Eye on technology

Tools of the Trade, May-June, 2005

Just when it seems like we really are going to be able to manage our jobsites from wireless mobile offices in our trucks, along come wearable computers that go even further. Between new wireless technology and wearable computers like the portable viewer from MicroOptical Corp., you may never have to pay rent on your office again.

Working out a layout or detail problem? Don your high-tech hard hat with fold-out eye-monitor, call up the floor plan for the "Century Model," and start snapping layout lines, or double check wall sections for construction details. Heck, you could even check e-mail from the top of your staging. MicroOptical also makes fold-out viewers that attach to prescription eyewear and project information onto the lens without affecting natural vision and awareness. For more information, visit www.microopticalcorp.com.