Epson Moverio see-through Head Mounted display

Epson (Japan) announced the Moverio device , a see-through 3D head-mounted display (HMD).

The Moverio creates the experience of watching 3D (or 2D) pictures on a virtual 80-inch display 5 meters away – while still being able to see what’s happening around you in the real world. Apart from the display itself, users get a small controller that offers 1GB of internal memory and a microSD card slot. The Moverio supports MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 video files, including – side-by-side 3D images on its 0.52-inch displays with 960×540 resolution.

 Epson also squeezed Android 2.2, Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11b/g/n ( for a web browser with direct access to YouTube), and a microUSB into the device. The Moverio’s headset is sized at 205×178×47mm and weighs 240 g, while the controller measures 67×107×19mm and weighs 160g.

Epson expects to initially sell 10,000 units when the device hits Japanese stores this month (price: US$770).

Source : TechCrunch.