Vuzix to build 'Smart Glasses' with transparent displays

http://www.theverge.com/2012/1/6/2686410/vuzix-nokia-smart-glasses-transparent-display-hud

by AharonH • 15 years ago

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dkersten• 15 years ago

Head mounted displays with both transparent and opaque displays have existed for a long time, but have so far been both expensive and low resolution.

High resolution ones exist too, but have typically been extremely expensive. Opaque 720p ones were about $1500 last time I checked and really high res panoramic industrial/military ones were about $100K a few years back. Transparent ones were typically more than opaque ones.

I haven't looked into whats available in a couple of years, so I imagine they've come down in price a bit, but I can't help but wonder what resolution and price the ones in the article will be. Hopefully I'll be pleasantly surprised, as I have a few applications for HMD's that I'd love to try, but just have not found any that are cheap/high-res enough yet.

Vuzix to build 'Smart Glasses' with transparent displays

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