The Eyebud 800 personal display delivers high-resolution video from any video-capable iPod or other personal video player. The SVGA (800 x 600) display delivers full-color video at a full 60 Hz from handhelds delivering SVGA, NTSC, or PAL signals. Its nearly 40-degree field of view provides a virtual image equivalent to a 105-inch display viewed from 12 ft. To complete the personal theatre experience, the display system also includes high quality stereo earbuds and a noise-canceling microphone.
The heart of the Eyebud 800 is an eMagin SVGA OLED microdisplay. It delivers high-speed, high-resolution (800 X 3 X 600), high-color imagery (>16 million colors). Because OLED materials emit light, the displays are thinner and lighter than conventional LCDs, and they also require less power, enabling the Eyebud to deliver high-resolution plus stereo sound for four to six hours from its standard rechargeable battery. These displays offer higher contrast and a wider dispersion of light than older microdisplay technologies, making them both more comfortable to view and more usable for near-eye applications. Color pixel data is buffered under each pixel site, eliminating flicker and smear.
The eMagin Eyebud 800 personal display system will be available in the first half of 2006.
