Innovega iOptik

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Innovega iOptik
Innovega 1.jpg
Category smartglasses
Developer Innovega Inc.
Announced 8 January 2013[1]
Released Developers:
Consumers:
Price (unavailable)
Operating system unknown
Display LCD
Resolution 1280x1024 pixels
Weight (unavailable)
Controls peripherals
Not standalone[2]
http://innovega-inc.com/index.php

iOptik display system is a wearable system being developed by an US company Innovega Incorporated that combines smartglasses and smart contact lenses.[3] The goal of the company is to develop a device that does not have the need to have "the bulk of necessary eyewear optics" included in the frame of the glasses. The company states that this should achieve better performance[4] as well as enable manufacturers to create frames with more desirable designs.[5] By creating a fully transparent, Innovega aims to eliminate the social impact a device that blocks user's field of view may have.[6]

The company received a grant from the National Science Foundation in the Materials, manufacturing & robotics category in January 2014.[7] The company also received funding from DARPA in April 2012.[8] It was awarded the 2012 Invention Award by the Popular Science magazine.[9]

Main characteristics

iOptik consists of glasses frame equipped with two projectors (one for each eye) and a pair of smart contact lenses. The user is supposed to put the lenses on and use them in conjunction with the glasses frame. The lenses are multi-layered and divide into two filters. The outer filter allow the light from the environment to pass through. While the inner filter, which is centred around the pupil, only allows the light from the projectors through.[9]

Purpose

Company & People

Randy Sprague -

Important Dates

8 January 2012 - Innovega show the concept of their augmented reality contact lenses at CES 2012[10] 8 January 2013 - Innovega demoed a prototype of iOptik at CES 2013[1]

Ethical Issues

Health Risks

Enhancement/Therapy/Treatment

Public & Media Impact and Presentation

Public Policy

Related Technologies, Projects or Scientific Research

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 CES 2013: Innovega Demonstrates Wearable Transparent HUD. Innovega [online]. Innovega, Inc., 2013, 8 January. Available online at: http://innovega-inc.com/press_ces_2013.php (Retrieved 20 November 2015)
  2. Shows if the device is a standalone wearable computer or if it needs to be connected to a processing unit to function.
  3. Innovega Home Page http://innovega-inc.com/index.php
  4. Innovega Benefits Overview http://innovega-inc.com/benefits.php
  5. Innovega Benefits Compact and Stylish Design http://innovega-inc.com/benefits-compact.php
  6. Innovega Benefits Transparent Optics http://innovega-inc.com/benefits-optics.php
  7. Ideas in action at Eureka Park: NSF-supported consumer technology returns to Eureka Park at 2014 International CES®. National Science Foundation [online]. 2014, 2 January. Available online at: http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=130024 (Retrieved 16 November 2015))
  8. RICH, LJ. Dual-focus contact lens prototypes ordered by Pentagon. BBC News [online]. 2012, 13 April. Available online at: http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-17692256 (Retrieved 16 November 2015)
  9. 9.0 9.1 BERNSTEIN, Joseph A. 2012 Invention Awards: Augmented-Reality Contact Lenses. Popular Science [online]. 2012, 5 June. Available online at: http://www.popsci.com/diy/article/2012-05/2012-invention-awards-augmented-reality-contact-lenses (Retrieved 16 November 2015))
  10. BISHOP, Todd. CES: Better augmented reality with high-tech contact lenses. GeekWire [online]. 2012, 11 January. Available online at: http://www.geekwire.com/2012/ces-hightech-contact-lenses-approach-augmented-reality/ (Retrieved 20 November 2015)