YelloMosquito delivers Qingbar Gp300: the wireless HMD

Although you may not be familiar with YelloMosquito, chances are you're totally aware of the business that 22Moo is in. Turns out, the former is simply a division of the latter, which is busy boasting about the Qingbar Gp300. 'Course, we've known that completely wireless head-mounted displays were in the works, but YM is claiming that these unsightly things are the world's first cordless LCOS video glasses to feature a built-in media player complete with DivX support. Reportedly, users can enjoy getting mocked while watching a 50-inch virtual screen, and they can load up their files via the built-in miniSD slot. If you just can't resist the urge to relive your Virtual Boy glory days, you can pre-order the December-bound unit now for $299 -- otherwise, you'll be laying down a Benjamin more (or smartly saving a mint) when it ships en masse.

[Image courtesy of YelloMosquito]

[jdate @ Nov 26th 2007 11:51PM]

Yeah. And they'll be laughing twice as hard at the "display" resolution: a whopping 432 x 240. Is it even worth viewing a powerpoint presentation at that chunky rate?

[Reader @ Nov 26th 2007 11:58PM]

You could play Doom at 432x240



Sorry, I personally hate Doom comments and the like, but I might as well get in on history before it's over.

[Sir.Byrd @ Nov 27th 2007 12:25AM]

Too expensive for the resolution.
Fail.
but its so ugly that it looks good... almost.

[Brian @ Nov 27th 2007 12:30AM]

Looks kind of like the product style of the Nintendo Super Scope. Lots of chunky plastic, all in shades of greyish. Does have a certain something about it, if the resolution weren't so low.

[Mr Yuk @ Nov 27th 2007 12:40AM]

Has anyone gotten a personal display to work yet? I know microvision (MVIS) was working on one, but it's not out yet. It seems all their revenue is from Military grants to try and make it work. It's not about the resolution, but the problem of getting your eyes to focus on something so close without causing a headache.

[Maxx @ Nov 27th 2007 1:04AM]

Good Luck getting onto a plane with thouse.

[Waruwaru @ Nov 27th 2007 1:51AM]

"IR remote control, allows more convenient operation"

Thank goodness for a remote control, it just way too much effort to move your hand to eye level...

[Dan @ Nov 27th 2007 2:02AM]

I'm getting excited. Gen 2 will be HD! (Thanks, TI?)
We're going to want a wireless controller with audio and video adjustment along with the usual Stop, Pause, REW, FF, etc. Non-invasive audio, please. [Can you say 'supra aural'? Sure you can!] I like that I'll be able to look over the top if I want to without moving the head-mounted display. I'm saving up for the HD version.

[kryptocaine @ Nov 27th 2007 3:21AM]

I saw a better looking version of these in a Sharper Image catalog on the way to Tokyo last week, and they were about the same price.

[darkflame @ Nov 27th 2007 8:02AM]

Not actualy that bad, but Id have to use the product in use to judge. (comfort/practicality issues are something hard to assess)

The resolution isnt great, but considering its effectively a mini-divx playing computer AS WELL as the display, thats a fair price.

Of course, hopefully resolution gets better in futura.
I would also hope screen-tech gets better.

Lets have some TOLED+LCD screen's instead shall we, so we dont need a backlight, and can be transparent when required.
(not to mention AR possibilitys)

[jptech @ Nov 27th 2007 8:24AM]

wow, that's the same resolution as my phone. I think I'll watch video on my phone thanks.

[mattg @ Nov 27th 2007 10:37AM]

i wish these had the direct-to-skull-to-auditory-nerve audio feature