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17-618: Golden-i headsets feature a 15-inch virtual laptop-size qHD microdisplay manufactured by Kopin Corporation which can be adjusted to be used below the left or right eye, 9-axis head-tracking technology with a digital compass and GPS, speech recognition software with two noise-cancelling microphones (supporting 38 languages), Bluetooth , Wi-Fi and USB connectivity , 3D graphics accelerators . The 18650 Li-ion battery will last 8+ hours. The latest Golden-i Gen 3.8 headset computer also has built-in 14MP camera. Verizon Wireless announced

34-479: A Kopin CyberDisplay with QVGA -level resolution for inclusion as a viewfinder in its SP-550 UZ model. In 2012, the company's newest CyberDisplay model had a diagonal measurement of 0.27 inches (0.69 cm) with VGA -level resolution of 640x480 pixels. Outside of the consumer market, Kopin's microdisplays have also been used in electronics devices aimed at the military and law enforcement officers. In 2008,

51-644: A Microsoft Gold Developer Partner; access to the global Golden-i users group; a second Li-ion battery and wall-plug battery charger; a user's guide; and a developers instruction manual. Ikanos Consulting, a wholly owned Kopin subsidiary working with [Mistral Solutions] developed the Golden-i operating system (Gi-OS) to support Golden-i headset computers. Gi-OS includes a high performance hardware accelerated graphics subsystem, built using OpenGL, allowing support for transparencies and transition animations to create and stylize voice-controlled applications for Golden-i. There

68-581: A hard hat or helmet and has a basic adjustment in the back that compensates for the width and length of people's heads for comfort. Kopin and Verizon are in the process of building thousands of Gen 3.8 headsets to bring to market and are targeting light industrial industries. Launched at the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) Annual Meeting & Exposition by Motorola Solutions, the HC1

85-563: A single day of Kopin Corp. where he had been employed as a consultant. The company announced on the same day good news about a new Asian client that sent its stock value soaring. Bush stated that he had no inside knowledge and that his financial advisor had recommended the trades. He said, "any increase in the price of the stock on that day was purely coincidental, meaning that I did not have any improper information." When asked in January 2004 about

102-575: Is Woburn, Massachusetts -based Skyworks Solutions . In January 2011, Kopin acquired British optoelectronics company Forth Dimension Displays (FDD) for £7 million in cash. Kopin's president John Fan indicated in media comments that Kopin was especially interested in FDD's ultra-high resolution reflective microdisplays and time domain imaging technology. In July 1999, Neil Bush , (son to President George H. W. Bush and brother to President George W. Bush ) made at least $ 798,000 on three stock trades in

119-514: Is also a Gi-OS SDK available for Golden-i –providing software developers the tools to create their own applications for Golden-i. Gi-OS provides a set of core applications including: Input mechanisms include voice, head tracking, Ask Ziggy Inc. , and voice driven keyboards. Ikanos Consulting announced at CES 2013 its LifeBoard application for Golden-i – a skin for Gi-OS that enables the user to customize up to 6 different screens and navigate between them using voice commands. The visual design of Gi-OS

136-495: Is critical to the user experience. The user interface is designed to be read so a good layout and typography are the building blocks for the clarity and ease-of-use that Gi-OS demands. Words are the visual elements and controls; the content becomes the user interface. Ikanos Consulting also created a range of professional software applications for various industries called the Pro Series. These include Firefighter Pro (as seen on

153-685: The Consumer Electronics Show that year, even though it was not aimed at the consumer market. Later that year there was speculation that Kopin might enter into a deal with Microsoft or Apple to provide components for any optical head-mounted display product those companies might manufacture to compete with Google Glass , after Google chose Kopin's competitor Himax to supply components for Google Glass; however, analyst Karl Guttag stated to Seeking Alpha that he saw this as unlikely. Kopin also manufactures heterojunction bipolar transistors . Among its customers for this product line

170-719: The FCC certification and availability of Golden-i Gen 3.5 headset computers. Designed as a developer unit for software application developers and select Motorola enterprise and public safety customers, the Gen 3.5 was sold with Development Kits for $ 2,500 (plus tax and shipping). Each Development Kit included one Golden-i Gen 3.5 headset, a Windows 7 application software emulation environment; Microsoft WinCE 6 application software porting platform; Nuance Vocon3200 Golden-i speech recognition platform available in more than 20 languages; online professional application development and support provided by Adeneo,

187-556: The Golden-i Wireless Headset (3.8 or Gen 3.8) at CES 2013 on January 8, 2013. Designed by Kopin Corporation to function over Verizon's 4G LTE network, the Gen 3.8 headset is the lightest Golden-i headset to date, weighing 4.5 ounces in its lightest configuration. The boom structure and metallization within the device is a magnesium copper titanium alloy with Lexan polycarbonate shell – designed to operate under various different temperatures. Golden-i 3.8 can be worn with

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204-455: The United States Army awarded Kopin with the first phase of a $ 4.2 million program aimed at producing microdisplays more quickly and improving their performance, with the aim of incorporating them in night vision devices . In 2009, Kopin introduced its Golden-i headset computer, aimed at firefighters and security professionals. NBC reporter Monica J. Vila named the 2013 version of the Golden-i it as one of her favorite devices introduced at

221-632: The Verizon Powerful Answers - "The Brave :60" Commercial), Police Pro and Paramedic Pro. Kopin Corporation The Kopin Corporation ( Nasdaq :  KOPN ) is a Westborough, Massachusetts -based electronics manufacturer, best known for its display devices for mobile electronics. President John C.C. Fan describes the company's growth strategy as being based on expanding the range of applications for microdisplays. Kopin has attempted to combat

238-933: The input information that is supplied has an electrical signal the display is called an electronic display . Common applications for electronic visual displays are television sets or computer monitors . These are the technologies used to create the various displays in use today. Some displays can show only digits or alphanumeric characters. They are called segment displays , because they are composed of several segments that switch on and off to give appearance of desired glyph . The segments are usually single LEDs or liquid crystals . They are mostly used in digital watches and pocket calculators . Common types are seven-segment displays which are used for numerals only, and alphanumeric fourteen-segment displays and sixteen-segment displays which can display numerals and Roman alphabet letters. Cathode-ray tubes were also formerly widely used. 2-dimensional displays that cover

255-446: The stock trades, Bush contrasted the capital gains he reported in 1999 and 2000 with the capital losses on Kopin stock he reported ($ 287,722 in all) in 2001. In 2001 Kopin joined a broad decline in high-tech stock valuations. Display device A display device is an output device for presentation of information in visual or tactile form (the latter used for example in tactile electronic displays for blind people). When

272-471: The trend of digital cameras being released without viewfinders through the development of tiny electronic displays, aimed at inclusion in higher-end cameras rather than budget models. Kopin's first CyberDisplay product debuted in 1999 in a JVC digital camera; it featured a 320x240 pixel display with a 0.24 inches (0.61 cm) diagonal measurement. In 2007, the Olympus Corporation chose

289-423: Was built to withstand harsh conditions and rough handling - helping to improve productivity and accuracy in environments where carrying a laptop is not feasible, safe, or convenient. Designed to be mounted onto a hard hat or other safety equipment, the HC1 allows field technicians hands-free access to schematics and other important data while servicing systems in remote locations. In 2011, Kopin Corporation announced

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