Move over Google Glass and Oculus Rift, there's a new kid on the block: Glyph, a mobile, personal theater.
Glyph looks like a normal headset and operates like one, too. That is, until you move the headband down over your eyes and it becomes a fully-functional visual visor that displays movies, television shows, video games or any other media connected via the attached HDMI cable.
Using Virtual Retinal Display (VRD), a technology that mimics the way we see light, the Glyph projects images directly onto your retina using one million micromirrors in each eye piece. These micromirrors reflect the images back to the retina, producing a reportedly crisp and vivid quality.
Avegant, the company behind the $499 headset, has its sights set on entering the growing market of devices that emphasize personal viewing experiences.
"Instead of a pixellated screen three feet away from you, we're delivering a high quality image right in front of your eyeball,” Grant Martin, head of marketing and product strategy at Avegant, told Mashable.
Backers of its Kickstarter campaign will receive a lightweight beta version of the device in March. Avegant had raised $929,000 -- more than three times its initial funding goal of $250,000 -- at the time of funding. The campaign closes on Feb. 21.
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