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US Military Developing Multi-Focus Augmented Reality Contact Lenses

Posted April 13, 2012 7:37 PM

From ExtremeTech:

Proving that biological limitations are only a problem for other people, the US Department of Defense and Innovega have begun work on a system, called iOptik, that gives humans the ability to focus on the near foreground and distant background at the same time. The plan is that soldiers will be able to use these contact lenses to focus on a head-up display (HUD) projected on a pair of spectacles, while retaining wide-angle vision of the background. Current systems require the user to divert all of their attention to the HUD, thus reducing their field of view immensely - which is obviously a bit dangerous if you're in the middle of a fire fight.

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04/15/2012 8:03 AM

Why not!? It's not their money they're playing army men with.. What a colossal waste of resourses.

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04/15/2012 7:36 PM

Yes but military always get new tech first - then these things find their way into civilian life...imagine driving your vehicle keeping attention to the road while also seeing your dash panel/speedo/etc at the same time looking at any direction....Or going for a jog/run and being able to see you iDevice menus and or pedometer readings at the same time. I can't wait!

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04/16/2012 9:30 AM

That makes one of us.. I don't need menus to enjoy the outdoors..

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08/10/2012 4:32 AM

I already had bought this contact lenses in Right Contact Lenses Company www.therightcontact.com But it's not good enough for my convenience. I am waiting for updates of this contact lenses from the US military.

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