Friday, May 4, 2012

Innovega iOptik

  • Innovega's iOptik contact lenses sharpen real world vision while simultaneously simulating a 3D HD panoramic screen. The company hopes to gain FDA approval this year -- and the Department of Defense has recently placed an order for a prototype.
  • (FOX News)
  • Bellevue, Wash.-based Innovega has signed a contract to supply the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) with a prototype of its iOptik spectacles and accompanying contact lenses, Innovegas CEO Steve Willey told the BBC.
  • (CNET News)
  • The iOptik display system, consisting of modified contact lenses and glasses, promises to revolutionize head-mounted display-based augmented reality by allowing the wearer to focus on two planes at the same time.
  • (Gizmag)
  • The tech could help troops enhance their awareness on the battlefield.
  • (BBC News)
  • Innovega, a company out of Bellevue While initially destined to be applied for military uses, the iOptik lenses may soon be available to consumers for all sorts of applications like augmented reality displays and 3D video.
  • (Medagadget.com)
  • Earlier this week, Washington-based Innovega company signed a contract to supply a fully functional prototype iOptik system to Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the Pentagon's research laboratory.
  • (Presstv)
  • Its now working on iOptik lenses with Innovega. The lenses, made with nano-scale engineering processes,work as a hi-tech focusing device, which allows Innovegas glasses to be considerably less bulky than previous devices.
  • (Daily Mail)
  • That would potentially put it in competition with another firm, Innovega. The BBC revealed last week that the Pentagon had signed an order for prototype double-vision contact lenses designed to work with a special set of glasses.
  • (BBC News)

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