Forget tablets and smartphones, Google and Microsoft are in a race to develop wearable computer glasses. Microvision was also working on the same concept several years ago starting with their NOMAD design. Over the last few years Microvision focused on its pico display engine and there was no mention on further development of the NOMAD display unit. However, Chris Davies from Slash Gear, mentioned in a recent article that Microsoft's glasses could potentially use Microvision pico engine as the primary display engine. Over the past several years, Microvision and Microsoft have already worked together in developing the
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Microsoft is keeping its options open when it comes to display types, and as well as generic liquid crystal on silicon(LCOS) and LCD there’s the suggestion that the wearable could use Qualcomm’s mirasolor a Microvision PicoP laser projector. An eye-tracker (934) could be used to spot pupil movement, either using IR projection, an internally-facing camera, or another method.
