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"I received a nice letter the other day from the Dalai Lama. He had read 'The Nine Billion Names of God'. It is about a computer at a Tibetan monastery."
- Arthur C. Clarke
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| Retinal Projection | ||
| A method for projecting advertisements directly on the retina. |
One remarkable thing about this idea is that you will also find it in the most modern of novels written in the cyberpunk tradition - Starfish by Peter Watts (see eyecaps ).
| They listened to the safety cranks and stopped us from projecting our messages on aircar windows - but we bounced back. Lab tells me ... that soon we'll be testing a system that projects directly on the retina of the eye. |
| Technovelgy from The Space Merchants,
by Frederik Pohl (w/CM Kornbluth). Published by St. Martin's Press in 1952 Additional resources -
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Is this the first idea for a heads-up display? The earliest reference for working heads-up displays is the early 1970's in USAF fighter jets.
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- Brother AirScouter Retinal Imaging Display Video
- Neuroprosthetic Projects Words Directly Onto Retina
- Avegant Glyph Virtual Retinal Display
- '3D Light Sculpture' Projected Directly Onto Retina
- Bosch Smartglasses Laser Paints AR Image On Your Retina
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| Transparent MicroLED Screen From Samsung |
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