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See-through glasses project imagery directly onto retinas.

Reference judgmentCorrectDisputedResearch snapshot · October 15, 2026
Source confidence & research status
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Editorial paraphrase · evidence v0.3. AI-assisted editorial assessments; original book editions not independently collated. Attribution and outcome confidence are recorded separately.

Source state: TEXT CONFIRMED IN LISTED SOURCE.

Attribution confidence
MEDIUM
Outcome confidence · deadline / review
MEDIUM / MEDIUM
Timing confidence / kind
MEDIUM · DOCUMENTED BY
Population
Technology markets and relevant users; no universality unless the forecast expressly requires it.

Our reading of the claim

Reference (stated reasonable reading)

Correct

Criterion: Practical see-through head-worn displays project imagery onto the retina and are used, without a mass-adoption requirement.

Deadline: 2009 · Included in this comparison

At original deadlineFULFILLED
By review dateFULFILLED

Microvision’s Nomad retinal display was deployed in a dealership in 2004, establishing practical use before 2009. This is a capability/use success, even though the product was specialized rather than popular fashion eyewear.

Deadline and follow-up notes

At deadline: Microvision’s Nomad retinal display was deployed in a dealership in 2004, establishing practical use before 2009.

By review: This is a capability/use success, even though the product was specialized rather than popular fashion eyewear.

Evidence: N04 (opens in a new tab)

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01

The forecast and its attribution.

EDITORIAL PARAPHRASE

See-through glasses project imagery directly onto retinas.

How My Predictions Are Faring — Ray Kurzweil

1999 · Attribution / year unconfirmed
The Computer Itself, prediction 17, printed p. 25

AUTHOR RETROSPECTIVE REPRINT

Source publication: 2010-10 · Access: text checked

Official author archive. Cover says October 2010, but the available file contains later updates. Reprinted forecast passages are used for attribution; the author’s favorable self-grades are not independent outcome evidence. Original book editions were not inspected. Page locators below are PRINTED pages, not PDF viewer indices.

Catalogue entry P01
Open listed source (opens in a new tab)
Normalized claim
See-through glasses project imagery directly onto retinas.
Success criteria
Practical see-through head-worn displays project imagery onto the retina and are used, without a mass-adoption requirement.
Claim type
Capability
02

Timeline

PREDICTION MADE1999Attributed forecast year; original edition not collated
ORIGINAL TARGET2009Deadline supplied by this assessment
FULL REALIZATIONBy 2004Evidence bound, not first achievement year

DOCUMENTED BY: Documented by 2004

Outcome at original deadlineFULFILLED
Outcome at reviewFULFILLED

Supplied target wording: 2009. The original deadline is preserved if a later forecast revises it. Forecast horizon: not established. Drift is a calendar-year difference, not a precise elapsed duration.

03

The evidence.

CONTEXT · 2004-08-10

Microvision: Nomad retinal display installed at Chevrolet dealership (opens in a new tab)

Microvision-issued release hosted by The Auto Channel: actual industrial deployment. Head-worn see-through retinal display; not ordinary prescription-glasses styling or mass consumer adoption.. Microvision-issued release hosted by The Auto Channel: actual industrial deployment. Head-worn see-through retinal display; not ordinary prescription-glasses styling or mass consumer adoption.

Source checked as of 2026-10-15
ISSUER RELEASE SYNDICATED

Source publication: 2004-08-10 · Access: web text or indexed extract checked

Microvision-issued release hosted by The Auto Channel: actual industrial deployment. Head-worn see-through retinal display; not ordinary prescription-glasses styling or mass consumer adoption.

Catalogue entry N04

Capability, adoption, and timing

A related breakthrough is not automatically fulfillment. Review must check the actual capability, how widely it was required to be used, the specified technology, and the original deadline. A prototype cannot establish a claim about routine or widespread use.

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Alternative interpretation: Assessment is conditional on the stated criterion and population. Documented examples establish availability, not universal adoption. The original book edition has not been independently collated.
04

Research notes & history

Assessment is conditional on the stated criterion and population. Documented examples establish availability, not universal adoption. The original book edition has not been independently collated.

Open questions

  • Original-edition collation remains an attribution task; it does not erase the stated outcome assessment.
  • An earlier documented instance could refine timing; the documented-by date is not claimed to be the invention year.
Imported from
kurzweil_verification_v0_3_package/predictions.canonical.v0.3.json
Legacy identifier
None
Forecast family
K014
Parent statement
Not assigned
File checksum
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Review history

— Evidence v0.2: UNREVIEWED. The scope is located. Early retinal-display leads must be checked against manufacturer documentation. Neither “Google Glass appeared in 2013” nor generic VR headset availability establishes a first date or a missed 2009 deadline. Change: Complete deadline/current outcome assessment under explicit scope; separate uncertainty from verdict.

— Evidence v0.3: EDITORIAL_ASSESSMENT_COMPLETE; supplied verdict CORRECT. Microvision’s Nomad retinal display was deployed in a dealership in 2004, establishing practical use before 2009. This is a capability/use success, even though the product was specialized rather than popular fashion eyewear.

Related forecasts.

No forecast family has been resolved for this record. Related statements and revised deadlines will be linked during research.