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Subject: Motorola gone crazy
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pyramis 21.06.08 - 05:43pm
The info here: http://www.unwiredview.com/2008/06/20/motorola-patents-mobile-phone-head-mounted-display-hybrid/ Various head mounted displays for wearable computing, virtual reality and other applications have been known for some time already. And while prototypes and even commercial models do exist somewhere, none of them have been able to crack a wider consumer market. * +

pyramis 21.06.08 - 05:44pm
Recently the new frontier for the application of head mounted displays started to emerge - mobile phones. With limited amount of screen real estate, increasing processing and multimedia capabilities of modern handsets, HMDs might make a perfect sense in some cases. At least in theory. And mobile vendors are starting to take notice of HMDs in their RD labs. Recently we saw Apple trying to patent * +

pyramis 21.06.08 - 05:46pm
their laser based head mounted display. Now its Motorolas turn, with a phone/HMD hybrid patent application. The basic idea behind Motorolas approach - is have two modes of operation for the device. When carrying around - its more or less typical clamshell phone with keypad, display and all other phone things. * +

pyramis 21.06.08 - 05:46pm
However when you want to use it in HDM mode, both covers of the handset open, and the phone screen becomes the main part of head mounted display. You can put it on your head like any pair of VR glasses, with headphone parts plugging into your ears and completely isolating you from the environment to fully enjoy movie or gaming experience. * +

pyramis 21.06.08 - 05:47pm
Still, as I said earlier, there some cases, e.g. long flight or train ride, where the HDM capability would make a perfect sense. And whoever is able to solve the portability and ease of use problems, and make good HDM device at an affordable price, can make a tidy profit. * +

pyramis 21.06.08 - 05:50pm
Now, a note from me, the sketch looks like the Star Trek era has come lol. It looks like that blind guy from Star Trek , who had some kind of glasses on his head. OMG, now we got to this point... when you don't put the phone near the ear, but STICK it to your head *

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