HEADPLAY, Inc. Unveils Final Design of the HEADPLAY Personal Cinema System at 2007 Consumer Electronics Show.Portable, Personal Cinema System Delivers an Immersive, Big Screen Viewing Experience for Gaming, Movie Watching and Internet Use SANTA MONICA Santa Monica (săn`tə mŏn`ĭkə), city (1990 pop. 86,905), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1886. Tourism and retailing are important, and the city has motion-picture, biotechnology, and software industries. , Calif. -- HEADPLAY, Inc. ("HEADPLAY"), a Los Angeles-based visual entertainment and technology company, today announced the unveiling of the HEADPLAY Personal Cinema System's final production ready design at the 2007 Consumer Electronics Show. The HEADPLAY Personal Cinema System is a portable, visual headset and media center that delivers an immersive, high resolution, cinematic, big screen viewing experience for gaming, movie watching and Internet use. The HEADPLAY Personal Cinema System's innovative technology was first recognized at the prestigious DEMOfall 2006 conference in September, and now the product's breakthrough "Fashion-Tech" design by renowned industrial design firm IDEO is being revealed to the public. The HEADPLAY Personal Cinema System combines its revolutionary design with proprietary, high-performance optical technologies to deliver a portable, personal viewing experience not currently available in the market. Connecting directly to game consoles, DVD players, iPods, PCs and cell phones, the Personal Cinema System is also capable of reading stored media using compact flash or USB USB in 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. . Use of SD, XD, Memory Stick or Smart Media is also expected to be available at launch. The HEADPLAY Personal Cinema System provides universal compatibility with hardware platforms Each hardware platform, or CPU family, has a unique machine language. All software presented to the computer for execution must be in the binary coded machine language of that CPU. Following is a list of the major hardware platforms in existence today. See platform. worldwide. In addition, the Personal Cinema System displays, with content availability, true stereoscopic stereoscopic /ster·eo·scop·ic/ (ster?e-o-skop´ik) having the effect of a stereoscope; giving objects a solid or three-dimensional appearance. ster·e·o·scop·ic n. 1. 3D. The HEADPLAY Personal Cinema System redefines the portable media device category, providing an immersive and startling star·tle v. star·tled, star·tling, star·tles v.tr. 1. To cause to make a quick involuntary movement or start. 2. To alarm, frighten, or surprise suddenly. See Synonyms at frighten. 3D viewing experience for both movie and game enthusiasts and a no-compromises mobile entertainment experience for anyone on the go. "As the demand for portable entertainment options continues to expand, coupled with the 'New Generation 3D' content coming from Hollywood and game publishers, HEADPLAY allows consumers to experience this explosion of content," said Glen Ward, Co-CEO of HEADPLAY, Inc. "We are thrilled to be unveiling our product's unique look and feel at the 2007 Consumer Electronics Show." HEADPLAY will host private, hands-on demonstrations of the Personal Cinema System during the length of the CES at the Venetian hotel. The company will also hold booth demonstrations at ShowStoppers 2007, a premier CES launch pad for innovators and award winners in the technology space. The Personal Cinema System is comprised of three major components: the Viewer, the Liberator and the Navigator. The Viewer The Viewer, or headset, is worn by the user and displays a virtual 52" screen, providing an immersive, movie theatre-like experience. The Viewer has been designed by industrial design firm, IDEO, to provide the ultimate in style and comfort for extended wear and viewing. It allows for the simultaneous use of a game controller or keyboard. The Viewer incorporates truly amazing optical technologies and will support various resolution levels up to 1024 X 768. HEADPLAY's patented technology delivers separate but identical images to each eye via a single LCoS micro display, thereby helping to eliminate eyestrain eyestrain /eye·strain/ (-stran) fatigue of the eye from overuse or from uncorrected defect in focus of the eye. eye·strain n. . The Liberator The Liberator is both the brains and the heart of the Personal Cinema System. It accepts a composite video A video color format that combines all three YUV video signals into one channel. The first video signal to include color, composite video transmits brightness/luma (Y) and colors/chroma (U and V) over one cable. NTSC, PAL and SECAM television sets have composite video inputs. , component video and S-video signal in the formats of 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. , PAL and SECAM (SEquential Couleur Avec Memoire, Sequential Color with Memory) A color TV standard from France that was officially introduced in 1967. Although development began in 1956, it took time to convert from the earlier French 819-line system. . The Liberator runs the software for managing the system and allows for reading and displaying content through its Compact Flash slot or two USB host ports. It enjoys universal connectivity, making it compatible with virtually any device that has video out, including video game consoles This is a list of video game consoles by the era they appeared in. Eras are named based on the dominant console type of the era (even though not all consoles of those eras are of the same type). Some eras are referred to based on how many bits a major console could process. , DVD players, video iPods, PCs, cell phones and USB storage devices such as previous generation iPods, thumbdrives or any MP3 player A digital music player that supports the MP3 format, which was the audio format that started a revolution in online music downloads and distribution. All portable music players, the iPod being the most popular, support MP3 along with one or more other audio formats. . Just plug and play, with no special drivers required. The Navigator The Navigator is a connected remote control that allows the user to select and control content and screen settings. It also serves as the connection point for the Personal Cinema System's high-performance, noise-suppression ear-buds or listening device of your choice. Initial Market Launch The HEADPLAY Personal Cinema System will be available to consumers April 2007 for $499 at www.headplay.com. Additional accessories will be available for purchase at launch. About HEADPLAY HEADPLAY, Inc. is a visual entertainment and technology company with operations in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , California, U.S.A., Calgary, Alberta, Canada and Beijing, China. HEADPLAY is dedicated to developing new and visionary products for the consumer electronics market. For more information, please visit: http://bhimpact.gamespress.com/client_page.asp?i=143. |
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