The Future

[Lewy]

Is this the the way the future of optics lies? This report is in one of the UK broadsheets and was also mentioned on BBC Radio 2 this morning.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/medicine/s...ticle_continue

Lewy,

buying shares in Duracell!

[Johns]

As high tech as this is, isn't ironic that they're proposing to have it installed into spectacles, rather than directly into the eye ? It's kind of like installing a GPS system on a horse and buggy.

[chip anderson]

I read of this about 30 years ago and haven't seen a word since except a reference to Cannon having a camera that works this way about a year ago. Have mentioned same on Optiboards once or twice but no one seems to have heard of this since the 70's. And I only read the one reference then.

Anyone know more now?

Chip

Or after reading the article perhaps the technology was different as the first reference was of a lens that changed index with a varing electrical charge. In today's computerised (It wasn't so in the 60's) this could be made to react to the object being viewed or the eye movement to automaticly change focus.
Anybody out there smart enough to supply the missing pieces of the puzzle to complete this part of the project?

Chip:cheers:

[impact500]

National Public Radio also did a story on it yesterday.

The device is apparently bulky and they acknowledge needing to slim it down.

[chip anderson]

Someone actually listens to NPR?

[rbaker]

Stop wasting taxpayers money. Eliminate funding of NPR.

[spartus]

Stop wasting taxpayers money. Eliminate funding of NPR.

We've spent more money in the time elapsed between your post and mine in Iraq than the federal government gives to NPR in a year.

Just saying.

[Lynne]

Someone actually listens to NPR?

Absolutley! Wake up to the morning show every work day! Its on from 0500 over here, don't know about the mainland. Drive home with it too -If not one of the Golden Oldiesstations. And yes, we are contributing members, so not all on the government to support it!:cheers:

[OptiStudent]

Stop wasting taxpayers money. Eliminate funding of NPR.

WHAT??
"Wait, wait don't tell me"......the UK should nix the BBC!
I suppose you'd rather hear your news from FOX?
I love NPR, weekends espescially.......Car talk, Prarie Home Companion, & night-scapes. Daily Dianne Riems, Terry Gare, and my cities' news.

What is making you negligible about NPR and I assume PBS?

[Visionz]

Imagine how expensive such a thing would be and it would be limited to retailers.

[rinselberg]

I posted on a very similar development,not too long ago. PixelOptics was using an automatic range-finder integrated with the spectacles frame, to control the focus of variable index lenses:

http://www.optiboard.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15611

Edit: I just found a new report (below) on the PixelOptics project. It has a photograph of a prototype - still needs some work - don't think you'd want to be wearing this (see photo at link, below) to the office! I'm not sure whether the PixelOptics is the same thing that Lewy posted at the very top here, or whether that UK report is about a different group or project. This may be another report on the very same project again, but here it is:

http://www.newscientisttech.com/arti...n-instant.html

[impact500]

rinselberg: <<I'm not sure whether the PixelOptics is the same thing that Lewy posted at the very top here, or whether that UK report is about a different group or project.>>

They are different projects. Both are interesting and in the early stages. Likely not market ready yet and perhaps never. The important fact is that significant research is underway that could affect the industry substantially.