The headset includes a Full-HD OLED display, HDMI input and 11 sensors (including 2 cameras and 3 gyros). It supports the Unreal, Unity, Havok and CryEngine engines, and can be used with a PC, A PS3/PS4 and Xbox One & 360.
The Totem will cost about $450 and is expected to start shipping in October 2015.
Sony's third-gen HMD adds optional wireless functionality (although you still need the battery unit), HD audio (virtualized 7.1-channel), micro-HDMI and MHL connectivity and better lens and software that improve the image quality (the displays themselves are the same Sony-made 0.7" 1280x720 OLED microdisplays used in the HMZ-T2).
The HMZ-T3 is now shipping for $999.
Carl Zeiss Cinemizer OLED 3D is a head-mounted-display with dual 870x500 OLED microdisplays (simulates 40" display from 2 meters). Inputs include HDMI (v1.4), Apple (iPhone 3/4 and iPod touch) connectors and A/V.
The Cinemizer OLED 3D price was $750 in the US.
The HMZ-T2 is Sony's successor to the HMZ-T1 head-mounted-display (HMD) - actually it's a minor upgrade. It uses the same Sony-made dual 1280x720 0.7" OLED microdisplays and the main changes seems to be a different design and reduced weight.
The HMZ-T2 is set to launch on October 13 in Japan and will cost ¥70,000 (almost $900).
Sensics' Natalia is a smart head-tracking 3D goggles headset with 2 eMagin-made SXGA (1280x1024) OLED microdisplays. The Natalia runs on Android (v4.0) and has a dual-core 1.2Ghz CPU, 1GB of memory, Wi-Fi and an SD card slot. It runs Sensic's own SmartGoggles software which can be extended via the libSensics API. The headset can do 360-degrees head tracking, supports hand tracking for immersive augmented reality interface and can run off batteries.
Sensics hopes to launch the Natalia towards the end of 2012, no pricing information yet. Here's a nice video showing mostly the user interface inside:
Vuzix's Tac-Eye LT is a monocular head mounted display with a single SVGA+ (852x600) "see-through" AMOLED microdisplay (probably made by eMagin). There are three versions, with different input options: VGA, Video and VGA/Video. You can also choose the eyewear (Oakley SI Ballistic M-Frame 2.0, Revision Sawfly or ESS ICE. It can also clip onto standard safety glasses).
The Tac-Eye LT will soon ship in Europe.
The HMZ-T1 is a head mounted display featuring dual 1280x720 0.7" OLED microdisplays - offering the same experience as watching a 750" display from 20m. The unit comes with an external processor box offering HDMI input and output (you cannot use the HMD without the processor box).
The HMZ-T1 is now shipping in the US for $590.
Noverso's Madison is an OLED headset that connects to a media-player or smartphone via Bluetooth. It has 2 OLED microdisplay (and is said to be like watching a 30" display from 6 feet away).
The Madison is now shipping in the UK for £130
Carl Zeiss new Cinemizer OLED 720p glasses (an upgrade to the old Cinemizer Plus which never shipped) is a head-mounted display that uses a couple of HD (720p, 1280x720) OLED microdisplays. The glasses support 3D via the built-in HDMI 1.4 input and are also compatible with Apple products.
The Cinemizer OLED 720p never shipped, but the Cinemzier OLED 3D (870x500) is now shipping.
The AV230XL is a video headset, designed to complement a range of devices with TV Out capability including the Apple iPod range, MP4 players, games consoles such as Wii, and many of the latest mobile phones from Nokia, Sony Ericsson, LG, Samsung and HTC.
Vuzix AV230XL
