Bionic eyes with built-in video displays capable of delivering augmented reality? Not quite, but soon contact lenses may provide a new way of seeing the world [via Makezine]:
Movie characters from the Terminator to the Bionic Woman use bionic eyes to zoom in on far-off scenes, have useful facts pop into their field of view, or create virtual crosshairs. Off the screen, virtual displays have been proposed …
Are you feeling mighty chuffed about the new HDTV you got for Xmas? Sorry, but it’s already well on its way to the junk pile of obsolete technology — if the hype from this week’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas is to be believed.
The hottest new buzz from the Television future: 3D, laser and wall-sized. [via the Beeb]
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The army of one just got a bit stronger thanks to Sarcos, who’s won a contract to deliver an exoskeleton to the military next year. Here’s a recent demo video that’s making the rounds (as seen on Engadget, Communist Robot, Wired and LiveLeek)
The story has been a long one in coming — I first read about it back in 2004 …
Human vision is getting an upgrade with a new generation of head-mounted displays that will let you see the world in radically different ways.
Of the various augmented reality eyewear in development, the high-end products are being built for military purposes–like this helmet for the RAF [via Trendhunter, The Sun]:
Futuristic new helmets will enable fighter jet pilots to see …
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