Head-held display / ear-top computing -- query

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1 total messages Started by Kelley.pa Sat, 06 Dec 1986 08:53

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Author: Kelley.pa
Date: Sat, 06 Dec 1986 08:53

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Ivan Sutherland, I believe, invented a video helmet in the early
sixties.  Isn't it about time a portable version were commerically
available?

Because of the ability to use tiny CRT's rather than LCD, such a
head-held display, in combination with the VPL glove, might solve
many of the current problems of lap-top and hand-held computers.  It
would have the ability to superimpose stereo images on objects in
one's visual range.  The resulting workstation would be so radically
different from what is currently available, and potentially so
enabeling, one would expect a significant revolution in the area of
user-interface and workstation design to result.

Seems like the novelty value alone would justify the product
development.

Heard of any efforts at all in this area?

 -- kirk

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