New Virtual Movie Glasses for Consumers by Accupix
Topic: Portable Devices
Posted on Wed, 22 Sep 2004 04:12:23 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Accupix markets new Personal Movie Viewing glasses powered with Kopin Technology.
Update 12/13/04:
The Accupix MP-Glass sells for $449.00 at CNGTek
Kopin Corp. is the largest U.S. manufacturer of microdisplays for consumer, military and industrial applications. Kopin is supplying a microdisplay system composed of the CyberDisplay 180K, a TV decoder and driver controller chipset for the new Accupix MPG-230M.
The Accupix MPG-230M is multimedia "virtual movie theater" eyewear mainly designed for watching DVDs.
The Accupix MPG-230M glasses weigh three ounces and displays a virtual image equivalent to 30-inch diagonal screen viewed from six feet away. When and if the Accupix MPG-230M will be available in a store near you is not known. More details in this Press-Release. Kopin also supplied the technology behind the Nokia Kaleidoscope I.
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About Kopin CyberDisplays: The Accupix MPG-230M incorporates the ultra small Kopin CyberDisplay 180K, a 0.24-inch diagonal color filter active matrix liquid crystal display (AMLCD) with an active resolution of 800 x 225, or 180,000 color pixel dots. Kopin CyberDisplays are the world's smallest active matrix liquid crystal displays (AMLCDs) featuring color filter technology. They are ideal for camcorder and digital camera viewfinders, head-mounted devices, next-generation eyewear, and most portable consumer and industrial applications. More details on the Kopin and Accupix sites. |
Posted on Wed, 22 Sep 2004 04:12:23 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
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