HMD
Nikon Media Port UP300x and UP300 HMD unveiled
Nikon announced a rather unique product today with the Media Port UP300x and UP300 multimedia playback headset with built-in Wi-Fi capability.
The Nikon Media Port UP300x and UP300 features a display, headphones, mobile A/V player, Wi-Fi capability, high-capacity memory, and power source all integrated into one wearable device.
The display generates a virtual 50-inch large screen from a distance of three meters. The Nikon Media Port has only one display for one eye.
The UP300x is the better equipped version featuring a motion sensor and 8GB internal memory instead of the 4GB the UP300 has.
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Posted on Tue, 7 Oct 2008 10:07:49 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Laser HMD Research by Apple
The future of HMDs (Head mounted Displays) possibly lies with Apple. Apple filed a patent for an interesting Laser-based HMD.
The Apple HMD would have the image processing in a unit that you wear on a belt to make the glasses as light as possible. The image would transmit to the glasses via fiber optics.
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Posted on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 07:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Vuzix VR920-X HMD for Xbox 360 to be shown at CES 2008
Vuzix received two 2008 International CES Innovations Design and Engineering awards for the upcoming Vuzix VR920-X and LV920-1 video glasses.
Vuzix was formerly known as Icuiti. The company changed the name in September. Earlier this year we did a hot Gadget Model shoot with one of their HMDs when they were still Icuiti.
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Posted on Thu, 15 Nov 2007 08:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr
RelaxView HMD for Dental Patients
Dutch RelaxView offers head mounted displays for dental patients to relax.
Going to the dentist is for many people a painful experience and some actually just can handle it under anesthesia. RelaxView offers the RelaxView 5.0 Dental Pack to distract dental patients without side effects.
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Posted on Thu, 25 Oct 2007 08:24:05 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Shimadzu DataGlass 3/A HMD is for modern Day Pirates
Japanese Shimadzu developed a new version of their DataGlass HMD series.
The DataGlass 3/A is a small monocular lens head mounted display for wearable PCs. The DataGlass 3/A allows the user to see a 10inch wide screen 60cm in front of him.
Shimadzu designed the DataGlass 3/A for industrial use. It is dust- and water-proof.
If you wear (photo) the Shimadzu HMD you look like a pirate with an eye patch though.
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Posted on Tue, 17 Jul 2007 07:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Scalar releases Ultra-Lightweight Teleglass T3-F HMD
Japanese company scalar has productized their tiny lightweight head mounted display solution.
We reported about the Scalar Teleglass HMD the first time in 2005. The President of Scalar (photo) has now a better hair cut and the video glasses look more practical too.
The Teleglass T3-F creates a virtual 28-inch display projected 2m ahead of the wearer. The display unit is mounted on standard eyeglasses and can slide to the side.
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Posted on Wed, 23 May 2007 07:20:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Microvision to develop HMDs for U.S. Air Force
Microvision, a pioneer in wearable display technology announces a $3.2 million deal with the U.S. Navy to supply a lightweight, see-through, full-color augmented reality display prototype.
The new wearable display will combine Microvision's proprietary, newly designed ultra-thin optical assembly with its tiny laser projection engine, PicoP, to produce an advanced prototype.
Microvision says that the final product will have the form factor of protective eyewear or high-fashion sunglasses providing soldiers to access full-color tactical and strategic information in a secure and hands-free fashion.
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Posted on Wed, 9 May 2007 08:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Icuiti VR920 Gamer HMD Video Report
Icuiti introduced the VR920 gamer video glasses back a the CES 2007. We met up with the CEO of Icuiti at the GDC 2007 conference.
The Icuiti VR920 features two 640x480 VGA progressive scan LCDs with a 32 degree field of view. To make these video glasses usable for online 3D games, the VR920 has a built-in microphone and 3 degree of freedom head tracker.
3D stereo viewing is also supported by these glasses. Watch the video interview to learn more.
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Posted on Mon, 26 Mar 2007 04:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
CES 2007 Interview: TDVision TDVisor finally the 3D HMD Consumer Solution
Nikki Inderlied interviews the CTO of TDVision about their push into the consumer market with the TDVisor and other 3D technologies.
The TDVisor has two displays with each 720p resolution that generate a 72 inch virtual display seen from 10 feet away.
TDVision made the TDVisor adjustable. The distance between the optics can be changed and the optics can be adjusted to correct your eyesight (to be able to wear the HMD without glasses).
An important aspect of the TDVisor is that it is supposed to not be straining your eyes. Conventional 3D HMDs have a lot of distortion and people get tired. The TDVisor has supposedly solved this.
Apparently the TDVisor should hit the market this year for around $500.
See the video interview from the CES unveiled event now. Nikki says the TDVisor is revolutionizing video games.
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Posted on Sun, 7 Jan 2007 15:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr
eMagin EyeBud 800 Video iPod HMD Preview
iLounge got their hands on a pre-production eMagin EyeBud 800 HMD and published a hands-on report about these iPod Video glasses.
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"There are many good things to say about EyeBud 800’s video quality: from what we’ve seen so far, it looks like eMagin’s display and video processing are both more than up to snuff, rendering iTunes Music Store videos and user-ripped content with a level of clarity and color fidelity that is unmatched by the other wearable displays we’ve seen. The reason for this: eMagin’s OLED display is simply superior to the LCDs we’ve seen in similar devices, especially in resolution (800x600), contrast, and saturation.
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Read the full preview.
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Posted on Mon, 17 Apr 2006 10:09:51 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
eMagin EyeBud 800 HMD for iPod Video
HMD maker eMagin is introducing a single eye HMD for the Apple iPod Video dubbed EyeBud 800.
Apparently this iPod Head mounted display is generating a virtual 105-inch display from 12 feet away.
To get video signal out of the iPod video you would need the Apple iPod Universal Dock. Emagin must have access to the data protocol to rebuild the dock to get video into their HMD. As the photo shows their is an iPod-sized unit that also contains the battery that is part of the wearable video system.
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Posted on Mon, 2 Jan 2006 12:48:08 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr
Coccolo to Sell HMD for $250 in Japan
Japanese startup Coccolo is going to sell a monocular HMD (head mounted display) for 29,800 yen (~$250) in Japan this December.
According to Nikkei.Net (Subscription) the Coccolo costs only 1/7th of the currently available HMDs in Japan.
The Coccolo HMD has QVGA resolution is is fairly tiny. Battery holds for 6 hours of viewing video.
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Posted on Thu, 17 Nov 2005 10:27:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr
Japanese HMD Professor Masahiko Tsukamoto
Similar to wearable computing pioneer Steve Mann, Professor Masahiko Tsukamoto is apparently constantly wearing his HMD.
There is a new interview with Masahiko Tsukamoto on this Japanese site with several photos.
Masahiko Tsukamoto is Professor at the Kobe University. His Team Tsukamoto is researching an explaining the future lifestyle that wearable computing is enabling.
He is already looking very casual wearing his single screen HMD. I am not sure if I am ready for it to wear this thing on the streets.
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Posted on Fri, 19 Aug 2005 03:37:18 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Accupix MP Glass HMD Video Glasses and Player Review
I4U Reviewer Ken Wold immerses himself with the Accupix MP Glass MPG-230A.
Quote:
"Fun, cool, private, advanced, high-tech, mobile, futuristic and state-of-the-art. These are just a few words to describe this hip and, what I call, cortex stimulating theater injectors. It’s the Matrix without the pain.
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Read the full review.
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Posted on Tue, 5 Jul 2005 07:05:41 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Olympus Tiny HMD Prototype
Olympus developed a very small Head mounted display that is meant to be worn at all times.
The HMD is augmenting contextual information on top of what the wearer sees without
impairing vision. The projected screen measures 10cm and is 50cm away. The HMD itself measures only 3.2 mm x 3.2 mm x 27 mm and weighs 27g.
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Posted on Tue, 7 Jun 2005 04:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Liteye LE-500 OLED See-Through HMD
The Liteye LE-500 is a rugged Head mounted display with see-through option.
Via a manual slider the LE-500 HMD is set to see-through capability enabling augmented reality applications. The LE-500 features patented optics that have been engineered specifically to optimize the OLED display.
The resolution of the used microdisplay is 852 x 600 pixels. Field of View is 28 degrees. The HMD weighs 140g. The head mounted display comes in SVGA, NTSC and PAL versions.
More details on Liteye product page.
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Posted on Mon, 6 Dec 2004 13:17:23 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr
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