in february 2007, the french company optinvent was founded by kayvan mirza and khaled sarayeddine, with the mission to design and market optical projection systems that use microdisplays or electronic display slides, based on the projection optics work developed within the thomson group. the company sought to develop and market see-through eyewear displays, pico projectors, head-up displays, professional camera viewfinders, flight simulators and rear and front projection tvs, based on its unique optical technologies (clear-vu optics, nano-beam module and slim-chin optical engine). in september 2009, the company revealed that it is developing a small, lightweight optical see-through eyewear display based on its clear-vu technology at the cost of less than $200 per unit. the eyewear display was scheduled for release by the end of 2010 by japanese maker.