HEADPLAY INC. just gave their presentation at DEMOfall...and as Chris Shipley said from stage-- it's one of those products that you have to go to the exhibit area and try (or at least 'try-on". (see our previous post for more details: HEADPLAY TO UNVEIL PERSONAL CINEMA SYSTEM AT DEMO FALL)
Glen Ward, Co-CEO Headplay presenting at Demofall, San Diego --
HEADPLAY (www.headplay.com)-- in person and up close....the description in the DEMOfall (www.demo.com) conference brochure says the following under product description:
Glen Ward, Co-CEO Headplay reveals the amazing Personal Cinema System (PCS).
What's the product?
"The HEADPLAY PCS (Personal Cinema System) is a portable, visual headset and media center that delivers an immersive, high-resolution cinematic viewing experience for gaming, movie watching and Internet Use. IT also offers a 3D experience with available content. The PCS connects directly to game consoles, DVD players, iPods, PCs and cell phones. It enjoys universal compatability and is capable of storing media using Compact Flash or USB.
Click on thumbnail to see details of Headplay Inc. DEMO at DEMOfall...www.headplay.com
Who's competing and what's the market? Under the section "market segment" Headplay's entry says 'no direct competitors" and under the market opportunity subhead they quote this stat: "The head-mounted-display market alone is forecast to grow to $1.2 billion by 2009, according to McGlauglin Consulting Group.
Joyce Schwarz trying HEADPLAY news Personal Cinema System at DEMOfall's exhibit area....
Where are they heading? Under the same market opportunity subhead they say that "Initially HEADPLAY will target core gamers and technophiles before embracing the broader entertainment market opportunities.
The company is located on Colorado Ave in Santa Monica and corporate officers are listed as: Richard DeVries, Chairman, Dan Lowe, Co-CEO, Glen Ward, Co-CEO and Ian Tweedie, CFO.
Joyce Schwarz trying out Headplay's PCS at DEMOfall...
BLOGGER NOTE: as of Weds Sept 27 at 11:45 a.m. their website www.headplay.com was still very cryptic -- floating blocks of color on a black background that when clicked on either give you cryptic messages or ask for your email address to give more info. We do note that this time we clicked and got an address and phone numbers (no names) from clicking on one block. The addresses listed include the Santa Monica office and Alberta, Canads.
SEE our previous post on Hollywood2020.blogs.com on Tuesday, Sept 26 for more details from the press release. Note we will be publishing pix we took and more on the presentation/demo by Glen Ward at DEMOfall in upcoming posts.
HEADPLAY TO UNVEIL PERSONAL CINEMA SYSTEM AT DEMO FALL25 Sep 2006 by Joyce Schwarz
HEADPLAY INC. APPEARS TO BE SET TO INTRO what it's calling a personal cinema
system at Chris Shipley's DEMOfall conference (www.demo.com) in San Diego this
week at the Sheraton San Diego Marina Hotel according to a PR Newswire release ...
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