Saturday June 30, 2012
Currently being developed by DARPA … are contact lenses that enhance normal vision by allowing a wearer to view virtual and augmented reality images without the need for bulky apparatus. Instead of oversized virtual reality helmets, digital images are projected onto tiny full-color displays that are very near the eye. These novel contact lenses allow users to focus simultaneously on objects that are close up and far away. This could improve ability to use tiny portable displays while sill interacting with the surrounding environment. — <p>Quote found at DARPA site <a href="http://www.darpa.mil/NewsEvents/Releases/2012/01/31.aspx" target="_blank">“DARPA researchers design eye-enhancing virtual reality contact lenses”</a></p> <p><img align="bottom" alt="DARPA Augmented Reality Lenses" height="340" src="http://www.darpa.mil/uploadedImages/Content/NewsEvents/Releases/2012/NewPrettyEye_news.jpg" width="400"/></p> <p>(via <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://smarterplanet.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">smarterplanet</a>)</p>