatedly in their heads.

"Little Jon, do you know the answer?"
"Not right now teacher - give me 3 minutes".

And dad wonders where one of his gadgets dissappeared to...

[bblock]

So, what's the resolution on these babies? Granted, it may not be measurable in the traditional ppi/dpi sense, but there's a certain physical range in which this will work (the surface area of the inside of your eye), so there must be a number. I wonder if the resolution limiting factor is the motor/drive that moves the mirror that reflects the beam?