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Sony says it will start selling a head mounted display that provides a 3-D theater of music videos, movies and games, targeting people who prefer solitary entertainment rather than sitting in front of a TV with family or friends.
Sony Corp. said Wednesday that the 60,000 yen ($800) "HMZ personal 3-D viewer" is set to go on sale Nov. 11 in Japan, and is planned for the U.S. and Europe, perhaps in time for Christmas, although dates have not yet been set.
Resembling a futuristic visor, HMZ, which stands for "head mounted display," is worn like chunky goggles-and-earphones in one.
The footage before the viewer - a music video of a Japanese singer in the demonstration for reporters in Tokyo - is crystal-clear and feels like peering into a dolls house in which a real-life tiny singer is moving.
It seems unlikely that most people - or even technology enthusiasts - will want to buy a product that involves sitting alone and wearing a little helmet. The HMZ might not be Sony's long awaited answer to Apple's iPod or iPad but just another quirky device packed with cutting-edge technology that is headed for a limited niche following.
A 3-D wearable gaming machine Virtual Boy from Nintendo Co., which went on sale in the 1990s, bombed, partly because of the bulky headgear required as well as the image being all red.

>> No.7814001

It's the first of those that I actually kinda like.
Still waiting for 1080p though.

>> No.7814005

Everytime I see stuff like this it reminds me of how parents always tell kids not to sit so close to the television set.

>> No.7814015

How will this work for people who have to wear glasses?

>> No.7814014

>Sony
>Originality

>> No.7814019

>>7814015

Uncomfortably.

>> No.7814017

>>7814015
Guess we'll need to switch to contacts.

>> No.7814023

Great, another peripheral that'll give me a headache, strain my eyes and potentially wear out my vision in a not-so-prolonged usage. I'm telling you, this whole 3D thing just isn't being done right. It's more of a chore to enjoy than a pleasure.

>> No.7814024
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7814024

>HMZ, which stands for "head mounted display,"
what

Anyway, holy fuck. "The World" is going to become reality any day now.

>> No.7814028

>>7814024
Sort of want...

But then I'll never leave my house, and I'll look like a dork wearing those things.

>> No.7814027

>>7814024
> "The World" is going to become reality any day now.

Please make it happen, Sony. Actually, it doesn't needs to be Sony. Just SOMEONE, make it happen. I've been waiting for like, forever. ;_;

>> No.7814030

I hope this doesn't advance while I'm still young... I'll definitely never get out of my hikki ways.

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7814037

>>7813999

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7814043

>>7813999
Wow, that girl has silver skin, light blue lipstick and a weird haitstyle - she definitely comes from the future. So, i guess that cool 3D-device-thing comes from the future too!!

>> No.7814047

>>7814043
Yes captain obvious, that's the advertising strategy

>> No.7814049

>>7814037
http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/09/01/0259212/Sony-To-Sell-3D-Head-Mounted-Display

>> No.7814051

>>7814037
>>7814037
Since OP is a fag, I'll deliver.

http://news.yahoo.com/sony-shows-wearable-3-d-personal-theater-055430727.html

>> No.7814057

>>7814049
>>7814051
Thanks guys, and holy fuck is my body not ready.

>> No.7814058

But what does the Z stand for?

>> No.7814065
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7814065

My body is ready.

They look kinda shit but i guess that does not matter.
..I mean its not like i have friends or family and i live alone so no one can call me out on it.

>> No.7814066

>>7814058
"Display"

>> No.7814068

Dennou Coil is imminent!

>> No.7814069
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>>7814043

Or maybe she comes from 1997.

Come back when she has her tear ducts rerouted into her mouth, then we can talk about the future.

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7814071

>>7814047
That means this whole thread is advertisement.
Call the cops!

>> No.7814073

Just think about the possibilities. This + binaural audio (like in http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUDTlvagjJA)) + something to track head movement so you can actually look around...

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7814087

>>7814069
Frfrfrfrfreestyl0r

>> No.7814100

>>7814087
Damn, nostalgia.
When was that made anyway?

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7814109

>>7814087

Rock the microphone.

In all seriousness, though, this looks pretty decent if still quite clunky and impractically designed. Now if they only go and utilise this thing fully instead of passing it off as a gimmick for some quick cash, it's probably going to work out.

>> No.7814129

>>7814100

1998.

>> No.7816643

This is too heavy and uncomfortable to use and makes you look crazy. It makes you vulnerable because you're unaware of your surroundings. It also contributes to privacy which will make government paranoid and lead to laws and backdoors in it so they can see whatever you're looking at to make sure it's not too Japanese to protect against terrorists and save the Christian children/family.

>> No.7816658

This?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augmented_reality

>> No.7816660

>>7814087
Jesus christ that's terrifying.

>> No.7816666

http://www.vuzix.com/ar/products_wrap920ar.html#wrap920ar

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