Concept for augmented reality mobile phone

    Blogged at The Mobile Learning Blog. Here's my idea for a really cool mobile phone. A curved transparent OLED screen renders augmented reality data in front of the user's POV, using a camera mounted on one (or both) side(s). The OLED screen is touch sensitive on the *outside* to allow the user to touch the visor and interact with the device. The visor can be stowed over the head (like a headphone band) when not in use. Smaller, more streamlined earphones could make the phone lighter and sleeker. Information about the user's surroundings could be provided to the user in real time, as well as playing of related video or audio content.

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      Eric Eggertson, dive2, e-strategyblog.com, harillen2, and 37 other people added this photo to their favorites.

    2. Rhymo (72 months ago | reply)

      This is a great concept..Did you get any feedback on it?

    3. Christoph Burgdorfer (72 months ago | reply)

      This will probably not work for optical/physical reasons. The human eye cannot focus on such a distance or if it would, you'd get a headache after 20 seconds. You'd need lenses.

    4. e-strategyblog.com (68 months ago | reply)

      Very cool! Thanks for posting this. I just used it in a blog post: Augmented Reality Marketing.

    5. Celestine Chua (54 months ago | reply)

      hi there! thanks for the picture - I just used it for my post: Why ‘Earning Money’ or ‘Being Successful’ Is Not Your Real Purpose (I'm guessing probably not a post you'd expect the picture to be used !!! :))

    6. saucysausage1000 (52 months ago | reply)

      Hey Leonard. I am currently doing an Advert for Canon UK and they love this photo to be used in their advert. Can you give me any details of what we need to do in terms of using the image for the advert: I.e. payment / copyright etc etc. If you can give me shout my email address is rob2@devon74.co.uk

      Cheers

      Rob

    7. music2work2 (51 months ago | reply)

      I thought this looked really cool - I'm using on my site music2work2.com with an alt text attribution and a link back to here - many thanks

      Andrew

    8. saucysausage1000 (51 months ago | reply)

      Hey there Leon,

      I am now in the process of approval for the Canon advert which I mentioned above. I will give the photo a credit and attribution on my website which is www.devon74.co.uk and will also upload the final advert with image to my website, once the advert goes live. Is this OK with you, please get in contact with me as soon as possible if you have any questions. I have kept a record of this note etc. My email once again is rob2@devon74.co.uk

      cheers

      Rob

    9. mobile phone reviews (51 months ago | reply)

      Hi,

      This looks brilliant, will be using on my website also, mobile phone reviews UK

      cheers

      Mark

    10. Mobile Phones UK (51 months ago | reply)

      Wow, now that is super cool. It would be awesome if the user could also stream video of what they are seeing in real time to youtube or a blog. I am going to be writing about this on my site: Mobile Phone Reviews

    11. c_campanario (50 months ago | reply)

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      c_campanario says:

      Hi,

      The picture definitely provokes more 'WOW' than the REAL head mounted displays that are already available: www.vrealities.com/hmd.html

      For example these 'iPhone goggles': www.vrealities.com/i-cinehr.html

      :-)

    12. alxflickrrr (43 months ago | reply)

      Great image. Thx...

    13. zachkozick (41 months ago | reply)

      Hey - great image.

      I'd like to use this image for a short 2-pager about augmented reality that my company is writing to educate others about it's potential. What do I need to do to be able to use it for this purpose?

      Regards,

      Zach
      email me: zach (@) omniar.com

    14. DvdT (38 months ago | reply)

      Hi, I'm an admin for a group called AR - Augmented Reality, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

    15. j_rayes (36 months ago | reply)

      Hello - I'd like to use this image for a presentation that I'm preparing for school.

      please email me at neodymium79@gmail.com.

      Thanks!!
      Jeff

    16. This photo was invited and added to the AR - Augmented Reality group.

    17. Electric Images (26 months ago | reply)

      It appear the US military is now contracting for this kind of technology to be developed and built: www.engadget.com/2011/04/12/darpas-next-gen-w earable-disp...

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