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Companies
Video-Headsets //
Kopin Presents New SDK
K
opin
®
Corporation (NASDAQ: KOPN), the largest With a single spoken command, Golden-i™’s hands-
U.S. manufacturer of micro displays for consu- free mobile computing technology establishes an
mer, industrial and military applications, announced encrypted Bluetooth, WiFi or cellular link with other
the availability of Golden-i™ headset Software remote devices, for example a remote hibernating
Developer Kits (SDK) for field testing the hands-free Microsoft Windows 7 PC. When a wireless link is es-
headset computing device. tablished, Golden-i™ users immediately see their PC
desktop screen and can use natural speech recogni-
Currently in its third generation, Golden-i™ is a tion to access all of the PC’s applications, data files
lightweight (3 to 6 ounce), wireless Bluetooth/WiFi and services. When finished, the PC can be placed
headset with a near-eye, 15-inch virtual PC display. back in hibernation with just one spoken command.
This unique device, whose form-factor design was
led by Motorola, provides users for the first time with The developer kit comes with a complete, open-
the ability to wirelessly command and control up to access SDK that gives end-users the option of de-
seven independent devices and networks such as cel- veloping their own software to either operate on
lular phones, PCs and company servers – all by natu- Golden-i™ units directly or remotely running on PCs,
ral speech recognition. Users can access all Internet industrial equipment or other devices. The kit ma-
services while highly mobile, including full-color D-1 kes it easy to develop highly-intelligent applications
(720 x 480p x 30 fps) streaming video over standard that provide the Golden-i™ wearer with informati-
Bluetooth 2.1, WiFi and host cellular devices. on from, and control of, virtually any “connected”
device on the planet. Golden-i™ currently operates
“Golden-i™ offers spontaneous mobile access to in English, French, German and Spanish natural voice
virtually any digital information in the world, on- recognition but will soon operate seamlessly in over
demand,” said Jeffrey Jacobsen, Kopin Senior Advisor 20 common languages.
to CEO and Golden-i™ Program Manager. “Imagi-
ne leaving your laptop at the office and still having
full access to all of its information, applications and
services while traveling. Golden-i™ is an enterprise

http://www.kopin.com/golden-i/
mobility and performance product that will truly
change the way people work and live.”