Helmet with rear view optics

I've been waiting for aaaages for them to be released in Australia. (They don't meet Australian Design Rules because one screw/bolt is one millimetre too long, if you can believe that!)

Here's a good video:

 
I've often wondered about this, but there is an inherenet flaw in the design of the human eye. The eyes require time to refocus, and to see an image at 2" versus images at 20 ft will be a constant battle, not to mention a danger to yourself. If you're focused on the rear view, you could easily find yourself in the rear end of a vehicle before you know it. It's the same basic principle with texting. Since LCD screens aren't relfections, there is a different depth of field than say a rear view mirror.

Do a test. Hold your hand in front of your forehead. If you have a ring, this will be much easier. Focus 20 ft in front of you, now focus on the ring/hand, now back again. Notice how long it takes as compared to rear view mirrors. Mirrors retain the same depth of field, much like when you're in a mirror house and you can't tell a mirror from the real thing. That's depth of field. An LCD screen will not have the same presence, it will be a flat 1 dimensional image.
 
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Its about time. Now if we can get it to come with a built in Radar Detector/Laser Jammer...and satellite radio, we'll be good!
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Vonderbach said:
I've often wondered about this, but there is an inherenet flaw in the design of the human eye. The eyes require time to refocus, and to see an image at 2" versus images at 20 ft will be a constant battle, not to mention a danger to yourself. If you're focused on the rear view, you could easily find yourself in the rear end of a vehicle before you know it. It's the same basic principle with texting.
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No, it's exactly the same as using the rearview mirror in your car. - Your eye is not focusing on the mirror, it is focusing on the object in the mirror, i.e. if the object behind you is 20 feet away, that's where your eye is focused.

Also, there was a guy using the Reevu for racing, in the UK. It gave him such a huge advantage that his competitors tried to have it banned!
 
There is no depth of field in a monitor. Your eye can only see what the camera is focused to permit. It's very different from a mirror as I explained in my edit above. I'm not saying it doesn't work, but it will definitely be a disadvantage in terms of your front side exposure. A fraction of a second is all that is required to kill you.

Edit: I'll say this much. If they have a bifurcated viewing system that delivers the video to each eye independently, that might work. But the image that was show seemed to convey the idea that it was a single image.
 
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Vonderbach said:
There is no depth of field in a monitor. Your eye can only see what the camera is focused to permit.
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It's not a monitor, Vonderbach. The Reevu helmet uses an optical mirror system. Hence, no problems with where your eyes are focused. Also, hence I said it's exactly the same as using the rearview mirror in a car, i.e. because that's exactly what it is: a mirror.
 
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Really? A mirror? How in the hell?

Sorry...my mistake. :whistle:

So yeah...just forget about everything I just said above. CRAP.
 
This is a cutaway, showing how the mirror system works:

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The mirrors are made of polycarbonate, so there's no danger of them shattering.
 
I'll take the blame for Vonderbach, I posted it as " rear view optics" that really wouldn't make you think mirror system. Pretty neat though. The best thing I saw on this post was from Black sheep, I would love the satellite radio in my helmet.
 
Curious how it will be at night ?
Won't headlights from cars blind you by shining in your 'mirrors'
 
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