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Headgear Shows Images in 360-Degree View

Wed Oct 25, 2006 7:15 PM EDT
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Yuri Kageyama, AP Business Writer

Japanese electronics maker Toshiba Corp. employee Aira Hotta wears a full-faced prototype headgear that enables her to get a close to 360-degree view on a dome-shaped screen at Toshiba Corporate Research and Development Center in Kawasaki, west of Tokyo,Monday, Oct. 23, 2006. The omnidirectional image will be projected on the 40 centimeters (15.8 inches) across screen inside the 2.7-kilogram (5.95-pound) helmet in accordance with the wearer's head position upon being detected by infrared sensors. Toshiba, which plans to market the gadget within 2 to 3 years, aiming at attracting people such as virtual reality gamers, said the wearers can get 160 degrees in a horizontal plane and 120 degrees in a vertical plane from any angles their heads turn. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)

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Jynne

Although the headgear looks bulky, it's actually smaller than older versions of the same technology, Toshiba spokeswoman Kaori Hiraki said.

Was the older version the size of a VW Beetle??

    Reply#1 - Thu Oct 26, 2006 12:45 AM EDT
    JonnyBoston

    Looks like a bowling ball.

      Reply#2 - Sun Oct 29, 2006 8:28 PM EST
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