Consumer Electronics Show Features Award-Winning Mobile Video Products Powered by Kopin Microdisplays.Icuiti's iWear(TM) for iPod and VR920 and MicroOptical's myvu(TM) Winners of 2007 CES Innovations Awards TAUNTON, Mass. -- Kopin([R]) Corp. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : KOPN), a leading U.S. manufacturer of microdisplays for consumer, military and industrial applications, today announced that a range of mobile video products enabled by its Digital iVison(TM) technology will be featured at this week's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. Products from two of those companies, Icuiti Corp. and MicroOptical Corp. received prestigious CES Innovations Awards in the 'Portable Electronics: Audio/Video' category. Icuiti, of Rochester, New York This article is about the city of Rochester in Monroe County. For the town in Ulster County, see Rochester, Ulster County, New York. Rochester, once known as The Flour City, and more recently as The Flower City or , is unveiling innovative new video eyewear products with Icuiti 3D[TM] technology that makes 3D videos automatically functional to the viewer. The new Kopin-enabled video eyewear products from Icuiti include: * iWEAR[TM] VR920, an interactive video eyewear with built-in head tracking, microphone and audio. Incorporating two Kopin CyberDisplay([R])VGA (Video Graphics Array) The display standard for the PC. All PC display adapters support VGA, and Windows machines boot up in "VGA mode" before switching to higher resolutions. (640 x 480) microdisplays, it provides a 3D virtual 62-inch big-screen experience viewed from a distance of nine feet. The iWEAR VR920 is designed for multi-user applications like World of Warcraft “WoW” redirects here. For other uses, see Wow.  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. , Second Life and Internet chat within virtual worlds. It plugs into a laptop or standard PC through a simple USB USBin full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. and VGA connection. * iWEAR[TM] AV920, which provides a 3D virtual 62-inch big-screen experience, connects to almost all NTSC (National TV Standards Committee) The committee that developed the television standards for the U.S, which are also used in Canada, Japan, South Korea and several Central and South American countries. Both the committee and the standard are called "NTSC. or PAL video devices with video output. With an integrated rechargeable battery, it provides five to eight hours of continuous operation. * iWEAR[TM] for iPod incorporates two CyberDisplay 230K (320 x 240) microdisplays, transforms the small iPod screen into the equivalent of a 44-inch home theatre viewed from a distance of nine feet. It attaches to and draws power from the iPod's bottom dock connector, eliminating the need for extra attachments, interface boxes, batteries and cables. * iWEAR[TM] AV230, which provides a virtual 44-inch screen at a 9-foot distance, has an integrated rechargeable battery and can be plugged into a mobile phone's AV port without the need for external controllers or other bulky battery attachments. The battery lasts for approximately five hours of continuous operation and can be charged through a mini USB charger for maximum mobility. Two independent focus controls allow viewers to use it without prescription eyeglasses eyeglasses or spectacles, instrument or device for aiding and correcting defective sight. Eyeglasses usually consist of a pair of lenses mounted in a frame to hold them in position before the eyes. . MicroOptical, based in Westwood, Mass., will highlight the award-winning myvu(TM) video eyewear, which uses two of Kopin's CyberDisplay 230K microdisplays. Designed specifically for the Apple iPod[TM], the lightweight eyewear contains a built-in video viewing system, stereo sound via noise-reducing in-ear earbuds, six-hour battery pack, protective case, and control pendant. Thanks to MicroOptical's patented optics and the small size of the frame, users can watch video through the device without impeding the view of their surroundings. "The 2007 Consumer Electronics Show highlights many innovative video eyewear products that demonstrate Kopin's leadership in the mobile video market," said President and Chief Executive Officer Dr. John C. C. Fan. "Our Digital iVision technology helps bring high-definition, large-screen video images to life in a personal and portable format. Mobile video is at the center of the consumer electronics universe, and our display technology is driving a significant amount of activity in this exciting new segment." Other Kopin-enabled products being demonstrated at CES include: * The Personal Display Player from China's Shenzhen Seepu Technology Co. Ltd. The player uses Kopin's BDM BDM Black Divorced Male BDM Business Development Manager BDM Background Debug(ger) Mode BDM Bund Deutscher Mädel (League of German Girls during the Third Reich, akin to Hitler Youth) (TM)-230K (Binocular binocular, small optical instrument consisting of two similar telescopes mounted on a single frame so that separate images enter each of the viewer's eyes. As with a single telescope, distant objects appear magnified, but the binocular has the additional advantage Display Module-230K), a plug-and-play video subsystem in an eyewear format, to deliver full-color QVGA-quality video on the virtual equivalent of a 35-inch screen viewed at a 7-foot distance. * The GVD GVD Group Velocity Dispersion (fibre optical communications) GVD Granulovacuolar Degeneration GvD Gefreiter vom Dienst (German) GVD General Vesting Declaration (UK) 520 VGA developed by Shenzhen Oriscape Electronic Co. Ltd. of China. Equipped with Kopin's BDM-922K, the eyewear delivers crisp, full-color VGA-quality video in a virtual 48-inch display viewed at a 7-foot distance. Users can control the image contrast and brightness. * Video eyewear products by Shenzhen Estar Electronic & Technology Co., Ltd., including the EVG EVG Elektronisches Vorschaltgerät (German: Electronic Ballast) EVG Enterrement de Vie de Garçon (French) EVG Evaluator Group 230, EVG240, EVG920 and EVG920C. The EVG230 incorporating BDM-230K has a built-in rechargeable battery in the eyewear. The EVG240, utilizing two CyberDisplay 230K microdisplays, has a very slim size and is the lightest (only 1.6 oz) in the market. The EVG920 is a VGA video eyewear using Kopin's BDM-922K with the AV interface. The EVG920C with the 3D feature and the PC interface needs no battery box since it takes power from USB port and video from RGB (Red Green Blue) The computer's native color space, which is the color system for capturing and displaying images. RGB was derived from our own perception of color because human eyes are sensitive to red, green and blue (see trichromaticity). port of a PC. About Kopin Kopin is a leading developer and manufacturer of telecommunications and digital imaging technologies that enhance the delivery and presentation of video, voice and data. The company has combined advanced AMLCD (Active Matrix LCD) See active matrix. and integrated circuit technology to produce its CyberDisplay family of award-winning ultra-small, high-density imaging devices for camcorders, digital cameras, next-generation Internet wireless handsets and other consumer and defense electronics. Telecommunication providers are using Kopin's heterojunction bipolar transistor The heterojunction bipolar transistor (HBT) is an improvement of the bipolar junction transistor (BJT) that can handle signals of very high frequencies up to several hundred GHz. It is common in modern ultrafast circuits, mostly radio-frequency (RF) systems. (HBT HBT Heterojunction Bipolar Transistor HBT HyCult Biotechnology (Uden, The Netherlands) HBT Hanbury-Brown-Twiss (interferometer) HBT Herring Bone Twill HBT Heflex Bioengineering Test ) wafers in wireless digital phones and high-speed Internet data transmission. For more information, please visit Kopin's Web site at www.kopin.com. Kopin, CyberDisplay, BDM, Digital iVision, and the NanoSemiconductor Company are trademarks of Kopin Corporation. Safe Harbor Statement Statements in this news release may be considered "forward-looking" statements under the "Safe Harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. These statements, which include those relating to the performance of and demand for products being exhibited at the Consumer Electronics Show, involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could materially affect future results. These risk factors include, but are not limited to: the impact of competitive products and pricing, availability of third-party components, viability of integrated circuit fabrication facilities, cost and yields associated with production of high-efficiency microdisplays and modules, loss of significant customers, acceptance of the Company's products, continuation of strategic relationships, and the other risk factors and cautionary statements listed from time to time in the Company's periodic reports and registration statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These include, but are not limited to, the Company's Form 10-Q for the three-month period ended July 1, 2006 and Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005. Kopin - The NanoSemiconductor Company([R]) |
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