Headphones "Glyph" that can enjoy movies and games by directly projecting images on the retina

Using smartphones and tablets makes it easy to watch movies even on the go, but the difference between movies that make full use of mobile devices and movies seen in houses and movie theaters is that the screen size is small , The picture quality is also low. Therefore, in order to enjoy mobile movies with higher image quality, the device adopting the method of "projecting the image directly onto the retina"Glyph"is.

Avegant glyph - the future
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Glyph: A Mobile Personal Theater With Built In Premium Audio by Avegant - Kickstarter
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/avegantglyph/a-mobile-personal-theater-with-built-in-premium-au

You can check the details of Glyph and how you actually use it from the following movie.


This is Glyph. It weighs about 450 g, it seemingly ordinary headphones.


However, if you move the headset and bring it to your eyes, headphones will change to a mobile theater quickly.


Any movie can be played using a smartphone, tablet, PC, game machine, etc. OK. Because Glyph adopts the HDMI terminal, if you connect the device and Glyph with a cable and play the movie, it is possible to watch the movie with high picture quality.


How does it work? That said, this isMEMSIt is a deviceMicro mirror, And by projecting 2 million micro mirrored images directly onto the retina with low power LEDs it is possible to see vivid and sharp images even without a screen.


The viewing angle is 45 degrees and it feels like there is a 80 inch screen two meters away.


The image is 1280 × 720WXGAIn total, 1.843200 pixels,Refresh rateIt is 120 Hz.


Since the focus is adjustable, even people with bad eyes can use without glasses.


Moreover, it is suitable not only for movies but also for games,FPSPlaying games seems to be an experience you never had before.


Of course it can be used even if it is used as a headphone hitting the ear. While the sound quality is "Each person has preference, it can not be compared with other headphones", but while the noise canceling function is planned to be installed, the dynamic range is 115 dB, the frequency response is 20 to 20 kHz, and the microphone is built in .


It looks like this is actually wearing. The following are in use as headphones.


I am connecting a smartphone and watching movies in an airplane.


Is this man under the game?


The Glyph body has a microUSB terminal, 3.5 mm stereo jack in addition to the HDMI terminal, and charging is done with the microUSB terminal. In addition, it is possible to play movies for about 3 hours with one charge.


It is worrisome about safety, but Glyph is using LED which is output with low power, and it is safe as it is a very weak light source as the battery is as light as the light of the key chain which it cut off.


The color of the main body is three colors of white, black and blue.


The following is making GlyphAvegantCEO, ED TANG. According to TANG, Glyph developed this time seems to be in the first stage, it seems that it is planned to be able to watch a movie in 360 degree view.


Currently, Glyph is becoming a popular product that has already collected over $ 910,000 (about 93 million yen) at a target price of 250 thousand dollars (about 26 million yen) while recruiting investment for commercialization . To get the beta, you need to invest over $ 499 (about 51,000 yen), and if you need to ship outside the US it costs 50 extra shipping costs (about 5100 yen), the shipping time will be 2014 It is December.


The deadline is Japan time, 23:22 on February 21, 2014.

Glyph: A Mobile Personal Theater With Built In Premium Audio by Avegant - Kickstarter
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/avegantglyph/a-mobile-personal-theater-with-built-in-premium-au