The prototype glasses are just a regular pair, like any other ones you could buy for yourself, but they’re equipped with a battery, LEDs, magnetic directional sensor, and a microcomputer. As you’ll be able to see in the video, the idea is that you type your destination into a computer, and then the glasses will let you know if you’re going in the right direction, thanks to the LEDs. It’s not as advanced as your GPS unit in your car, but if you’re trying to find a particular location in a busy part of town, and you can only get their on foot, these are a great idea.
After typing in your destination, a GPS sensor in the glasses will keep your current location up to date. And that’s when that magnetic directional sensor kicks in. By figuring out which way you’re facing, the LEDs on the pair of glasses will glow either red or green, letting you know in a colorful way if you’re going in the right direction. Turn the wrong way, and the lights go red. Start heading on course, and the green lights will show up.
This will keep your eyes on the street/road/crowds, and all you have to do is pay attention to the color. The engineers out of Nakajima Lab at the University of Electro-Communication in Tokyo believe that this is far safer, and less obtrusive than other PNS’ out there, and from what we can see, they might be on to something. Unfortunately, it actually needs more than those LEDs, that microcomputer, and magnetic directional sensor to actually work, but hopefully they can figure out the rest of the hardware in due time.
Further reading and Information Courtesy: My Brain, University of Electro-Communications, Japan.
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