Comments on: $25 head mounted display http://hackaday.com/2007/10/07/25-head-mounted-display/ Fresh hacks every day Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:02:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: watch the spy next door free movie http://hackaday.com/2007/10/07/25-head-mounted-display/comment-page-1/#comment-114632 Sun, 03 Jan 2010 15:46:49 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2007/10/07/25-head-mounted-display/#comment-114632 Alright yall. I found this amazing site which lets you watchthe spy next door free. I 100% suggest that you check it out as I really think it’s going to be a definite good movie. It’s a

]]> By: bluehash http://hackaday.com/2007/10/07/25-head-mounted-display/comment-page-1/#comment-65470 Fri, 06 Mar 2009 18:50:07 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2007/10/07/25-head-mounted-display/#comment-65470 You can buy the spy video kit as a whole. You also get alot of electronics you could reuse like the wireless camera.The following link shows the HMD taken apart:

http://www.machinegrid.com/2009/02/taking-apart-the-atv-360-eyepiece-head-mounted-display/

]]> By: bs_one http://hackaday.com/2007/10/07/25-head-mounted-display/comment-page-1/#comment-52827 Sat, 29 Nov 2008 12:20:08 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2007/10/07/25-head-mounted-display/#comment-52827 Does anyone have an idea where to get these right now because I searched for about 2 hours now an did not finde it anywhere. I found a review but nothing else …
I really want to buy one of these …
sry for my bad english im not from an english speaking country …

]]> By: markp1989 http://hackaday.com/2007/10/07/25-head-mounted-display/comment-page-1/#comment-47788 Sun, 26 Oct 2008 21:53:12 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2007/10/07/25-head-mounted-display/#comment-47788 Im thinking of getting one of these, a cheap webcam, and some bright IR leds, to make poor mans night vission, what you all think?

]]> By: Someguy http://hackaday.com/2007/10/07/25-head-mounted-display/comment-page-1/#comment-47501 Fri, 24 Oct 2008 04:19:59 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2007/10/07/25-head-mounted-display/#comment-47501 Hi there, I found this site a while back doing some research on HMD’s, was impressed enough that I kept an eye out for one of these units in second hand stores (we’re a little too far north for a toys’r'us around here)

Found just the eyepiece laying around a thrift shop and for a whopping $2 it was mine. A little rummage around the for adapters and wire and had it up and running secondary screen for a laptop via S-video with USB power.

I’ve worked with industrial robots in the past and would have killed for something like this at the time for some quick vision tests or on the fly reprogramming. Kudos on a well documented tear down.

PS, I had a quick look at the next generation of spygear toys, seems they have a newer model, with an on board Mic and a tank tread setup as well as video. Hoping they offer similar replacement parts.

]]> By: Xeracy http://hackaday.com/2007/10/07/25-head-mounted-display/comment-page-1/#comment-28681 Mon, 19 Nov 2007 23:40:28 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2007/10/07/25-head-mounted-display/#comment-28681 Wow, mine just arrived. They said it wouldnt ship till december! w00t. now… what to do with it..

]]> By: Xeracy http://hackaday.com/2007/10/07/25-head-mounted-display/comment-page-1/#comment-28680 Thu, 25 Oct 2007 00:09:27 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2007/10/07/25-head-mounted-display/#comment-28680 Good to see a company in support if the the maker community. This is what they said when they sent me a notification that it was in stock, then wasnt by the time i checked the next day. Also, you can get $20 off the complete car kit with the coupon code _HACKER_. I lol’d.

“A Message from the Wild Planet Engineering Team

Thank you for your interest in the Spy Video Car Replacement Headset!

Unfortunately, with all the great press in the maker community, we are unable to meet the demand for the replacement headset at this time. We did not anticipate so much interest in this as a stand-alone item, and it will take some time before our production capacity catches up with the demand. (We’re going full out to meet the Spy Video Car demand for the holiday season).

If you can wait, we’ll notify you when we get the replacement headset in stock. The other option is that we do have inventory of the complete Spy Video Car available. In addition to the headset, The Spy Video Car is a remote controlled vehicle with a video camera mounted on the front to provide a first-person view from the vehicle for snooping and spying. The video image is transmitted via 2.4GHz signal and then displayed on a micro-LCD in the headset.

Creative individuals could certainly imagine endless ways to reconfigure the various components that make up the Spy Video Car into new and exciting projects.

Because we are unable to fulfill your request of the replacement headset, we would like to offer you a $20 discount on the Spy Video Car. To receive your discount, just enter the coupon code HACKER during checkout.

Of course, if you prefer to wait, we will e-mail you when we get the replacement headsets in (early next year).

Thank you, and happy hacking,
Wild Planet Entertainment, Inc. “

]]> By: spaceball1 http://hackaday.com/2007/10/07/25-head-mounted-display/comment-page-1/#comment-28679 Tue, 23 Oct 2007 11:29:24 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2007/10/07/25-head-mounted-display/#comment-28679 it’s back in stock
http://www.shopwildplanet.com/store/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=WILDPLANET&Product_Code=WPT70133-HEAD

]]> By: nicecc http://hackaday.com/2007/10/07/25-head-mounted-display/comment-page-1/#comment-28678 Wed, 17 Oct 2007 09:17:38 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2007/10/07/25-head-mounted-display/#comment-28678 Nice SEO:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=head+mounted+display+eye+damage&btnG=Google+Search

yeah imma pass on the home made head mounted display thing. I thought about it a while back, and decided I would let science work out the kinks on these, and the price to go down. Im personally worried about eye damage. Ebay has these 2gb 1″ LCD video watches that might be worth looking at:

http://cgi.ebay.com/INNO-2GB-1-5-65K-Color-LCD-MP3-MP4-Player-Wrist-Watch_W0QQitemZ190162946731QQihZ009QQcategoryZ73839QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

]]> By: Tripp McNeilly http://hackaday.com/2007/10/07/25-head-mounted-display/comment-page-1/#comment-28677 Sat, 13 Oct 2007 08:09:30 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2007/10/07/25-head-mounted-display/#comment-28677 They’re out of stock again.

]]> By: Angus http://hackaday.com/2007/10/07/25-head-mounted-display/comment-page-1/#comment-28676 Fri, 12 Oct 2007 00:16:09 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2007/10/07/25-head-mounted-display/#comment-28676 headsets are available again…limit one per customer due to “high demand”..hehe, good job guys

]]> By: Spadefinger http://hackaday.com/2007/10/07/25-head-mounted-display/comment-page-1/#comment-28675 Wed, 10 Oct 2007 20:28:51 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2007/10/07/25-head-mounted-display/#comment-28675 I was thinking this would make a neat little “land warrior” type of setup for my kid’s soft air guns.

I’m on the mailing list at least…

]]> By: wolf http://hackaday.com/2007/10/07/25-head-mounted-display/comment-page-1/#comment-28674 Tue, 09 Oct 2007 22:21:19 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2007/10/07/25-head-mounted-display/#comment-28674 you can get wireless versions of what jake was talking about on ebay for around $30 shipped. (granted, they are of typical chinese quality)

]]> By: Jake H http://hackaday.com/2007/10/07/25-head-mounted-display/comment-page-1/#comment-28673 Tue, 09 Oct 2007 19:21:44 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2007/10/07/25-head-mounted-display/#comment-28673 Eh, i wouldn’t bother trying to mod a webcam. Google “board camera” for an alternative that is just as cheap, small, and already puts out NTSC/pal video. they’re just as easy to infrared mod as webcams too–heck, some of ‘em even come with super-bright ir illuminators built in!

]]> By: TJhooker http://hackaday.com/2007/10/07/25-head-mounted-display/comment-page-1/#comment-28672 Tue, 09 Oct 2007 18:27:09 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2007/10/07/25-head-mounted-display/#comment-28672 “any way” like totally..

“Sorry to ask, but don’t head mounted displays cause some sort of eye damage if used for prolonged amounts of time?”

Poor refresh rates, and bright back lights inches from eyes, of course.. There may be some naysayers, but you can go look at actual research, and technical specs.

“@tripp: Me and mumsy are having pudding and tea, please do join.”
sorry, I had to do that.

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