Pentagon orders electric contact lenses that let them ‘see’ through drones flying overhead

Bob Waugh
dailymail.co.uk
April 13, 2012

Google wowed the world this week with its Project Glass computer glasses – but the U.S. Army is investing in a technology one step ahead.

The Pentagon has placed an order with Innovega for lenses which focus 3D battlefield information from drones and satellites directly into people’s eyeballs.

The tiny ‘screens’ sit directly on users’ eyeballs and work with a pair of lightweight glasses with a built-in translucent screen.

The experience is equivalent to a 240-inch television viewed at a distance of 10 feet, says Innovega’s CEO Steve Willey.

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This article was posted: Friday, April 13, 2012 at 2:41 pm

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