The Economist recently covered Microvision's virtual retinal display. The
one-page article goes over the usual HMD and VRD fundamentals but adds
this tasty paragraph:
The first VRDs were bulky, cumbersome devices. So Microvision, the
Seattle-based company that is commercialising Dr Furness's invention, is
working to replace the beam-steering hardware with a more compact
single-mirror device based on micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS). The
company has also miniaturised the driver hardware, previously the size of
a briefcase, so that it is about the size of a packet of cigarettes.
Within two years, the hope is that a lightweight VRD can be incorporated
into a pair of glasses.
The Economist (US), May 1, 1999 v351 i8117 p76(1)
Display technology. ("virtual retinal display")(Brief Article)
The article isn't, and won't be, on their site, but the full text is
available on Expanded Academic ASAP.
-Chris
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