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Displays to Eliminate Reading Glasses

Posted September 06, 2014 12:00 AM by Engineering360 eNewsletter

It sounds like science fiction, but a new computer display technology could eliminate the need for reading glasses. The technology uses algorithms based on a person's prescription to alter display content, such as on a smartphone, tablet, or computer screen, before it reaches the viewer's eyes. In conjunction with a plastic light filter dotted with tiny holes on the display surface, the algorithms help produce what will appear as a clear image when light from the pixels hits the viewer's retina. Tested on a popular mobile device, the system is the first of its kind with contrast ratios and resolutions that rival the original display.


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I have one I can sell cheap....

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09/06/2014 9:45 PM

So, another technology being developed by Microcrap?

Let's see, that means we'll still need glasses until our eyes adjust to the distorted view on the screen and every 6 months we'll need to get new glasses to see the screen clearly after the updates and patches.

And, you won't own the technology, you'll just be renting it.

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09/07/2014 6:38 AM

I wear bifoclas so I'll probably need to take my glasses OFF to read with this technology. I can see the screen fine WITH my glasses. This will never fly.

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Never say never! This technology might find its use.

Lets say for example you do not want others to read your e-mails. All you have to do is get some specific lenses and adjust the screen output so only you with your lenses will be able to see this.

I can see this fly of big times particularly for mobile devices being used in public.

Wait for it! Its coming!

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Microbloat will possibly eliminate its users long before eliminating their reading glasses. S.M.

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09/09/2014 5:01 PM

Seems like a high tech complicated solution to a problem with an existing simple low tech solution, i.e., glasses or contact lenses.

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....or you can just press ctrl and + together.....

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09/09/2014 6:23 PM

I wear reading glasses, but I find that if I force myself to try to focus without them my eyes seem to get better.
If I totally rely on glasses for a week and then stop, I can't see worth a cr4p without them. For people that are able, I think it's a good idea to try to exercise the eyes like they were muscles, rather than changing things to make it easier.

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09/12/2014 6:45 PM

Ah, but when you get to a certain age, autofocus doesn't work all that well!

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09/12/2014 8:53 PM

I don't know what the age is, but it gets closer every day.

It's quite possible that ego is driving me to bigger print.

Glasses? I don't need no stinkin' glasses!

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