Super Vision
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In the not-so-distant future, glasses won't be just for nerds, dorks, dweebs, geeks, weirdos, goobers, superheroes protecting their secret identities and crappy emo kids who wear girls' jeans and don't really need glasses but think it's fashionable to accessorize in a way that mocks others' handicaps ("Yeah, I can walk. I just think the wheelchair looks cool. I guess I don't really need this hearing aid either ...").
What's all this about? Super Vision!
Wired News reports that the Department of Defense is pumping $3.5 million into a 40-year-old Virginian company that is refining a technology that will give people vision that is way better than 20/20. Hindsight be damned.
And this is all through glasses. No robot eyes required.
But what about the robot eyes? Wired's got you covered there, too. If you lose your rods and cones due to disease, the mere price of a brand-new Cadillac can buy you an elaborate system of sunglasses and microchips, which will help you see again. None of this is as cool as the Terminator's eye, but it's a start.
With any luck, the DoD's money will net us an army of supersoldiers with Super Vision and eye lasers. Sadly, however, no new developments in the field of x-ray vision.
All this leads us at HDYN Technological Journal to wonder what would happen if Clark Kent had a pair of Super Vision goggles. While glasses inhibit Superman's x-ray and heat vision, Super Vision is not one of Superman's powers. Assuming Superman's retinas (in regular vision mode) have similar limitations to human retinas, Super Vision glasses would allow him to resolve images with more visual acuity from greater distances.
But he could only do it as Clark Kent, because as soon as he puts the glasses on, he can't really be Superman anymore. It would be a dead giveaway. Maybe Superman doesn't need Super Vision.
But imagine a pair of glasses that could do for real life what HDTV did for television. The entire visual world becomes clearer, crisper and more immersive than you ever thought possible. Imagine the difference when you drive, hike or go to Mardi Gras. Woo!
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In the not-so-distant future, glasses won't be just for nerds, dorks, dweebs, geeks, weirdos, goobers, superheroes protecting their secret identities and crappy emo kids who wear girls' jeans and don't really need glasses but think it's fashionable to accessorize in a way that mocks others' handicaps ("Yeah, I can walk. I just think the wheelchair looks cool. I guess I don't really need this hearing aid either ...").
What's all this about? Super Vision!
Wired News reports that the Department of Defense is pumping $3.5 million into a 40-year-old Virginian company that is refining a technology that will give people vision that is way better than 20/20. Hindsight be damned.
And this is all through glasses. No robot eyes required.
But what about the robot eyes? Wired's got you covered there, too. If you lose your rods and cones due to disease, the mere price of a brand-new Cadillac can buy you an elaborate system of sunglasses and microchips, which will help you see again. None of this is as cool as the Terminator's eye, but it's a start.
With any luck, the DoD's money will net us an army of supersoldiers with Super Vision and eye lasers. Sadly, however, no new developments in the field of x-ray vision.
All this leads us at HDYN Technological Journal to wonder what would happen if Clark Kent had a pair of Super Vision goggles. While glasses inhibit Superman's x-ray and heat vision, Super Vision is not one of Superman's powers. Assuming Superman's retinas (in regular vision mode) have similar limitations to human retinas, Super Vision glasses would allow him to resolve images with more visual acuity from greater distances.
But he could only do it as Clark Kent, because as soon as he puts the glasses on, he can't really be Superman anymore. It would be a dead giveaway. Maybe Superman doesn't need Super Vision.
But imagine a pair of glasses that could do for real life what HDTV did for television. The entire visual world becomes clearer, crisper and more immersive than you ever thought possible. Imagine the difference when you drive, hike or go to Mardi Gras. Woo!
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