PDT Eye-Theatre Head-Mounted Multimedia Viewer

Posted by Mike Slocombe on 20 September 2006 at 12:39 pm | Tagged as: Platforms, UK, Displays

PDT Eye-Theatre Head-Mounted Multimedia Viewer If you’ve admired the look of that bloke in Star Trek with the funky sci-fi specs, then maybe the Eye-Theatre glasses might be just the thing for you.

PDT’s Eye-Theatre is a head-mounted multimedia viewer that promises to deliver an “immersive audiovisual environment” - that sounds a bit like what you get after a plateful of magic mushrooms, so we’re already interested.

The headset lets you watch movies in NTSC/PAL/SECAM formats, with the Eye-Theatre employing twin TFT LCD screens to display 320 x 240 video resolution - perfect for the video iPod’s output (you can plug the unit straight in).

While they’re not the first to do this, the makers claim that the display creates a similar effect to watching a big 50″ screen from around 2.5m with your eyes tricked into focussing at the same distance, so you’re not going to start suffering eyestrain.

There’s a pair of high-quality stereo earphones incorporated in the design, and to keep the unit secure on your noggin, a variety of nose-pieces promise a good fit, from kids to adults.

PDT Eye-Theatre Head-Mounted Multimedia Viewer Weighing just 78g, the Eye-Theatre should be good for eight hours between charges (USB charger supplied), and anyone desperate to get that cyber-berk look can pre-order their video glasses from PDT’s website for £149.99, with the launch expected in mid-October.

The unit is also compatible with other video devices such as the new Microsoft Zune, TV,VCR,DVD, video gaming systems, camcorders any any other video source with Video-Out.

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