A shiny headset that lets you watch 3-D video, play video games or listen to music -- not to mention looking at home on an extra from your favorite sci-fi film -- is on the way.
Sony on Wednesday declared the HMZ-T1, a head-mounted "personal 3-D viewer," will be rolled out later this year.
The headset contains a pair of goggles housing a 0.7-inch, high-definition OLED panel that Sony says is the equivalent of a 62-foot virtual screen.
It contains virtual surround-sound and can be used for watching movies or other videos, listening to music and playing video games.
"This new 3-D viewing style provided by 'HMZ-T1' will enable users to entertain the movie theater-like experience whilst relaxing on their living room sofa, thus further expanding Sony's 3-D world," the company wrote Wednesday.
Personal 3-D' goggle set will be released in Japan on November 11 for the equal to $780, according to Sony. But Soney has not given no release dates for other countries.
Sony had rolled out a prototype version of the headset at January's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, but it was far from fully formed and no timeline for its release was announced then.
Hollister got to test-drive the headset and, while generally positive, said it's a bit front-heavy and not entirely comfortable. But he called its visuals "nothing short of stunning."
"[T]hose twin 0.7-inch OLED displays shot out deliciously crisp images with deep blacks and beautiful vibrant colors,".
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