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Why are there no commercially available helmets with HUD's? (self.technology)
submitted 11 months ago by Alpha71 to c/technology
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Although there are some in development. But would you be interested in something like this?

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[–] XeroxCool 17 points 11 months ago

Lensing. BMW HUDs bounce off a few curved mirrors before reflecting off the windshield so some key details appear 30ft in front of the car. Meanwhile, VR goggles have the screen unfocusably close but due to lenses inside, objects can appear any distance away (and it's not just parallax, there's near and far focus)