The Ashkelon Visor's Head-Up Display Uses Your Smartphone
Rahul Kalvapalle — November 13, 2014 — Tech
References: ashkelon-visor & gizmag
The Ashkelon Visor is a budget head-up display contraption that converts your smartphone into a convenient head-up display.
Inventor Benny Goldstein came up with the idea when realizing that smartphones do pretty much everything that people expect a heads-up display to do -- except that smartphones don't sit right in front of your eyes. This prompted Goldstein -- who has appeared on Big Brother and ran for the legislative branch of Israel's parliament -- to build a contraption that leverages the smartphone to create a head-up display.
The visor is essentially a wearable shelf that hangs your smartphone off your forehead and reflects part of its screen onto your field of view.
The developers of the Ashkelon Visor are set to launch a Kickstarter campaign at the turn of the year to raise funds for its production. The contraption is set to retail for just $20.
Inventor Benny Goldstein came up with the idea when realizing that smartphones do pretty much everything that people expect a heads-up display to do -- except that smartphones don't sit right in front of your eyes. This prompted Goldstein -- who has appeared on Big Brother and ran for the legislative branch of Israel's parliament -- to build a contraption that leverages the smartphone to create a head-up display.
The visor is essentially a wearable shelf that hangs your smartphone off your forehead and reflects part of its screen onto your field of view.
The developers of the Ashkelon Visor are set to launch a Kickstarter campaign at the turn of the year to raise funds for its production. The contraption is set to retail for just $20.
Trend Themes
1. Smartphone Head-up Displays - Creating head-up displays using smartphones presents a disruptive opportunity for the tech industry to offer affordable and widely accessible smart eyewear.
2. Wearable Tech Accessories - Designing and producing budget wearable tech accessories like the Ashkelon Visor can disrupt the market and provide practical solutions to enhance users' experiences.
3. DIY Technology Solutions - Developing easy-to-assemble DIY technology solutions like the Ashkelon Visor can revolutionize how technology is accessed and utilized in daily life.
Industry Implications
1. Technology - The technology industry can leverage the trend of smartphone head-up displays to drive innovation in the smart eyewear market.
2. Wearable Tech - The wearable tech industry can benefit from the development and production of affordable accessories like the Ashkelon Visor that enhance user's experiences.
3. Consumer Electronics - Consumer electronics companies can explore the DIY tech solutions trend and create products that are easily assembled and accessible to a wider market.
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