At 08:25 AM 9/02/2011, you wrote:
PDA's / iPad's etc are so passé...
It's 2011 - this the future:
<http://www.geekiegadgets.com/2009/maverix-hud-sunglasses-for-your-pda-or-smart-phone/>http://www.geekiegadgets.com/2009/maverix-hud-sunglasses-for-your-pda-or-smart-phone/
http://igargoyle.com/archives/2006/07/homemade_video.html
I know these gadgets are just in the development
stages - but so has everything else been before it's been accepted by skeptics.
Display everything: 3D Flarm, 3D airspace, 3D
beercans, last thermal markers, landable fields and so on...
You won't even want to take your eyes away from
what's around you. Smart interfaces would limit
the information to only the most needed
information: What would I need airspeed
indication for if I am flying at the correct
speed? Best heightband only get's displayed if I
am getting close to the lower / upper margins...
I think you will find that first one was an April
1 2009 article. The metal contacts harnessing the
electrical impulses from your brain is the giveaway.
However there are similar devices available that
project on to your retina or a small mirror in
front of and below your glasses. These are in
military use (helmet mounted displays and sights
- the F 35 doesn't have a HUD, its in the helmet)
and more than 10 years ago I thought that most
notebook computer displays etc would be replaced
by them. I don't know what the issues were with
the very small LCD displays (1/4" across full
VGA) that caused this not to happen. The second
link mentions the Kopin company which did make such devices.
There are commercial displays available too
although the point of focus is usually closer than infinity.
If done right for aviation use the image will
appear to be 6 meters away, effectively at
infinity as far as your eye focus is concerned.
It might also be an idea to have a think about
what information you really need for the task at
hand in order to make decisions. I'm amused when
I hear people say they turn off most of the
possible information on their PDA's etc in order
to de clutter the display and that the "colour"
display is vague pastel shades. Still they miss turning in the AAT areas.
Of course we already have head up displays in
gliders - we have the audio vario, voice prompts
and warnings and that wonderful 3D moving map
that is cunningly projected onto the inside of
the canopy (it even shows clouds, birds and other gliders!)
Mike
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