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.
What's Driving This Trend
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Who This Affects Most
- Technology
- The technology industry can leverage the trend of smartphone head-up displays to drive innovation in the smart eyewear market.
- 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.
- 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.
