Christchurch has a Human Interface Technology lab?!!

[threemonkeys]

I'm know the basic idea goes back much further, but when Cyberpunk hit the SF consciousness, one piece of technology became an article of faith. Well it did for me. Just as during earlier waves, flying cars and telepathy were expected to become commonplace in the future, during the '80s sometime the idea that your personal reality could be enhanced by a heads up video input took hold. The idea was that more than just what was there could be displayed - extra information or a whole other reality. And what's more, for me anyway, it didn't mean holograms or a headset - proper integrated in-body video systems was what was required.

Why mention it now? Because this article looks at the experimental reality of video display from a contact lens. This is the real thing - the base technology for an enriched visual world. The rest is just boring implementation detail.

I never did get that flying car, but I'll settle for this.