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Re: extreme computing comment (plus a poor man's wearable)

From: "Dr. Terrance Boult" <>
Date: Tue, 13 Apr 1999 07:43:59 -0400 (EDT)

>>
>>I agree..  I can run X with huge fonts and I get my work done.. I knew this
>>before I bought mine because I asked here, and was told that it is a nice
>>entry level HMD and is very functional while being the only thing out there
>>that is reasonably priced, but dont expect 640x480 capabilities. I love my
>>m-1, I use it with my camcorder on the end of a 10 foot pole for shooting
>>above a crowd, on my steadycam for excellent chase video, and other artsy
>>filming, It's great for my wearable too, double duty device :-)  Just dont
>>expect vga,ega,or even cga out of it... it does 40 column by 15 rows clearly
>>and that is the limit. anything past that is fuzzy and makes your head hurt
>>after a long time.
>>
>>I still say get a M-1 if you cant afford to drop $3-4K on a hmd.
>>

I too have an M1, I find it good for text stuff.  but just to point out its
no longer 3-4K for an HMD.  I also have a pair of the sony glasstrons
(800x600 res), which were 2500$.  They are wonderful for many things (but
unlike the vio, its not easy to remove one eye to make it useful for a mobile
wearable.  If you need/want to cover both eyes (e.g. for some augmented
reality wearable stuff) they are great.  (They are not very power thrifty,
eats a 7.4V 1.2Ah battery in just under an hour).  (They can also show video,
but only if its PAL :-)

Terry Boult --- Vision and Software Technology Lab, EECS Dept. Lehigh Univ.
		         http://www.eecs.lehigh.edu/~tboult

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