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Sony Introduces the World’s First Personal 3D Viewer

By TechTaffy Desk

Sony Electronics announced the launch of HMZ-T1, Personal 3D Viewer. The head mounted display is a device that offersviewing of both 2D and 3D content. Simply slip the device onto your head to experience the movie theater-like virtual screen and surround sound. (If you are into Star Trek, this is where you say ‘Geordi’! )

The Personal 3D Viewer is equipped with two newly-developed 0.7-inch (diagonal) Ultra-Small High Definition Color OLED Panels. The HMZ-T1 achieves HD picture (1280 x 720) quality. Plus, the device adopts the dual panel 3D method which displays an independent HD picture to each eye in order to achieve a more natural 3D image. The viewer enjoys a bright 3D picture that is crosstalk-free.

The Personal 3D Viewer will be arriving in the Unites States in November and is priced around $799.

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