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Re: Parts tips for making an EyeTap-like display

From: Carol Stein <>
Date: Fri, 06 Dec 2002 10:41:55 -0500

At 03:37 PM 12/5/02 -0700, Don Papp wrote:
><snip>The idea (bit of a recap of EyeTap here) is a display will be reflected
>into my eye off a 2-sided mirror at an approximate 45 degree angle.
>
><snip>In other words the camera sees the same view as if it were physically
>where my eyeball is.  Thankfully, it is not - it's actually off to the
>side, thanks to the 45 degree mirror.
>
><snip>Finally, (and this is a tricky part) does anyone know of a filter or
>camera that is sensitive to IR in the ~780nM wavelength?  (Or the best way
>to get what I want, which I will describe..)
>
><snip>So by virtue of the EyeTap setup, I can see where the laser is
pointed (in
>the real, physical world) by seeing it through the EyeTap video feed -
>since if it's truly an EyeTap the video presentation and real world
>location of the video view that I see are one and the same.
>
Just to be clear here, are we talking of SUPPLEMENTING the normal (i.e.,
visible to humans) spectrum with IR, or is your vision (i.e., feed from
camera) going to be shifted to IR spectrum? I'm completely puzzled about
why you want to do either, btw, unless you're just planning an
exceptionally geekish way to mess up everyone's tv remote... (-8

Cheers --
Carol

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