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Press Release Source: Microvision, Inc.

Microvision Showcases New Pico Projector Display Engines for Mobile Devices at Society of Information Display Annual Conference
Tuesday May 22, 9:05 am ET

REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Microvision, Inc. (NASDAQ:MVIS - News), a global leader in innovative ultra-miniature projection display and image capture products for mobility applications, announced today that it plans to unveil new advancements in its proprietary ultra-miniature display system, called PicoP, at the Society of Information Display (SID) annual conference in Long Beach, California, May 22 - 25, 2007. Microvision expects to showcase multiple projector model prototypes representing the recent PicoP advancements it has made in collaboration with several of the Company's high volume manufacturing and key component supply chain partners.

For the first time Microvision plans to demonstrate a PicoP projection system based on its newly developed wide-angle MEMS scanner. The wide-angle MEMS based PicoP projector has nearly twice the projection angle compared to earlier versions, creating a full-color image with a viewable area that is approximately four times as large and that diagonally is almost twice as long as images created by its predecessors, while still maintaining its small and sleek form factor. The new PicoP prototype delivers WVGA resolution (854 x 480 pixels) in a 16:9 aspect ratio, thereby providing a DVD-quality viewing experience from a package that is expected to be only 7 mm thick.

"We learned a great deal about the potential usage models for PicoP based projectors after polling our customers through direct user focused studies," stated Alexander Tokman, President and CEO of Microvision. "This customer feedback led us to the development of the new device that is expected to provide an enhanced user experience without compromising the original tiny form factor and low power requirements."

"The wide-angle PicoP display reflects a significant advancement since the Consumer Electronics show in January," continued Tokman. "It demonstrates a continuous advancement of the PicoP technology and a design that is flexible enough to incorporate laser light sources from multiple global supply chain partners."

About PicoP:

PicoP is an ultra-miniature projector capable of producing large, high contrast, color rich, high resolution images. It is expected to be small and low-power enough to be embedded directly into mobile devices, such as cell phones. Its "infinite focus" operation naturally lends itself to mobile applications. PicoP is being developed to address a large market opportunity that derives from consumers' desire for a better viewing experience than currently is available from traditional small displays on mobile devices. Other potential display applications include tiny projectors embedded into or used as accessory displays for mobile devices such as personal media players, gaming devices, laptops, DVD players and digital cameras. The company is also seeking to leverage the PicoP into vehicle displays, including automotive and aerospace head-up displays, as well as wearable full-color displays designed as fashionable eyewear.

noel wrote:You should start a new thread for that vaporware (:P) product since this thread is about a product that's mere weeks away from release.

Lumera's polymer materials are uniquely engineered at the molecular level to enable active components, such as electro-optic modulators used in fiber-optic transmission, that feature a combination of the fastest switching speeds with the lowest drive voltages and optical losses in the industry. The combination of high-bandwidth, low-voltage and integration is a key to enabling the faster data rates, longer transmission distances, large bandwidths and lower costs. Lumera has obtained an exclusive worldwide license from the University of Washington (UW) to key intellectual property based on the highly publicized developments by UW professor Dr. Larry Dalton. Dalton is widely acknowledged as being world leaders in the development of electro-optic materials.

Trias wrote:well...my Sony Ericsson K790 just shit the bed last night. It has a WSOD or "White Screen Of Death" which turns out to be a common problem; sucks to be me.

so...i guess i'll buy an iPhone unless I can come up with a better idea before the 29th!

Winnow wrote:The first thing that comes to mind if Microsoft uses that tech on a Zune type device is using your thumbprint to lock the device since Microsoft's tech is able to do that sort of thing.

Boogahz wrote:

Winnow wrote:The first thing that comes to mind if Microsoft uses that tech on a Zune type device is using your thumbprint to lock the device since Microsoft's tech is able to do that sort of thing.

ever see the episode of Mythbusters where they busted the effectiveness of fingerprint locks?

Winnow wrote:

Boogahz wrote:

Winnow wrote:The first thing that comes to mind if Microsoft uses that tech on a Zune type device is using your thumbprint to lock the device since Microsoft's tech is able to do that sort of thing.

ever see the episode of Mythbusters where they busted the effectiveness of fingerprint locks?

Link it!

This isn't top secret clearance type stuff. It would be just to lock a portable video player. You could still use a typed in password if desired. I know tons of people that would want to type in a complex password each time to access their video player, don't you?

Fash wrote:lol... so they aren't 100% secure, i just find it hard to believe someones going to go through all that effort to get your fingerprint and make a latex copy.... unless you work for the government or have some desirable confidential information on your device, it's pretty secure.

Winnow wrote:

Trias wrote:well...my Sony Ericsson K790 just shit the bed last night. It has a WSOD or "White Screen Of Death" which turns out to be a common problem; sucks to be me.

so...i guess i'll buy an iPhone unless I can come up with a better idea before the 29th!

Think there will be enough of them? I read somewhere that they'd have one million iPhones available with 200 in each store. Those figures sound a little better than the console launches of late so you might be able to pick one up the first day if you get there early.

2 hours, 6 minutes ago

Apple Inc. (Nasdaq:AAPL - news) on Monday said the battery of its widely anticipated music-playing iPhone will last longer than expected, sending its shares higher.

Apple said the iPhone would provide up to eight hours of mobile phone talk time, or six hours of Internet use, compared with its previous expectation for five hours of talk time issued in January.

Apple said the top surface of the touch-screen phone, due to ship on June 29 and priced at about $500 to $600, has also been upgraded to optical-quality glass from plastic, making it more resistant to scratches.

AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T - news), the biggest U.S. wireless provider, has an exclusive agreement to sell the phone in the United States for at least two years. It has said that more than a million people had sent the company e-mails inquiring about the phone.

Apple shares rose $3.02, or 2.5 percent, to $123.50 on Nasdaq after the news. AT&T shares rose 26 cents to $40.54 on the New York Stock Exchange.

Manufacturers are battling to increase the battery life of cell phones, as constant communication with radio broadcast towers tends to drain power more quickly than unconnected consumer electronics devices.

Smart phones like the iPhone also need lots of power as they aim to handle Web browsing, personal data storage and music and video playback -- as well as talk.

Apple said its battery claims are dependent upon specific configurations and "many other factors." It did not elaborate.

In comparison to Apple's eight hours of talk time, one rival music player phone from Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd (005930.KS), the Upstage, has a battery life of up to 6.3 hours, according to Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE:S - news), which sells the phone.

The BlackJack, another Samsung phone has talk time of up to 5 1/2 hours, according to AT&T, which sells the phone.

Apple said its device can support seven hours of video playback or 24 hours of audio playback and more than 10 days of standby time.

While the Curve from Research In Motion (Toronto:RIM.TO - news) has a talk-time of up to four hours, it has standby power of up to 17 days, according to AT&T's Web site.

Fash wrote:It's sad that this device makes me want to spend ooooodles of cash getting out of my verizon contract and into another one with a shittier company (afaic) just to have a newer phone that doesn't really do anything more for me.

Winnow wrote:VV needs a financial forum!