Is there a web page that has any information on it concerning this display? On Tue, 31 Mar 1998, Christopher Lambert wrote: > Just spoke with the company who makes it, and the guy I spoke with seems > very with it, and actually knew what PC-104 was, and about wearables, and > expressed interest in having the company at WearCon '98. Apparently, they > were at WearCon '97, so they know about the wearbles market and seem to > want to work with developers. > > As for the display, it's kinda slick, since it uses ferroelectric liquid > crystals, with much faster switching than is possible with pneumatic LCs. > They'll be launching SXGA in May for projection applications mainly, but > following soon for near-eye solutions. The display uses a digital signal > (24 bit) from a VGA card, translates it in a provided comtroller, and runs > LVDS signal to the display. > > The guy said they're working to provide a PC-104 card with the controller > on it, which runs the LVDS cable directly to the display. Vaporware? ;) > > It looks like a decent HMD solution. > > Now, the price. > > He couldn't give me exact numbers, since they are only offering it in > samples right now, but said that the price would probably be around $1000 > to $1500, with massive quantity (10,000 to 100,000 per month) to $300 to $400. > > A little out of most people's league, I suspect, but a good company to keep > an eye on. It seems that they are very interested in making smaller, > cheaper displays suitable for HMD apps. > > -La'Choppe > >
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