eMagin Z800 3DVisor Receives Prestigious CES Best of Innovations Award; Honored in Two Categories - Digital Displays and Electronic Gaming.BELLEVUE, Wash. -- Virtual Imaging went mainstream when eMagin Corporation's (AMEX AMEX See: American Stock Exchange :EMA (1) (Enterprise Management Architecture) An earlier strategic plan from Digital for integrating network, system and application management. It provided the operating environment for managing a multi-vendor network. ) Z800 3DVisor was honored as the Best of Innovations in the Digital Displays Category. The product also won Design and Engineering Innovation Honors in the Electronic Gaming category. eMagin's Z800 3DVisor is the world's first combination of high resolution OLED-based stereovision ster·e·o·vi·sion n. Visual perception of or exhibition in three dimensions. , advanced 360 degree headtracker and stereo sound for a 3D experience that puts viewers inside games or movies. "We are honored to receive both of these prestigious awards for our Z800 3DVisor. In particular, the award in the Digital Displays category validates both the Z800 3DVisor and the emerging role of virtual displays in the consumer market," said Susan Jones, executive vice president and chief marketing officer, eMagin Corporation. "While virtual reality was a concept ten years ago, it has taken a number of advances to deliver a convincing virtual image today." The award was officially announced last night in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. at the 2006 International CES Press Preview. The "Best of Innovations" is awarded to the product in each category that receives the highest level of points as judged by a preeminent panel of independent industrial designers, independent engineers and members of the trade press based on user value, aesthetics, contributions to quality of life, and innovative design and qualities. eMagin's Z800 3DVisor tied with LG Electronics 50-inch Wireless Plasma Display Also called "gas discharge display," a flat-screen technology that uses tiny cells lined with phosphor that are full of inert ionized gas (typically a mix of xenon and neon). Three cells make up one pixel (one cell has red phosphor, one green, one blue). to take top honors in the competitive Digital Display category. The Best of Innovations honorees will be part of a special display at International CES, January 5 - 8, 2006, in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. , Nevada in the Las Vegas Convention Center The Las Vegas Convention Center is owned and operated by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority and is located in Clark County, Nevada. It is one of the largest Convention centers in the world. At the end of 2004, the center had 3. Grand Lobby and will be featured at CES Unveiled, the Official Press Event of CES on January 3, 2006, from 4:00-7:00 pm in the Bellini Ballroom at the Sands Expo and Convention Center in Las Vegas. Best of Innovations and Design and Engineering Showcase honorees products will also be featured in the Innovations Plus area of the Sands Expo and Convention Center. The Z800 3DVisor delivers a high-color, high-contrast virtual image equivalent to a 105-inch screen viewed at twelve feet, in full-color stereovision. The Z800 3DVisor's high-speed head tracking enables 360-degree viewing. Completing this experience is an integrated, audio system with high-fidelity ear buds and a built-in, noise-canceling microphone. To power all these capabilities, the 3DVisor requires only a standard USB port and can greatly extend a laptop's battery life when it's used instead of the standard LCD. Based on eMagin's OLED (Organic Light Emitting Device, Organic Light Emitting Diode) A thin film light-emitting technology that is expected to compete with LCD and plasma TVs as well as LCD monitors and readouts. (organic light-emitting diode Noun 1. organic light-emitting diode - a self-luminous diode (it glows when an electrical field is applied to the electrodes) that does not require backlighting or diffusers OLED ) microdisplays and patented optics, the Z800 3DVisor is eMagin's first product sold directly to consumers (www.3dvisor.com) The company supplies its OLED microdisplays, optics, and near-eye viewing modules, as well as customizable systems, to OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and and ODM (Original Design Manufacturer) A contract manufacturer that uses its own designs and intellectual property (IP). See contract manufacturer. manufacturers. eMagin displays have proven to be low-power, rugged, near-eye displays in industrial, military, and medical environments for applications ranging from 3D simulation to thermal imaging to augmented reality. About OLED At the heart of the Z800 3DVisor, eMagin's active matrix OLED (organic light-emitting diode) microdisplays deliver high speed, high-resolution (800 X 3 X 600), high-color imagery for near-eye applications. Because OLED materials emit light, the displays are thinner and lighter than conventional LCDs, and they require less power, permitting this product to be created without a need for added battery packs or power adapters. OLED microdisplays offer higher contrast and a wider dispersion of light, making them more comfortable to view and usable for near-eye applications. eMagin's 3D OLED microdisplays recognize and deliver left-eye and right-eye stereovision signals with unsurpassed efficiency. Color pixel data is buffered under each pixel site, eliminating flicker and smear. About eMagin Corporation A leader in OLED microdisplay and virtual imaging technologies, eMagin integrates high-resolution OLED microdisplays, magnifying optics, and systems technologies to create a virtual image that appears comparable to that of a computer monitor or a large-screen television. eMagin's OLED displays have broad market reach and are incorporated into a variety of near-to-eye imaging products by military, industrial, medical and consumer OEMs who choose eMagin's award-winning technology as a core component for their solutions. eMagin has recently introduced its first direct-to-consumer system, the Z800 3DVisor, which provides superb 3D stereovision and headtracking for PC gaming, training and simulation, and business applications. eMagin's microdisplay manufacturing and R&D operations are co-located with IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) on its campus in East Fishkill, New York East Fishkill is a town in Dutchess County, New York, United States. The population was 25,589 at the 2000 census. The town name is derived from its formation from Fishkill, NY. The Town of East Fishkill is on the south border of the county. . System design facilities and sales and marketing are located in Bellevue, Washington. A sales office is located in Tokyo, Japan. For additional information, please visit www.emagin.com and www.3dvisor.com. Note: eMagin and 3DVisor are trademarks of eMagin Corporation. |
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