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Re: SV-3 review: super-bright

From: "Thad E. Starner" <>
Date: Thu, 7 Nov 2002 07:33:27 -0500 (EST)

I've been arguing that head-up displays should do "autochromaticity" (adapting the computer display foreground to provide highest contrast with ambient
environment) as well as  autobrightness and autofocus.  As far as ease of implementation  I suspect

autobrightness is easier than autochromaticity is easier than autofocus

yet I suspect that as far as importance:

autofocus more important than autobrightness more important than autochromaticity 

or, maybe autobrightness should be first

In actuality, I'm sure, like Rhodes says, "it depends on the application"

					  Thad

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I'd like to see this with options for fixing the backlight other than
white (in a see-through package).
For example, in an outdoor augmented reality situation, with a hazy blue
sky, I won't see white text, but I may see red (like the Nomad).
So 10 shades of red would be useful.
But during a sunset Blue could be preferable, and magenta when in the
jungle, et

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