I'll keep you posted as the project comes to life.
This is something I've been wanting for myself ever since I saw the BMW thermal camera demo (it's available now as an option on most BMWs).
Now, about the fighter pilor HUD: they're not the same as the Tac Eye for two reasons:
1/ fighter jet HUDs are transparent and sit above the plane's instruments, quite a distance away from the eyes, in order allow the pilot to both fly the aircraft and see critical flight info at the same time (i.e. without looking down).
2/ Because fighter plane HUDs are trasparent, they are not suited for video display, whereas the Tac Eye display in the picture uses high intensity LCDs to display video. They are not transparent.
Transparent helmet mounted HUDs exist and would be suited to replicate either speed, direction and GPS turn by turn instrcutions, but not video.
alba: in all honesty, all motorcycle riders are capable of multtasking. Those who can't probably shouldn't be riding in the first place! My guess is that peripheral vision should allow me to pick up a unidentified heat source without having to glance at my HUD constantly, thus safely keeping my eyes on the road.
Or I could use it to watch "The Hills" while riding. Just kidding. I hate that show.