A Whole World In Front Of Your Eyes

Displays that fit less than an inch in front of your eye (Virtual Retinal Displays – VRD) have been in development for the last 10 years or so. One of the most common applications is in camcorders and digital cameras however, there is more and more demand for systems that can clearly show streaming media in the same detail as a television. As one of the leading authorities in display technologies, Planar developed a technology utilizing a monochrome electroluminecent (EL) technology. It’s extremely rugged features didn’t outweigh the fact that the demand today is for full color displays.

The latest demand for VRDs is coming from the mobile phone market. David Pescovitz at TheFuture talks about this new topic in this interesting article.

- Dr. D.