[Technology Review]
What if you could wear a 3-D IMAX theater on your face?
That idea, or something like it, is what animates Sony’s forthcoming device, “the HMZ Personal 3-D Viewer,” a headset that runs from ear to ear and delivers a 3-D viewing experience to an audience of one. The almost ostentatiously futuristic device–it “looks like it could have been created and worn by Daft Punk,” in IGN’s assessment–goes on sale in Japan on November 11, where it will retail at the equivalent of $780.
…Gizmodo waxes rhapsodic: “Not only did this sell me on the concept of wearable TV,” says Mat Honan, “it was one of my better experiences with 3DTV which I’ve likewise been skeptical of.” …
“Before, watching a movie on a big screen was a pastime for the whole family,” Sony vice president Shigeru Kato recently told Reuters, “but now there is a growing demand from people who want to enjoy videos on large-sized screens alone.” …
Read the full story here: http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/helloworld/27136/?nlid=nldly&nld=2011-09-07
Watch a video presentation of the glasses here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4domRbuV4c&feature=player_embedded