Nissan 3E wearable computer to debut at Tokyo

[AZhitman]

Nissan just released a teaser video of their 3E wearable computer, another step in the drive to integrate man and machine in the real-world driving environment. This emerging technology, similar to Google Glass, will be showcased at the Tokyo Motor Show.

The 3E has a small transparent display that is placed in front of the user's left eye. The chassis of the 3E unit contains the battery and electronics, and connects via Bluetooth.

The 3E will reportedly have video recording capabilities, and likely GPS integration (both of which are easily micro-sized into such a package). In addition, it will most likely integrate with the vehicle's heads-up display, providing critical vehicle information. We're also guessing it will respond to voice commands, which would make sense based on what we know about Nissan's head-of-the-pack efforts in the autonomous vehicle realm.

We'll bring you more info as it becomes available.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ln99yGN1Y0w[/youtube]

[Jesda]

Neat stuff. Realistically, in the short term, I think it means Nissan will equip vehicles with dash cams and more voice commands. Also, the ability to program the car's GPS from your smartphone before you get in the vehicle.

[AZhitman]

^ Agreed. It's all a progression - but I think it will move faster than most consumers think.

[krash]

The amount of evolution that cars have gone through is just insane.