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The firefighters mask is pretty dang slick.
by matusz13 15y ago
The firefighters mask is pretty dang slick.
- cynest 15y agoI wonder how long till you can buy something similar that connects with your cell phone from Best Buy.
- viraptor 15y agoBluetooth interface for browsing information and calling via the modem interface is already here. Connecting those devices should be pretty trivial. So the phone and right connectivity is here. The other device is not.
- Titanous 15y agoThe video of it seemed simulated. The interviewee mentioned that they hope to have a "working" prototype soon, implying that the current version is not fully functional.
- matusz13 15y agoreal or simulated - I just like the concept and design.
- patrickk 15y agoThe concept is similar to the nanosuit upgrade options from Crysis 2: http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ExftBi3eFbk/TduRFFcvGNI/AAAAAAAAADs/1sHLFI-DDwc/s1600/nano+suit+module+select.jpg http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ExftBi3eFbk/TduRFFcvGNI/AAAAAAAAAD...
- troels 15y agoThe glove interface seems like a pretty good idea. When you're navigating a smoke filled building in a flame proof suit, it would get rather unwieldy to use a traditional keypad.
- schme 15y agoBut does the headgear find the glove through optical detection? I mean, is there another way? On another note, Ghost In The Shell -series has retinal UIs that no one should take example of. So much clutter!
- troels 15y agoI assume that there is some sort of transmitter inside the glove's fingertips and then a receiver on the front of the mask. An alternative implementation could be to have a mechanical detector inside the glove, that only detected the fingers relative position. This wouldn't require a wireless transmitter and could still function as a hci. It obviously wouldn't allow the kind of overlay that we see in the demo video though, but it would probably be less prone to malfunction. Maybe they combine both methods?
- troels 15y agoMore here: http://spill.tanagram.com/2010/11/16/abc7-news-showcases-tanagram-augmented-reality-work/ http://spill.tanagram.com/2010/11/16/abc7-news-showcases-tan... It seems they have RFID's in the glove.
- Symmetry 15y agoHopefully they'll include an IR overlay in the final version. I know some firefighters are using IR cameras in their helmets already.