From: diego@zip.com.au (Diego Montefusco)
Subject: Re: TECH: Auto-focus VR helmet Construction
Date: Fri, 1 Sep 1995 18:20:55 +1000


Peter Kovach wrote:

>>For the uninitiated - a piece of equipment like this is already under
>>development called the Retinal Scanner. A similar(ish) device is also on
>>the market called the Private Eye HMD (from Reflection Technology) which
>>vertically scans a horizontal array of LEDs. This is the same technology
>>as is in the bizarre Nintendo Virtual Boy (?) HMD
>
>Apparently this is a different "Private Eye" display from what I have
>used.  It was nothing more than a set of eye glasses with a reflected,
>see-through image, displayed on the lens of the sunglasses the display
>was mounted to.  The idea was that you could jog, etc.  while watching
>TV.

Peter, you're probably referring to SportVision glasses, since the
Reflection Technology's Private Eye is just like Robin described them.

diego

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