# Computer Question

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-question/54008>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 11, 2001, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-question/54008 "2001-02-11T06:28:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Omega007](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9adbd/32.png) [@Omega007](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omega007)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2001, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-question/54008/1 "2001-02-11T06:28:24Z")

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Does anyone know the proper name of the little monitor like things that are being used mostly in commecials? it’s that thing that looks like half of a pair of glasses and it projects an that looks like it is so far a way and is comperable to 15 or some odd number inch monitor. It’s also known as the visual eye piece for a wearable computer. Does anyone know the name of them, where to find them, and how much they cost?

Thanks,

Omega007

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**Author:** ![Arjuna34](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Arjuna34](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arjuna34)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2001, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-question/54008/2 "2001-02-11T06:37:24Z")

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Do you mean the entire assembly? If so, here’s a [Head Mounted Display](http://www.xybernaut.com/product/prod_des.htm#hmd) from Xybernaut. This includes the VGA eyepiece, headset, microphone, and ear speaker, for $1995 (US). This 1.1 inch eyepiece is supposedly equivalent to a 15 inch monitor 2 feet away. If you click on the very small image of it on that page, a larger image will appear.

I’m not sure where you could buy just the eyepiece without the entire assembly.

Arjuna34