This pair of glasses could one day replace your laptop - it projects a full version of Windows into your eyes
The dynaEdge smartglasses can display computer graphics on one eye, not both. It's a little bit like Google Glass.
Here's just the optical module. It has a 5 megapixel camera with flash for taking photos, and it can be adjusted up or down. Toshiba worked with Vuzix to develop the optics, which runs a display resolution of 640x360 pixels.
The glasses are hooked up via USB cable to an iPod-sized pack that holds an entire Windows computer. Toshiba says battery life varies based on application, but the power pack can manage four hours, and it comes with a removable battery.
Toshiba's pack is an entire Windows computer, with specs that rival high-end PCs. By separating it out, the glasses themselves can be both lighter and cooler to the touch.
The pack slips into a case you can wear on your belt.
Making the processor pack separate from the optical module means that the system can be used in lots of contexts, depending on what it's attached to. Toshiba envisions it being used on construction sites: It could be attached to a helmet, giving workers information on the task at hand.
Or attached to a pair of safety glasses for machine shop work.
The display can show an entire tiny Windows desktop. It's not the most usable interface, but Windows has advantages for big companies — they already use it, it already runs the software they need, and it's known to be secure.
But Toshiba is also building software that is more suited to the glasses. The dynaTrace has two main input methods: A touch pad on the side, and buttons on the computer pack.
DynaTrace is a very cool and futuristic project. Toshiba wants people with hands-on jobs — like warehouse worker or machinery inspector — to start trying them out now, so that the next version can be even more useful for specific tasks.
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