'EyeBud' for the iPod Video

JonathanGCohen writes "The SeattlePI is reporting that eMagin, a company that makes video display products for military and industrial uses, has a new headset accessory for the iPod that projects video on to a screen smaller than a quarter that is mounted in front of one eye. Its makers say this creates the illusion of watching a 105 inch screen from a distance of 12 feet." The only problem is that the expected retail value of the EyeBud is around $600, about $200 more than a 60 gigabyte iPod.

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It may succeed.

[Caspian]

The only problem is that the expected retail value of the EyeBud is around $600, about $200 more than a 60 gigabyte iPod.

In the "PC" (Wintel) market, this would be dead in the water, but the Apple market (including the iPod market) is far more trend-driven. People who buy Apple products (including iPods, excluding probably the iPod Nano and the Mac Mini) are relatively likely to be willing to spend hundreds of bucks on some shiny new geegaw, if it's appealing enough.

Don't write this one off just yet.

And if the Apple fans early-adopt this, we may see it for $200 or so in a few years! (Of course, if the Apple fans don't early-adopt it, we may see it in the discount bin at CompUSA for $200 anyhow. ;) )