Re: Night Vision Monocle (kopin based one from wildplanet)

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Ah, interesting.

The idea of a low cost eyetap is so illusive.

nym
http://igargoyle.com/

On 2/9/06, Brian Kuriyama <> wrote:
> Last night I went on Kopin's website and disovered that they no longer ha=
ve
> the 320M (the display that thing uses) in production. That may be a reaso=
n
> why they've stopped production of that toy.
>
>
>
> On 2/9/06, Tom Longson (nym) <> wrote:
> > I just got off the phone with the PR Manager for Wild Planet, the
> > company that produces these. Unfortunately they are no longer
> > producing them, and they do not know of any companies that have them
> > in stock. This is a bit of a blow as I personally was looking to buy
> > one of these. Hopefully they'll come around at some point and start
> > making these again.
> >
> > Sorry about potentially causing any hype around this with my blog. I
> > was just a bit excited about the technical details being released.
> >
> > nym
> > http://igargoyle.com/
> >
> > On 2/9/06, Tony Havelka <> wrote:
> > > We have the capabilities to do this in house.  OEM display kits are w=
hat
> we
> > > mostly do now. (RS170, O1 and O2 modules)
> > >
> > > Drop me a line and I can get you a quote.
> > >
> > > -Tony
> > >
> > > > Does anyone know of a company that will do short-run surface mounti=
ng
> of
> > > > components (prototyping?). After gathering Motorola asics and
> displays,
> > > > the hurdle is building the board for the asic. Preferably the compa=
ny
> > > > could do the pcb printing as well. I have, through the graciousness=
 of
> > > > others on this list, the pcb graphics, etc. The best I've been able=
 to
> > > > do is find a friend that could do it by hand, but I know it's hard =
and
> > > > prone to error with such high pin count components. I currently hav=
e
> 40+
> > > > asics and 40+ displays to prototype with. I'm willing to get rid of
> > > > these to people on the list, but I'm hesitant to do so until I know
> > > > those folks aren't going to just be stuck in limbo with this projec=
t
> > > > like I have been.
> > > > Alex
> > >
> > >
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