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Kopin - World's Smallest Color Viewfinder


March 2004 --Newstream -- Kopin Corp. (Nasdaq:KOPN) on March 24 announced that its new CyberDisplay™ 113K EVF, an ultra-small, ultra-low power electronic viewfinder system, has been integrated into the new SpyPen Oboe digital camera just introduced in Europe.

The SpyPen Oboe digital camera is manufactured by World Wide Licenses Ltd. for leading German digital camera company plawa-feinwerktechnik GmbH. The plawa SpyPen brand is known for its eye-catching designs and innovative form factors. The SpyPen Oboe debuted this month at CeBIT 2004. It features an unusual but stylish telescopic look with a 2.1-megapixel resolution and a 2x zoom.

"With its low power, miniature footprint and stunning image quality, Kopin's viewfinder system enabled us to design a camera that is fun to use and makes a unique fashion statement," said Giovanni Tomaselli, managing director of World Wide Licenses. "And unlike other digital cameras, the unique viewfinder enables pictures taken to be viewed clearly even in direct sunlight."

"By providing a complete electronic viewfinder system, our new display technology allows manufacturers like World Wide Licenses to design more creatively while shortening design cycles, outsourcing more of their production needs and reducing the time to introduce new products to market," said Kopin Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Dr. John C.C. Fan.

World Wide Licenses, a designer and developer of digital interactive products for global distribution, entered the digital camera market in June 2000 and has rapidly become a major supplier in this dynamic category with total shipments of digital cameras in excess of two million units worldwide.

The Kopin CyberDisplay 113K EVF includes the world's smallest color microdisplay which, at 0.16-inch diagonal, is as small as a grain of rice. The 113K EVF consumes far less battery power than other offerings, yet when used with an appropriate optic provides a virtual image size as large, clear and vibrant as full-size displays. In addition to the display, the CyberDisplay 113K EVF includes the lens, polarizer, backlight and housing.

The display in the CyberDisplay 113K EVF utilizes ultra-small color-producing pixels for exceptional image quality. Each pixel is comprised of a red, green and blue sub-pixel, each of which measures a mere 6.3 x 11.3 microns. There are a total of 113,578 sub-pixels in the 0.16-inch diagonal display, a density which has never before been achieved. The display will extend battery power by consuming a mere 10 milliwatts of power while displaying a vivid full-color video image.







Posted by Darren in our News category on March 25, 2004