With scubus S augmented reality heads-up display you’re going to know depth, water temperature, immersion time but most importantly you will be able to chat with others. You will have a selection of up to 20 pre-typed messages.
From the very beginning was a vision for the World’s first augmented reality scuba diving mask which by itself is remarkable. But mask development team didn't want to stop there.
Most of them are scuba diving enthusiasts they are well aware of how limited underwater communication is. It boils down to hand signals that scuba divers have to learn and use in order to communicate. It’s far from perfect and sometimes can be pretty challenging.
For example you can mix up or forget the signs, the other diver can misinterpret them and besides to communicate you have to be in eye contact. Alright so we have an augmented reality mask that enables scuba divers to chat underwater, right?
Well not exactly. You see from a software standpoint it’s not a problem. On the other hand from technical side it is quite a challenge. When you go underwater the Bluetooth, radio waves or any other wireless technology doesn't work that well or doesn't work at all. But way before Bluetooth was invented enormous machines were already navigating and communicating underwater - the submarines. The submarines use the acoustic wave as means of communication and so it do in Scubus S too. As it turns out the acoustic wave travels underwater even better than it does on the surface. For managing Scubus S augmented reality scuba diving mask scuba diver to have wrist-worn remote controller that he wear on his hand.
Currently in development -- a crowdfunding site is started to November 10 -- the Scubus S looks to be an alternative to high-end pro scuba systems.
More information here: www.indiegogo.com/projects/scubus-s
Source: http://www.indiegogo.com
