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第51屆美國百大科技獎今天頒獎，工研院電工所，以「頭戴式顯示器」等三項技術，連續六年獲獎！其中頭戴式顯示器，結合凌空觸控與攝影機，使用者戴上眼鏡，眼前就會出現虛擬螢幕，還可以直接在上面操作指令。

戴著一支黑色眼鏡，手指不停的空中點來點去，就像小勞勃‧道尼在電影鋼鐵人中，手指騰空比畫就可以執行指令一樣，這是工研院最新研發的頭戴式顯示器。

[[工研院電光所工程師 林尚一]]
"凌空觸控的技術，使用者可以碰到虛空中的螢幕，有點像觸控的效果。"

這項技術可以精確偵測到手指在空中的位置，使用者只要伸出手指點擊眼前的虛擬面板，就能進行操作，這個創新研發也獲得美國百大科技獎肯定。

[[R&D 100Awards總編輯兼總評審Tim Studt]]
"我想這再次證明了，台灣致力於創造新科技。"

同樣是頭戴式眼鏡，和google glass比一比，戴上google眼鏡，螢幕騰空顯示在眼前，不過要操作還得透過旁邊的鏡架；而戴上工研院的頭戴顯示器，眼前30公分會出現8吋大小的虛擬螢幕，可以直接在螢幕上操作。

目前這個顯示器可以用來上網導覽及打電話，未來也將廣泛利用，讓手指不需要再觸碰實體螢幕，創造更多元的行動式服務。

The 51st R&D 100 Awards were presented today in the U.S today. One of the big winners was Taiwan’s Industrial Technology Research Institute who took three awards. One of the most celebrated inventions is ITRI’s Air Touch which is quite similar to Google Glass, allowing users to view a virtual screen by wearing a pair of specially fitted eyeglasses.

Wearing this thick pair of black eyeglasses and gesticulating in the air with his fingers, this person resembles Robert Downey Jr. of Ironman fame. All of these computer instructions are done with technology that was recently developed by ITRI.

Lin Hsiang-yi
ITRI Engineer 
This Air Touch technology makes use of a virtual screen, making it receptive to touch control.

This technology can accurately detect the position of the finger in the air allowing one to easily navigate and click through a virtual computer screen. This innovation was specially cited for its technical innovation by R&D 100 . 

R & D 100 Awards
I think it just verifies again what ITRI does and what Taiwan is doing over there in terms of creating new technologies.

Air Touch is quite similar to Google Glass, though it differs because Google Glass displays on the eyeglass lens with control on the side of the eyeglass frame. ITRI’s system actually projects an 8-inch virtual screen 30 cm in front of one’s eyes, and one can directly operate and navigate the screen.

At the moment, this innovation can also be used to navigate the Internet as well as make phone calls. Many believe it could see even greater market use in the future as there may be no need for one to actually touch a physical screen as more and more diverse and mobile services are being offered.

文章出處：民視英語新聞