Real HMD?
Saw this linked on core77.com - it's almost too extreme to be believable. 'shopped?
In this astonishing photo, a model is wearing a new gadget, from electronics manufacturer Toshiba, that enables the wearer to experience a full 360-degree view on a 40 centimetre dome-shaped screen.
Story here.
Comments
Bummer it's tethered.
Posted by: michaelnaimark | October 19, 2006 6:21 PM
The specs stated by toshiba are misleading. It's 120° horizontally by 70° vertically. The "360 FOV" is reported to be possible with a "head tracker". So, basically like every other HMD. They're using an LED projector to display the image on the dome, which is the actual interesting part of the hardware; along with the stealth bomber pilot design.
Link to the paper:
http://www.sid.org/conf/sid2006/program/sessions/session72.pdf
Posted by: brad | October 20, 2006 12:10 PM
Yeah, and bummer it is the size of an RV.
Posted by: Tracy Fullerton | October 20, 2006 12:14 PM
So our solution for more meaningful interaction with LED's is to put full-size televisions on our heads?
Brilliant!
Posted by: jamie antonisse | October 20, 2006 2:10 PM
I AM THE EVIL LORD DARK HELMET!!!!1
Posted by: Anonymous | October 20, 2006 2:31 PM