Innovega iOptik
| Innovega iOptik | |
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| Category | smartglasses |
| Developer | Innovega Inc. |
| Announced | 8 January 2013[1] |
| Released | Developers:
Consumers: |
| Price | unknown |
| Operating system | unknown |
| Display | projector |
| Resolution | 1280x720 pixels[2] |
| Weight | unknown |
| Controls | peripherals |
| Not standalone[3] | |
| 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.[4] 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[5] as well as enable manufacturers to create frames with more desirable designs.[6] By creating a fully transparent, Innovega aims to eliminate the social impact a device that blocks user's field of view may have.[7]
The company received a grant from the National Science Foundation in the Materials, manufacturing & robotics category in January 2014.[8] The company also received funding from DARPA in April 2012.[9] It was awarded the 2012 Invention Award by the Popular Science magazine.[10] Innovega informed that it will request filling for a 510(K) premarket clearance at the Food and Drug Administration U.S. federal agency in late 2014 or early 2015.[11] But as of 25 November 2015, no request from Innovega was recorded by the agency.
Contents
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.[10] The projected image has a resolution of 1280 by 720 pixels and Innovega aims at a field of view of 120 degrees.[2]
Purpose
Company & People
Randall Sprague - founder, chief technical officer
Steve Willey - chief executive officer, director
Steve Schallhorn - clinical professor of ophthalmology, advisor
Jim Schwiegerling - professor of optical sciences and ophthalmology and vision sciences, advisor
Important Dates
January 2012 - Innovega showed the concept of their augmented reality contact lenses at CES 2012[12]
January 2013 - Innovega demoed a prototype of iOptik at CES 2013[1]
Ethical Issues
Health Risks
Enhancement/Therapy/Treatment
Public & Media Impact and Presentation
Because iOptik is still under development, the news coverage is limited to what the journalists could experience during the demonstrations at the exhibitions. The list of news articles present at Innovega's website links to articles reflecting on CES. More importantly, the articles linked are not recent. The latest one comes from an Indian publisher and came out in January 2014.
The overall reception of iOptik has been positive. Journalists praise Innovega for innovative approach, especially for the goal of creating smartglasses device that is lighter and not cumbersome compared to other similar devices. IEEE Spectrum article covering CES2014 on which Innovega showcased functioning prototypes praises the device in comparison with Google Glass and Oculus Rift which need "clunky optics" in order to display immersive information.(http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/consumer-electronics/audiovideo/innovega-delivers-the-wearable-displays-that-science-fiction-promised) The author of the article said that iOptik "is everything that we've ever wanted." In an article on the Innovega's demonstration of the iOptik concept at CES2013, The Verge was not so positive. While it shares similar welcoming tone with the previously mentioned article, it also adds that "Half the system, to be sure, is a pair of the large, slightly goofy frames and lenses we've come to expect."(http://www.theverge.com/2013/1/10/3863550/innovega-augmented-reality-glasses-contacts-hands-on) In it's article on Innovega's planned presence on CES2014 also makes a comparison with Google Glass. The article conclusion states that iOptik is a unique approach that focuses more on inherent functionality rather than on what is available through downloadable applications.[11]
Public Policy
Related Technologies, Projects or Scientific Research
References
- ↑ 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)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 http://www.roadtovr.com/innovega-ioptik-contact-lenses-augmented-reality/
- ↑ Shows if the device is a standalone wearable computer or if it needs to be connected to a processing unit to function.
- ↑ Innovega Home Page http://innovega-inc.com/index.php
- ↑ Innovega Benefits Overview http://innovega-inc.com/benefits.php
- ↑ Innovega Benefits Compact and Stylish Design http://innovega-inc.com/benefits-compact.php
- ↑ Innovega Benefits Transparent Optics http://innovega-inc.com/benefits-optics.php
- ↑ 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))
- ↑ 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)
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 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))
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 STATT, Nick. Augmented-reality contact lenses to be human-ready at CES. CNET [online]. 2014, 3 January. Available online at: http://www.cnet.com/news/augmented-reality-contact-lenses-to-be-human-ready-at-ces/ (Retrieved 27 November 2015))
- ↑ 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)
