The Future...for the I.T guys/gals

[Capricorn1(Tom)]

Hi ...F.Y.I...interesting clip...I want one of these...at the cheep price of course....could see that these could impact on the sales of T.V's

Cheers Tom


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[mithrandir]

I suppose $US549 isn't that much more that a good set of Senheisser headphones.

[AG Hybrid]

I'll be getting a production model of Oculus Rift. I could see myself getting one of these too. Even though i work in IT. I don't think it would be a very good marketing strategy to aim it just at IT people.

[AG Hybrid]

Its much more then just a set of head phones.

[multiweb]

Would that be good for your vision, long term? You bypass most of your eye function and project directly onto the retina. Your eye will lock focus to what? Also shinning a light directly into your eye. What about the pupil function to limit the amount of light based on illumination? Sounds awesome though but I wouldn't wear this thing for too long.

[Camelopardalis]

Light projected onto your retina is exactly how our vision works :lol:

Not sure how this would be different from using a pair of binoculars or other aid such as glasses that correct our vision :confused2: but you'd probably want to disconnect from it regularly to give your eyes more than one focal plane to work with, the same as if you work on any visual display for any period of time.

[Astro_Bot]

No worse than looking through a telescope - you focus at infinity while the gadget's optics does the rest.


If it's too bright, turn down the brightness! It's the image brightness on the retina that your brain uses to judge overall brightness - pupil contraction is merely a reflex reaction. In this case, it looks like pupil contraction would have minimal effect, so turn down the brightness.

An LED isn't going to have enough power to damage the retina. If you go to an optometrist, and have your eyes dilated, the optometrist then shines a bright light into your eye during the examination. Now, that's so bright it hurts, but it's still not powerful enough to damage your retina.

Edit:
Just saw Dunk's post - beat me to it!

[Camelopardalis]

Your post had more useful/factual information in it, mine was just conjecture :D

[multiweb]

Well not exactly. There is a spatial component with peripheral vision. Your eye also focuses in different planes within the FOV.



There were some warnings a while ago about Google Glass not being suitable for kids as it could impair vision development. Some ophtalmologists as well chipped in saying there's not much research available on the subject yet with simulated vision close to the retina.

[tlgerdes]

Yeah, someone running off with your wallet/handbag/briefcase as you are watching your movie. Great spatial awareness.

[AG Hybrid]

LOL? You right mate?

[multiweb]

:lol: I thought the same thing when I saw the guy in the train with the headset. He'd be lucky to still have his socks on past Redfern. :P