Kopin Announces “PupilTM” the Latest in Display Technology for Smart Eyewear
February 19 2014 - 6:23PM
Business Wire
Ultra-compact Pupil display module to allow
natural looking smart eyewear
Kopin Corporation, a leading developer of innovative wearable
computing technologies and solutions, unveils the PupilTM display
module, the latest innovation in display technology for the smart
eyewear market. The Pupil display module will be exhibited at
Kopin’s Wearable Technology Event today at 2 p.m. PST at the
Marriott Hotel in Santa Clara, California. Companies can begin
using Pupil display module in their smart eyewear designs for
consumer and commercial applications.
Woman wearing Kopin's natural looking
concept smart eyewear. (Photo: Business Wire)
The release of Pupil display module builds on the partnership
between Kopin and Olympus Corporation, the world leader in ultra
compact optics. The Pupil display module integrates Olympus’
miniaturized optics with Kopin’s family of industry-leading micro
LCDs to produce the first truly invisible display for smart
eyeglasses.
“Pupil see-through optics, with its height smaller than the
pupil of the human eye, allows see-through and see-around without
obstructing the outside view,” said Yoichi Iba, Senior General
Manager of Olympus Corporation. “Kopin’s microdisplays are a
perfect match for the Pupil optics to provide the most compact
display modules that exhibit vivid and bright images, even under
full sunlight.”
Kopin will also unveil its concept smart eyewear designs
operated by voice commands and natural speech for consumer,
commercial and industrial application. One of the concept designs
incorporates the Pupil display module behind the eyeglasses frame
to make the display module almost invisible. It also incorporates a
speaker design that blends very well with the eyewear. This is the
first smart eyewear that looks natural, yet has many of the key
functions useful for consumers.
“The market for wearable eyewear is ready to go mainstream with
many of the recent advances such as our Pupil display module
greatly improving the user experience,” said Dr. John C.C. Fan,
President and CEO of Kopin Corporation. “The Pupil module is a
major milestone as it will help our customers realize the dream of
smart eyewear for consumers.”
About Kopin
Kopin Corporation is a leading developer of innovative wearable
computing technologies and solutions. Kopin’s technology portfolio
includes ultra-small displays, optics, speech enhancement
technology, software, low-power ASICs, and ergonomically designed
smart headset concept systems. Kopin’s proprietary components and
technology are protected by more than 200 global patents and
patents pending. For more information, please visit Kopin’s website
at www.kopin.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements in this news release may be considered
“forward-looking” statements under the “Safe Harbor” provisions of
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These
include, without limitation, statements relating to the Kopin’s
partnership with Olympus Corporation; wearable eyewear is ready to
go mainstream; and the Pupil module is a major milestone as it will
help our customers realize the dream of smart eyewear for
consumers. These statements involve a number of risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially
from those expressed in the forward-looking statements. These risks
and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the following:
Olympus and Kopin may terminate their relationship, wearable
eyewear may not be adopted by consumers, the Pupil may not be
producible at a cost which is can be sold at to make a profit,
there may be no demand for the Pupil, the Company may be unable to
release new products in the coming months, there may be no demand
for any products that we develop in the coming months; it may take
longer than the Company estimates to develop products; the
Company’s products may not be accepted by the market place; there
may be issues that prevent the adoption or further development of
the Company’s wearable computing technologies; manufacturing,
marketing or other issues may prevent either the adoption or
acceptance of products; the Company might be adversely affected by
competitive products and pricing; new product initiatives and other
research and development efforts may be unsuccessful; the Company
could experience the loss of significant customers; costs to
produce the Company’s products might increase significantly, or
yields could decline; and the Company’s customers might be unable
to ramp production volumes of its products; and other risk factors
and cautionary statements listed in the Company’s periodic reports
and registration statements filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, including the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the 12
months ended December 29, 2012, and the Company’s subsequent
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. You should not
place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which speak
only as of the date on which they are made. The Company undertakes
no responsibility to update any of these forward-looking statements
to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of this
report.
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