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RE: Where is the Apple II of wearables?

-----Original Message-----
From:	Mark Lenigan [SMTP:]
Sent:	Monday, April 27, 1998 6:19 PM
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Subject:	Re: Where is the Apple II of wearables?

> Mounted HUD would be a better idea.  Keep in mind that the trade-off for
> augmented reality is that you lose depth perception by covering one eye
> with the display.  Also, you lose all of your peripheral vision on that
> side.  Essentially you'd have one heck of a blind spot on one whole side
> of the car.  Bad idea.

Mark,

You do not have to completely cover one eye in order to use an HMD. 
Checkout http://www.liquidimage.ca/vr/images/m1c.jpg . It shows a head on 
picture of the M1.  It takes up only 20 degrees of the overall field of 
view leaving all of the peripheral field open.  Also, you can place the 
device anywhere in your field of view - directly in front, up to the right, 
down to the right, etc... so that you don't lose your depth perception.

- Tony

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