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Defense specialist, Allison Barrie, talks about new contact lenses that allow satellite feeds to directly beam info to the eyes of soldiers
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I -- this is an interesting one new contact lenses that -- sat seeds to directly beam into the eyes of our soldiers.
Could you imagine it reminds you of the movie terminator.
And -- it's a real thing that that we're gonna be talking about right now and I'm joined by Allison -- she's defense specialist and you're also on Twitter.
-- Allison.
Underscore Barry -- -- the -- -- no problem all right so so this is something that has been in the works for quite some time.
It is you know they've been looking at it's called heads up displays -- is that you want ideally to get your soldiers' hands free and awesome thank -- free so.
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- for -- they are mapping information so.
I've spent -- for awhile and you've probably seen his fighter Qaeda fighter pilot let's -- the district fighter pilot comments -- -- -- cumbersome diet that's that's the sort of by concept where creates and virtual screen so.
What these contact lenses do an ETDs do his -- -- you see the world but they also create a virtual strip computer screen or TV screen.
And it -- you -- up on top of your eyes it creates a sort of at a distance through the eyes don't like sort of things that close to them hasn't -- These contact lenses actually take away all that bulky cumbersome penis stuff that -- and other programs have been working on.
-- -- actually just put it in a contact lens and get to where sort of the companies and their example Oakley sunglasses which is popular with a lot of our special forces that is for dilation functional you know in the -- that.
It's so if you're wearing these contact lenses you're essentially look I'm looking -- you -- also reading sensitive material.
Yet he can do you can to see through this kind of translucent screen.
And it can be MP BHD and panoramic which I think is pretty cool and and that's what are consumers are used junior and a civilian stays so why not give that to -- our military as well.
Obviously in the last couple weeks indeed he -- or your prototype of this technology it's been created by you know big and it's called ion optics contact lenses and and I think it -- a lot of promise say I think.
I just question either I'd welcome your thoughts -- -- go -- -- experience necessary as well whether it's going to this function in the field whether people would find it distracting the information I don't -- Distracting to me.
Yeah I mean I'm a contact lens wearing I gotta say I mean I had worn -- I -- and I'm here I'm wearing -- -- five more on the contact lens wearers are speaking from experience and made wearing contact lenses for.
I don't know since I was eleven years old.
You know it's like fifteen years or so now that but -- -- consequences for that many years I mean if there is ever something in your contact -- directors.
He's -- -- -- your contact -- anything that's going to blur or not blur but.
Distract -- vision deter your vision whatsoever it's extremely extremely distracting right.
To have some kind of image.
Whether it's 3-D widescreen I don't care how high tech it is you're still seeing letters and therefore that is going to block your vision some.
How I would imagine.
If you're not gonna be able to focus on exactly -- afraid your gonna have to you in your brain set that aside and then OK here's what I'm looking at a real life here's what I'm looking at on the screen make it seems really cool down for the movies -- but on the front lines no I don't have built a background in military so.
I don't know I mean I guess how how the military filling a monster they feel have they tested this I would imagine shorter than Harry takes a lot on the front lines have they tell.
And and I mean river really early days so I highly to give our viewers know as yeah -- peaks as early as possible so.
Listen they're just ordering the prototype but I -- -- I think it's as recent questions they can get into the -- OpenId at -- it's they have even -- -- -- to take -- asked you know -- a different person military different views on the usage -- regulations I should say on the usage of contact -- full stop you know on the front nine years I didn't.
Generally they're welcome to use them in the garrison our barracks -- -- things -- office take jobs that.
Clearly you know when you're -- atmospheric dust and sand he got his issues as well -- -- chemical warfare you know there's lots of issues involved.
-- you know I think there's potential on and negative side as you.
Very -- you know aptly pointed out.
You know a lot of my friends -- fighter pilots -- that they and they feel like they're starting information -- and they're using similar systems -- not serve as a band that I think you couldn't even get.
Into the air force feeding of 20/20 -- you are allowed to Wear glasses or contact lens that's a little on where contact lenses that have.
Different digital and information in all it is you know visuals that are popping into your eyes I just I can't imagine that would ever.
Coincide with with the military but I suppose if you have a desk job then I suppose it's okay.
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Mixed into real life -- is certainly one of those cases but obviously it has a far ways to go before we actually see it.
I think somebody has a funny thing is -- they're really pushing and many expect to get it out into -- -- fourteen like limited he said -- get a union pertinent could be tested so I think.
Hopefully -- we'll get some answers for everybody in a company is -- will hear it get some feedback from the warriors synthetic.
