tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652902719311621815.post5236021901198420504..comments2023-07-12T18:54:34.008-04:00Comments on Reid Kemper's Science Fiction Blog: Will Image Projection Glasses Be The New Future Crave?Reid Kemperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07456235454734906531noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652902719311621815.post-21033922016752356052011-02-25T17:15:54.530-05:002011-02-25T17:15:54.530-05:00Really cool. Thanks for sharing your find with us....Really cool. Thanks for sharing your find with us.M Paxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14096697282530998519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652902719311621815.post-18616026610991429242011-02-24T15:13:51.617-05:002011-02-24T15:13:51.617-05:00Ellie, the health issues related to the technology...Ellie, the health issues related to the technology is a good point. The United States is phasing out the incandescent light bulbs, too, which I'm disappointed about because if you break an compact fluorescent lamp (energy-saving light bulb), you have to take precaution because it has mercury in it. See: http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/cfl.asp. But I've read that mercury-free bulbs called halogen bulbs are now available.<br /><br />mshatch, I'd love to have a VR headset!Reid Kemperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07456235454734906531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652902719311621815.post-53151603904368032292011-02-22T13:24:58.939-05:002011-02-22T13:24:58.939-05:00This sounds like a very cool development, esp if i...This sounds like a very cool development, esp if it ends up anything like the headsets used in Caprica. VR here I come!mshatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06308916014310536449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652902719311621815.post-18501709985656580052011-02-22T09:49:39.869-05:002011-02-22T09:49:39.869-05:00Fascinating post. I agree with you about cost bein...Fascinating post. I agree with you about cost being the main issue; unless you are well-off or prepared to sacrifice other more essential items, you are not likely to purchase new technology over a certain price.<br /><br />As a long-term lover of sci-fi (and writer) I'm fascinated with the progress that is being made in this field. However, I also look at it from another point of view - what will be the long term health affects of such technology? This might sound a daft question, but as someone who suffers from ocular-induced migraines, such developements are no laughing matter. Take energy-efficient lightbulbs, which flicker and can trigger my migraines. The EU is in the process of making the traditonal lightbulb - illegal. What do I do then? And what happens a few years into the future my friends and family invite me around to see a film but they only have 3D televisions? I can't watch that without triggering a migraine.<br /><br />I know all this mustsound negative but I do end up wondering whether we'll come to regret such advances. But of course I'm not at all jealous about those who can watch 3D films. Honest.Ellie Garratthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03731071128348213067noreply@blogger.com