Head Mounted Display
ST1080 Head Mounted Display Starts Pre-orders on March 1st, $100 Discount for Early Adopters
We've been following the ST1080 head mounted display from Silicon Micro Display for the last few months. The company is finally getting ready to put their first product out on the market after some delays, and have announced that...
Sony HMZ-T1 HMD + TrackIR 5 Camera = Headtracking Gameplay in World of Warcraft and Skyrim
It's a shame that neither Sony's HMZ-T1 or Silicon Micro Display's ST1080 have integrated head tracking technology. HMD's are great and all, but building in the ability to tack the movements of the user's head opens up far more...
Lots of ST1080 Info out of CES, Retail Launch Info Due by End of Month
Silicon Micro Display has been touting their ST1080 HMD for a few months now. Back in December they announced that the retail price would be $799 -- pricey, but comparative to Sony's HMZ-T1. Pre-orders were supposed to start in...
Lumus Offers 720p LOE Head Mounted Display Development Kit
Lumus is an Israel based company that's manufactures components for head mounted displays. Specifically, they're offering what they call the 'Optical Engine Module', a display which uses 'LOE' (Light-guided Optical Element) technology to enable a lightweight head mounted display...
Sony Completely Revamps U.S. HMZ-T1 HMD Product Page, Better Appreciates Demand?
Sony seems to have majorly underestimated demand for their recently released HMZ-T1 head mounted display. Stock shortages were apparently worldwide at launch, and Sony's US HMZ-T1 product page no longer lists 1/17/12 as the estimated ship date for new...
ST1080 and ST1080 DDK Head Mounted Display Pricing Announced
I've been tracking Silicon Micro Display's ST1080 head mounted display ever since they announced it back in early November. We've already seen most of the specs, but one thing that was missing was the price. I was excited by...
Silicon Micro Display ST1080 HMD + Steel Battalion = Awesome
Today I was thinking about Silicon Micro Display's ST1080 head mounted display. This unique HMD has a 10% transparent screen. When I first head about that feature, typical wearable computer / augmented reality applications came to my mind. Those...
Update: Sony HMZ-T1 Hands-on Test, Crystal Clear Image With No Crosstalk!
The Sony HMZ-T1 head mounted display is still almost impossible to come by right now, but my local store has one display unit. I finally made my way down, despite some nasty rain, so that I could give the...
Sony HMZ-T1 HMD Still Scarce Worldwide in Sony Stores and Online, Demo Units May be Available
The other week I reported that Sony's HMZ-T1 HMD, which 'launched' on 11/11/11, had been backordered and pushed back to an estimated availability date of 1/17/12. All store stock was going to be diverted to those who had pre-ordered...
Sony HMZ-T1 Backordered, Sony: ‘Demand in U.S. Exceeded Expectations’
Though Sony oped to get their HMZ-T1 to the market prior to the holidays by putting it up for sale on 11/11/11, it is now officially listed as "backorderable". What does that mean? Well, for one, it means that...
Sony HMZ-T1 HMD Review from Gizmodo Australia
Though Sony's HMZ-T1 is just going on sale today, you're going to see reviews pop up from a few privileged sites that got to play with the futuristic looking 3D head mounted display early. Gizmodo Australia is one of those sites...
Sony HMZ-T1 vs. Silicon Micro Display ST1080 HMD Comparison
The Sony HMZ-T1 and Silicon Micro Display ST1080 are some of the highest quality head mounted displays to ever step into the consumer market. I've seen a number of people ask, "which is better, HMZ-T1 vs ST1080?" I'll be...
ST1080 HMD Development Kit on Sale and Retail Model Available for Pre-order in December
In addition to a retail model of the ST1080, Silicon Micro Display will be launching a less glamorous version of the ST1080 targeted toward developers. They are calling it the ST1080 DDK (display development kit). As with the ST1080 production unit the price is...
Sony HMZ-T1 HMD Documentation Goes Online Early, Previously Unannounced Info Revealed
For anyone who is seriously considering (and likely obsessing over) purchasing the Sony HMZ-T1 HMD, which is due out on 11/11/11 (just 3 days now), you're head is likely mounted with lots of questions: Will the HMZ-T1 work with...
ST1080 HMD by Silicon Micro Display: Specs, Price Coming 12/1
Silicon Micro Display announced the ST1080 head mounted display just a few days back through a press release on the 31st of October. The following day, they dropped dropped most of the specifications for the HMD on their site,...





