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virtual display

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virtual display

A technology that creates a larger screen image than is physically present. It typically refers to head mounted display technologies in the form of goggles or external viewers, as well as heads-up displays for automobiles. It may also refer to various software techniques used in imaging applications. See head mounted display, heads-up display, virtual monitor and virtual screen.



A Virtual Display for Faxes
The FaxView from Reflection Technologies was an earlier device that weighed eight ounces, worked with most cellphones and stored 25 fax pages. Its virtual display simulated a 12" monitor (top), and its "virtual keyboard" (lever and buttons) let you select menu options. (Images courtesy of Reflection Technology, Inc.)



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The technology also allows art and artifacts in private collections to be put on virtual display for the public while they remain in their owners' possession.
At the airport he receives a call from the office on his cellular phone, which has a virtual display that portrays information much like a full-size computer screen.
Items on virtual display could range from Swarvoski crystal to Air Jordan basketball shoes to mint condition baseball cards, and everything in between.
 
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