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Retina Projection Display

Recently shown off in Japan, Brother’s AirScouter a head-mounted display that projects the equivalent of a 16-inch display directly onto your retina.

This display creates a mysterious effect, making it look as if there’s a 16-inch screen floating one meter in front of the eyes, and the scenery behind the screen seems transparent as well.

The company expects that the technology will be used in industrial settings at first, specifically for onsite technicians to reference product manuals. There’s also head-mounted camera built into the frame of the glasses, which can be used by field workers to send real-time imagery back to headquarters.

Definitely a step in the right direction. I’d like to see a concept of this being used in the automotive industry, i.e. replacing the dashboard. Not just replacing the gauges though, but combined with Augmented Reality to predict trajectories and priming you for upcoming turnpikes (a la sat-nav’s).