In the late fifties and early sixties, producer William Castle created sensationalistic gimmicks to involve audiences in his films. Each Castle spectacular premiered an exciting "innovation" to draw audiences in: "House on Haunted Hill" (1959) had inflatable skeletons soar over the audience; "13 Ghosts" (1960) used special viewing glasses to reveal spectres on the screen; and with "The Tingler," Castle wired up movie seats to give the audience electric shocks to simulate the attack of the title creature.

Movies have come a long way technically in the 43 years since Castle hauled out gimmicks to lure the audiences to the theatres, but one thing hasn't changed: moviegoers want to get a bigger, more immersive experience, even if the "theaters" happen to be their living rooms or dens.

Think of it as a 62-inch big-screen the size of a pair of sunglasses. Connect Olympus's Eye-Trek FMD-700 up to your VCR, DVD, camcorder, game console, or PC, slide on your goggles, and immerse yourself in the action.
The FMD-700 makes any NTSC television signal look like a 52-inch big-screen picture as viewed from a distance of 6-1/2 feet, creating the feeling of a personal "home theater." Inside the wraparound goggles, Olympus brings picture quality equivalent to 720,000 pixels with horizontal resolution of more than 500 lines. The FMD-700 also delivers powerful surround-sound, with the option of hooking up your own headphones.
Frequent business travelers can get on plane or train with the new Eye-Trek FMD-700 comfortably stowed in a briefcase. An RGB port connects Eye-Trek to a computer, giving users the luxury of watching DVD movies and playing PC games in privacy.