REDMOND, Wash., 9 May 2007.Microvision Inc., maker of light scanning technologies for display and imaging products, has been awarded a $3.2 million contract by the U.S. Air Force, to provide a lightweight, see-through, full-color eyewear display prototype to the government.
The contract, which continues a development activity with the Air Force, specifies the development, design, verification, testing, and delivery of a lightweight, see-through full-color wearable display for evaluation by several DOD project offices.
Microvision will combine its proprietary ultra-thin optical assembly with its tiny laser projection engine, PicoPTM, to produce an advanced prototype of the desired solution. The display system resulting from this combination is expected to be significantly smaller and lighter than any existing display that meets the military's required system performance.
The Microvision team believes that the resulting small and ergonomic display solution within the form factor of protective eyewear or high-fashion sunglasses could enable soldiers to access full-color tactical and strategic information in a secure and hands-free fashion without excess volume and weight imposed by current wearable display technologies.
