June 9, 2010 06:27
ReeferJon Wrote:The future of marine computing will be augmented reality. we've already seen a preview of it on that Americas cup boat that was victorious this year.
Imagine sunglasses with a heads-up display, buoys highlighted, night vision, 3d rendering of the seabed superimposed, visual representation of the wind, tides, currents, AIS traffic headers, zooming...
early days, but it will happen...
Check out Pairsite's Theodolite for an example of what can be done with just an iPhone 3GS.
I think you are probably right...finding the balance between tech and nature will be the key. I already find myself oftentimes having to force my head "out of the boat" even with the rudimentary (as compared to the AC system) systems we already have.