Scalar's Teleglass glasses
posted Mar 31st 2005 10:46AM
We keep seeing the same old thing made new in video
glasses/wearable displays—what can we say? Like most
other wearable displays (see: Mitsubishi's Scopo,
Second Sight,
Video Eyewear, Glasstron,
Eyetop Centra, etc.) some kind of video input
is provided to the Teleglass (in this case, they use a portable DVD player or digital camera as an example, though
specifics on interconnects are not mentioned), which then projects images the equivalent size of a 14-inch screen from
3 feet in your field of vision. We know there will always be a market for people so obsessed with video in their field
of vision that they'll wear sunglasses indoors, so it follows that they're just the kind who'll pony up the 470
some-odd dollars for the things. For the rest of us, well, we can all have a bit of a laugh at their expense and carry
on looking at our screens the old fashioned way.
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I'm enough of a geek that *I'd* buy them.
While I'm enough of a geek to *want* them...but wise enough to not spend the money on them :)
"For the rest of us, well, we can all have a bit of a laugh at their expense and carry on looking at our screens the old fashioned way."
Sad to see a technology site make fun of this, even in jest. This has a lot of potential, and if the display has improved to the point of usability, it can even be good as is. Think of using this on long flights: you plug it into your walkman-style video-player, sit back and watch your movie privately, without having to use the annoying tray. Maybe you can plug it into your laptop, turn off the main LCD screen, and save a ton on battery life. You pay for this display but save money on batteries, and gain comfort.
There are tons of other applications: HUD for factory workers who need to consult manuals on the job, HUD for police officers on foot/bike/horse, finally a display for Ipod Shuffle owners, etc.
#3,
Don't forget covert porn in public from the myriad of PVP's that are ozzing into the marketplace. For your average porn-freak, the only thing better than watching porn in public is watching porn in public and not getting arrested for it...
I think I agree overall that this technology has potential. If they can solve the attendant dizziness and headaches that seem to always go along with these things I can see them having a spot in the consummer entertainment market. But I think overall they are better put to industrial applications as mentioned above.
So someone's watching porn in public without interfering with anyone else. What's the problem with that?!?! Are you some kind of thought control freak? What about all those old men who listen to porn audio tapes, or who read Penthouse forum letters in between a Time magazine cover? They don't hurt anyone, and why should watching porn on personal glasses be any different? Give us a break!! People can watch whatever they want as long as it doesn't contain anything criminal. It's called FREEDOM.
There are lots of ways to build an HMD, but they're just plain bad for your eyes. A lot of people have trouble focusing on things an inch in front of their eye, and you'll have eyeball RSI issues if you shifting your focus from 1" to normal distances and back all day.
It'd sure be nice if I could find a picture of this that was larger than a postage stamp...
To: #5
Huh ?
Where did I make any specific negative comment about people viewing porn ?
"What about all those old men who listen to porn audio tapes, or who read Penthouse forum letters in between a Time magazine cover? They don't hurt anyone, and why should watching porn on personal glasses be any different?"
I don't disagree with this statement at all. What gave you the impression that I did ?
"Give us a break!!"
How am I not ?
"Are you some kind of thought control freak?"
Not that I'm aware of.
"People can watch whatever they want as long as it doesn't contain anything criminal."
Uh...as far as I know, in the USA, you can view criminal activity too (ever seen 'Cops' ?)...just not certain kinds, like CHILD pornography. But yes, people can choose to watch whatever they want...including pirated movies. But if you are caught doing so and someone wants to make a large enough stink about it, you can go to jail for it. And if you break public indecency/obscenity laws by viewing/displaying pornographic materials in public OPENLY, they can go to jail for that too (in some places). If this is done on a laptop or a PSP or even on a PocketPC the chances of somebody seeing else seeing it are pretty good, which of course raises the likelyhood that one of those people will be sufficiently offended by it to complain and or involve the police. And all I was saying is that this device will enable the mobile pornography enthusiast to mitigate the majority of the risk of that happening, just the same as the headphones or the time magazine would in the scenerios you mentioned.
"It's called FREEDOM."
I'm familiar with the concept. In fact I excercised it by expressing my views and opinions in my previous post.
If my use of the word 'covert' made you think I was implying evil, you are mistaken. I simply used the term to indicate that using this device would preclude the choice of content from being OVERT (or 'out in the open') thus making it COVERT.
As for the word 'freak' I meant it as I would in the term 'Anime-freak' or 'Movie-freak', meaning someone fanaticly enthusiastic or obsessive about something (similar to the term "control freak").
You raised some good questions (I'm not exactly sure why though...), and I've done my best to answer them. Now I've got one for you 'What's the problem'...
What's YOUR problem ???
Play nice and chill out everyone, or, as usual, we'll close comments.
Best,
Ryan
You started talking about porn using words like "covert" and "getting arrested" and "porn-freak"... It certainly sounded like you were against this gadget because of its use for porn, if that's not what your intention was, I completely misunderstood it. IMO, those who find it a Good Thing to have freedom to view whatever they want in public, would use terms like "view porn in peace" instead of "covert".
Peace
Not a problem. I'm all for free will (and for cool gadgets). And I certainly didn't mean to offend anyone by using the word 'covert', I had no idea it could be so inflammatory.
cov·ert (k v rt, k v rt, k -v?)
adj.
1. Not openly practiced, avowed, engaged in, accumulated, or shown: See Synonyms at secret.
I didn't mean anything more than that. But in any case it looks as if the misunderstanding has been cleared up.
All's well that ends well...
Peace (accepted and returned)
I think this device will own all. I will most definately get one. Screw good eyesight. If everyone had good eyesight then all the glasses companies would be out of business.
This device owns all owners so im gonna go deposit my life savings to buy one. Even if it does damage your eyes, youre already wearing the glasses so theres no hassle.
Everyone's got an opinion, not like it matters.
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Its realization draws ever closer with each device developed, each stage of enhancement more a natural evolution.
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