Not really. It has a diopter so it is in focus as if it was at a distance. Also good for people that wear glasses as you can just change the diopter.Ashapalan said:
I can see IMAX changing to iMax. 😕
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I can see IMAX changing to iMax. 😕
Virtual Vision
Wow man, like technology from 1994! Virtual Vision was a Seattle area company that was funded in part by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen.
Nice article in Business Week, "Virtual Reality Bites" A 3-D goggle maker is scrambling to find customers.
At least Virtual Vision has two eyepieces. Images from Google.
Eric Pollitt, President
Global Hemp, Inc.
Wow man, like technology from 1994! Virtual Vision was a Seattle area company that was funded in part by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen.
Nice article in Business Week, "Virtual Reality Bites" A 3-D goggle maker is scrambling to find customers.
At least Virtual Vision has two eyepieces. Images from Google.
Eric Pollitt, President
Global Hemp, Inc.
FoxyKaye
macrumors 68000
Resistance is futile!WeBleed4Real said:
Still though - give that device time to miniturize, become part of a standard set of glasses, integrate with a portable computer, follow eye movements and respond to voice commands for navigation and use. Dunno, seems pretty cool - a lot of SciFi has folks wearing glasses that can display movies and online content, interface with computers and networks, and so on. I'd like to see this technology developed.
They look kinda nerdy to me, but that's alright. I don't know how often I would actually use them in public if I had them, but on trips and what not they would be great. Plus I bet they are super expensive.
iDM
macrumors 6502a
It seems kinda ridiculous to me. Would anyone really wear that in public? You couldn't walk down the street with it on because you'd have to watch everyone walking towards you with your other eye. You wouldn't use it at home because well if you could afford the thing you probably could afford a big screen TV anyway?
Lets not forget that in addition to the dorky headset, you will also have headphones on. Also, the headset goes all away around the back of your head, what if you're on a plane, bus, bed, etc and you want to lay back? You have to deal with that too. Sunglass design is definitely the best way to go.
rossoUK said:
It has nothing to do with how close the screen is to your eye.
It's more to do with where the the device requires you to focus. I don't think it's even reasonably possible to focus 3 inches from your face.
ppc_michael
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Journeyman Project, anyone?
I wonder how long until someone tries watching it and driving at the same time.
I wonder how long until someone tries watching it and driving at the same time.
hob
macrumors 68010
I was reading an interview a few days ago with Steve Jobs, Walt Mossberg, and a few other journalists at the... D3 Expo (or whatever they call it), from a few months ago. Steve was saying how he'd never have video on an iPod till you could do away with the need for having to display it on the unit itself.
Maybe they have something like this in the pipeline over at apple?
Maybe they have something like this in the pipeline over at apple?
Old school!! 😀ppc_michael said:
amateurmacfreak
macrumors 6502a
I just sort of think of this as weird and not important. Who wants to sit around with a weird headset thing on with their iPod? I guess maybe on the subway or something, but really, I would never find this practical at all. I just don't think of this as some big Mac news thing.
Meh. I'm just bitter because I want more news about Intel at MWSF. 😡 🙁 🙄 🙂
Meh. I'm just bitter because I want more news about Intel at MWSF. 😡 🙁 🙄 🙂
2nyRiggz said:
Hahaha, I couldn't stop laughing...y're right, what a complete TOOL headset...only uebernerds can buy that crap...really wanna watch videos? Go to the theather or sit down and watch a DVD, goddamned!
amateurmacfreak
macrumors 6502a
what a stupid piece of ****. typical capitalism. try to lure people to buy something they dont need at all. this is beyound silly.
amateurmacfreak
macrumors 6502a
Regular_John
macrumors 68040
Cyborg prophecies
So far i undestood, guys like us are the ones they are aiming at, and what I have read till now, they're shooting well past us. But it is just a step in the evolution of this technology, a couple of steps further down the road may be something groundbreaking.
What I'm trying to say is that altough I am as sceptical as most of u concerning this particular product, I am still thrilled at what has still come.
After seing an interesting documentary on blind people who can see again (admitedly 16*16 pixels) thanks to a digital camera implanted in their eye and connected to the area of the brain responsable for visual processing, I'd put my bet on that, longterm. (yeah, prepare to be assimilated 😀)
Middleterm this is the accesoire for those who r a bit geekier than others.....and have the money to burn 😀.
So far i undestood, guys like us are the ones they are aiming at, and what I have read till now, they're shooting well past us. But it is just a step in the evolution of this technology, a couple of steps further down the road may be something groundbreaking.
What I'm trying to say is that altough I am as sceptical as most of u concerning this particular product, I am still thrilled at what has still come.
After seing an interesting documentary on blind people who can see again (admitedly 16*16 pixels) thanks to a digital camera implanted in their eye and connected to the area of the brain responsable for visual processing, I'd put my bet on that, longterm. (yeah, prepare to be assimilated 😀)
Middleterm this is the accesoire for those who r a bit geekier than others.....and have the money to burn 😀.