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Myvu Personal Media Viewer refers to a product family of wearable video display glasses released by Myvu Corporation.[1]
Founded in 2001 as The MicroOptical Corporation. Company reported raising $11.5 million USD in 2006. [2] Company reported raising $3.25 million USD in 2009. [3] Company seems to be out of business in 2011. Main web site MyVu.com is not functional, redirecting to a Network Solutions advertisement webpage.
Myvu provided increased viewing usability and portability for users.[4][5]
Awards
- MyVu won a 2008 Innovations Design and Engineering award by the Consumer Electronics Association.[6]
- iLounge named myvu’s Crystal 701 as a Best in Show Finalist at Macworld 2008.
- AmazingTechProducts Award.
- Retail Vision’s “Best New Technology Award" (2007).
- Always On selected MyVu Corporation as one of the AO 100 Top Private companies for 2007.
- iLounge named Myvu Made for iPod the “Best Wearable Display” for 2006.
- Myvu Corporation (under the MicroOptical name) was named one of 47 Technology Pioneers for 2007 by the World Economic Forum.[7]
See also
References
- ^ http://www.myvu.com/Products-C27.aspx
- ^ http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2006/01/16/myvu-corporation-receives-11500000-series-b-funding/
- ^ http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2009/05/12/myvu-corporation-garners-3250000-new-financing-round/
- ^ http://www.businessweekly.co.uk/2008052031936/nick-sim/next-generation-displays-are-beginning-to-show-their-worth.html
- ^ http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2008/05/12/headsets_getting_some_cachet/
- ^ http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS149945+05-Feb-*2008+MW20080205
- ^ http://www.myvu.com/Awards.aspx
Categories:- Computing output devices
- Display technology
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