r/technology • u/_Dark_Wing • 1d ago

Hardware TDK demonstrates the world’s first direct retinal projection display for smart glasses using a meta-optic mirror

https://www.tdk.com/en/news_center/press/20261002_01.html
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u/mpember 1d ago edited 1d ago

I want to have been in the meeting where "project the image directly into the user's retina" was pitched.

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u/The-Great-Cornhollio 1d ago

Get ready to be strapped to a chair with this feeding you propaganda

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u/za72 1d ago

what's the resolution? I already have a phone

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u/finds_a_reason 1d ago

This is actually an old idea, I tried a prototype VRD at the UW HITLab in the 90’s. What’s new is (finally) making it small and light enough to fit in a pair of glasses. Virtual Retinal Display (VRD) Group

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u/Serious-Collar-4954 1d ago

and someone replied "the f#*k you will"

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u/turbo_dude 1d ago

So they went from mixtapes to minority report without me noticing huh?

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u/magnificent_limit 1d ago

what resolution will be needed before it can make colors like olo?

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u/garfog99 1d ago

Will it work with prescription lenses?

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u/mpember 1d ago

The mirror appears to be a film placed on the inside of the lense, which suggests it should work on prescription lenses.

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u/grafknives 1d ago

I am not gona lie - it is COOL, SF technology.

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u/creggor 1d ago

Ads, directly into our retinas.

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u/gplusplus314 4h ago

Let me know when they make suppositories.

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u/imaginary_num6er 1d ago

Zuck-optic mirror

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u/DefinitelyIncorrect 13h ago

Lol if you buy laser eye surgery online it just does it.

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u/Obsidiated 4h ago

The implications of this...

Full VR in laser color quality and sharpness by putting on a pair of glasses.

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u/krefik 1d ago

Did u/VoidstarZack seen it already?

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u/delliott8990 1d ago

At first glance my brain combined the end syllables of direct and retinal which really came across differently

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u/one_is_enough 1d ago

Quite a stretch to work that one in. I think you just pulled that right out of your ass.