Don, > http://aeinnovations.com/projects/m1-hmd/ On your M1 hacking page, you state "I don't want something that will get me stared at (mostly meaning anything that "sticks out" of my face or personal area is unacceptable)" and "It had to be covert - to have minimal social impact (at most would look like big sunglasses)" That is exactly what I want for my rev4 wearable. Earlier versions had flashy features like LED indicators along the jacket zipper, VFD embedded in sleeve, and membrane keys embedded in sleeve cuff. But my new version attempts to hide the computer. The leather jacket was very cool but was too much of an attention getter. Also, I would not likely wear the M1 in a restaurant, but I would wear your glasses. I still want the small text display (this time a smaller LCD instead of VFD) and buttons, because they control a ton of powerful software that does not require a HMD, but they will be inside the lapel of my coat and usually concealed. I am amazed that you have been able to squish the M1 internals plus a video camera into those glasses. It looks great! Your glasses would make a fine companion to my new adolpho dominguez fashion enclosure (aka coat). That settles it once and for all. I'm not going to wait for the HMD I want, I am going to fabricate it myself. You and cliff have proved that it's doable. Next question is: should I use the guts of an M1 or a PLM-A35 to make my glasses? I would love to hear opinions from you and cliff on the advantages and disadvantages of each of these. The ultimate solution would be to do the same thing with this: http://www.microdisplay.com/products/fsckit3.html Cheers, Doug PS. Our Twiddler2s should be shipping now :)
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