From news@well.sf.ca.us Wed Jan 4 17:08:20 1995 Return-Path: Received: from mx4.u.washington.edu by stein2.u.washington.edu (5.65+UW94.10/UW-NDC Revision: 2.32 ) id AA28963; Wed, 4 Jan 95 17:08:20 -0800 Received: from hitl-new.hitl.washington.edu by mx4.u.washington.edu (5.65+UW94.10/UW-NDC Revision: 2.31 ) id AA27857; Wed, 4 Jan 95 17:08:19 -0800 Received: by hitl.hitl.washington.edu; id AA19126; Wed, 4 Jan 1995 17:04:34 -0800 Received: from nkosi.well.com by relay3.UU.NET with ESMTP id QQxxhk15820; Wed, 4 Jan 1995 20:08:16 -0500 Received: (from news@localhost) by nkosi.well.com (8.6.9/8.6.9) id RAA07215; Wed, 4 Jan 1995 17:05:24 -0800 To: sci-virtual-worlds@uunet.uu.net Path: rpi From: rpi@well.sf.ca.us (William Todd) Newsgroups: sci.virtual-worlds Subject: New HMD and POSITION TRACKER. Date: 5 Jan 1995 01:05:23 GMT Organization: The Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link, Sausalito, CA Lines: 38 Message-Id: <3efgkj$71d@nkosi.well.com> Nntp-Posting-Host: well.sf.ca.us X-Status: Status: OR PRESS RELEASE: RPI SHIPS LOW-COST PRODUCTION HMD PLUS 3D MOUSE AND POSITION TRACKER. San Francisco-- RPI has begun shipment of a low-cost, professional, robust 3D stereoscopic HMD: the HMS-EYE2(TM). A sister product: the Mouse- Sense3D(TM) has also begun shipping. The Mouse-Sense3D is a sourceless headtracker which, instantly unhooks to become a 3D mouse or body position tracker. The HMS-EYE2(TM) can be used with or without glasses. All HMS-EYE2 units are 3D Stereoscopic. The HMS-EYE2 attaches to any video source. The RPI unit offers instant on/off wearability; digital-grade earphones; pivot, focus, inter-pupil, bifocal and head-comfort adjustments; robust shock resistance and avionics grade head-band with leather comfort pads. Since only 110,000 pixel displays, or higher resolutions, are functional, the HMS-EYE2 starts at 110,300 pixels per eye and will offer upgrades to VGA. Prices start at $1895.00 for a full 3D, color, stereoscopic unit. The unit uses superior electronics, compared to existing headsets which are outdated volume runs with sub-110K pixel resolution. The unit comes with a standard lens set and two higher-fidelity lens options are available now too. The Mouse-Sense3D(TM) is a robust 2.75 oz. headtracker, mouse, body tracker all in a single device. It comes with a software utility to assist with configuration to almost any game or application that uses a serial port interface. The Mouse-Sense3D(TM) pricing starts at $750.00. RPI produced and shipped the first consumer/industrial VR glasses and still offers the smallest, high-style VR glasses available today. RPI/ATG is a hardware peripherals company producing personal simulator glasses and displays, video graphics cards, headtrackers and similar interactive media devices. RPI provides custom prototypes and volume production units. Issued and pending patents support the devices. Irix Systems ordered the first production run and a major korean electronics group ordered the next run. For more information contact RPI at 415-495-5671 or FAX 415-495-5124.