A Smartphone in Your Glasses
From: Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne - 10/01/2012

Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL) researchers are developing a
prototype of a pair of augmented glasses that allow the wearer to read
messages, look at an itinerary, and receive a variety of information directly
on the lenses. The early applications for the new device could include games,
global positioning systems, teaching enhancement, and support for the deaf.
One major problem has been finding a way to allow the user to simultaneously
view the information displayed on the lenses and to see his or her
surroundings. The researchers solved this problem by developing a specially
designed contact lens with a micro-lens in its center that allows the eye to
focus on the images. "For the majority of users, it would be possible to make
glasses that don't require the use of contact lenses, but the high definition
would be somewhat reduced," says EPFL professor Christophe Moser.
Collaboration between the EPFL Laboratory of Photonic Devices and EPFL
startup Lemoptix is focusing on the development of a high-definition
micro-projector that will integrate discreetly into the right arm of the
glasses. Images and data will be sent from this projector to the specially
treated glasses lens via holography.

Read the entire article and view a video (2:06) at:
http://actu.epfl.ch/news/a-smartphone-in-your-glasses/

Links:
EPFL, Laboratory of Photonic Devices
http://opt.epfl.ch/

Christophe Moser
http://people.epfl.ch/christophe.moser?lang=en

Lemoptix
http://www.lemoptix.com/