HEADPLAY,
INC. UNVEILS
THE HEADPLAY
PERSONAL
CINEMA
SYSTEM,
PROVIDING
CONSUMERS
THE ULTIMATE
FREEDOM FOR
ENTERTAINMENT
ON-THE-GO
Unveiled at
DEMOfall
2006, the
Portable,
Personal
Cinema
System
Delivers An
Immersive,
Big Screen
Experience
for Gaming,
Movie
Watching and
Internet Use
SAN DIEGO,
CA.,
September
25, 2006 –
Headplay,
Inc. (“HEADPLAY”),
a Los
Angeles-based
visual
entertainment
and
technology
company,
today
announced
the
unveiling of
the HEADPLAY
Personal
Cinema
System - a
portable,
visual
headset and
media center
that
delivers an
immersive,
high
resolution,
cinematic,
big screen
experience
for gaming,
movie
watching and
Internet
use. The
company was
selected to
reveal the
HEADPLAY
Personal
Cinema
System at
the DEMOfall
2006
conference,
an
insider-only
event
considered
the premier
venue for
launching
new and
emerging
technology
innovations.
The HEADPLAY
Personal
Cinema
System
redefines
the portable
media device
category,
empowering
consumers to
realize the
“anytime–anywhere”
potential of
personal
entertainment
choice.
Connecting
directly to
game
consoles,
DVD players,
iPods, PCs
and cell
phones, the
Personal
Cinema
System is
capable of
reading
stored media
using
compact
flash or USB
and via a
universal
adapter to
use SD, XD,
Memory Stick
or Smart
Media. The
Personal
Cinema
System
provides
universal
compatibility
with
hardware
platforms
worldwide.
In addition,
the Personal
Cinema
System
displays,
with content
availability,
true
stereoscopic
3D.
“Portable
media
devices are
making a
tremendous
impact on
consumers’
consumption
of
entertainment
content, but
up until now
the viewing
experience
has been
limited by
screen
size,” said
Glen Ward,
Co-CEO of
HEADPLAY,
Inc. “The
HEADPLAY
Personal
Cinema
System makes
great
entertainment
even better
by
delivering
an
immersive,
cinema-screen
experience
for game
playing,
movie
watching and
Internet
use.”
The Personal
Cinema
System is
comprised of
three major
components:
the Viewer,
the
Liberator
and the
Navigator.
The Viewer
The Viewer,
or headset,
is worn by
the user and
displays a
virtual 52”
screen,
providing an
immersive,
movie
theatre-like
experience.
The Viewer
is being
designed by
industrial
design firm,
IDEO, to
provide the
ultimate
style and
comfort for
extended
wear and
viewing. It
allows for
the
simultaneous
use of a
game
controller
or keyboard
and weighs a
mere five
ounces. The
Viewer
incorporates
truly
amazing
optical
technologies,
such as a
LCOS micro
display and
it will
support
various
resolution
levels
including
640 X 480,
800 X 600
and 1024 X
768.
HEADPLAY’s
patented
technology
delivers
separate but
identical
images to
each eye
from a
single micro
display,
thereby
reducing
eye-strain.
The
Liberator
The
Liberator is
both the
brains and
the heart of
the Personal
Cinema
System. The
Liberator is
battery-powered
to deliver
up to 6
hours of
playtime
between
charges. It
accepts a
composite
video,
component
video and
S-video
signal in
the formats
of NTSC, PAL
and SECAM.
It also
enjoys
universal
connectivity,
making it
compatible
with
virtually
any device
that has
video out,
including
video game
consoles,
DVD players,
video iPods,
PCs, cell
phones and
USB storage
devices such
as an old
iPod,
thumbdrives
or any MP3
player. Just
plug and
play, with
no special
drivers
required.
The
Liberator
also runs
the software
for managing
the system
and allows
for reading
and
displaying
content read
through its
Compact
Flash slot
or two USB
host ports.
It can also
accommodate
universal
adapters to
allow
reading from
SD, X, X, so
users can
get their
content to
go and are
free to
enjoy it
without
requiring
any
additional
hardware
beyond the
HEADPLAY
Personal
Cinema
System
itself.
The
Navigator
The
Navigator is
a tethered
remote
control that
allows the
user to
select and
control
content and
screen
settings. It
also serves
as the
connection
point for
the Personal
Cinema
System’s
high-performance,
noise-suppression
ear-buds
that will be
available
with the
product.
Digital
Distribution
Digital
distribution
is the
future for
virtually
all
entertainment,
and the
HEADPLAY
Personal
Cinema
System
offers
content
providers
unique
partnership
opportunities
that will
enhance
their
content via
a cinematic
medium.
The HEADPLAY
Personal
Cinema
System will
be available
to consumers
in Q1 2007.