Vuzix's $249.95
Wrap 310 is probably the least
hideous / heinous of the video eyewear options on the market today, and while it's still take a few bottles of Jack to get us to rock these with a smile, those who are just high on life can now make a set their own. In case you're forgotten, these things provide a virtual 55-inch screen in front of your eyes, and there's support for
iPod / iPhone connections as well as basic sources such as DVD players and the like. And hey, there's also the possibility that these could be used in
augmented reality applications in the future, so feel free to considering this some sort of futuristic investment. Just like those Y2K preparedness tapes you bought in '99.
Continue reading Vuzix Wrap 310 video eyewear ships out to virtual big-screen lovers
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Vuzix Wrap 310 video eyewear ships out to virtual big-screen lovers originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 25 Oct 2009 10:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Could it be? Could it
really be? Has
Vuzix actually deployed a video eyewear solution that isn't completely unsightly in every imaginable way? Our eyes may be deceiving us, but we're going with "yes, amazingly" for the time being. Unlike the company's
iWear line -- which looks pretty much exactly like the specs worn by Geordi La Forge -- the unpriced Wrap 310 resembles a set of sunglasses. Now, these aren't apt to be mistaken for Aviators or those patented Kayne joints, but at least you'd look halfway civilized if caught in public with these on your face. Packing a pair of video displays and promising a virtual 55-inch image, these get juiced by just two AA cells and can play nice with pretty much any video source, iPod and iPhone included. There's also an expansion port that'll give it VGA / component outputs in the near future, and if you subscribe to science fiction, it could also be used to read minds in around a score.
Continue reading Vuzix Wrap 310 video eyewear actually isn't the ugliest thing of all time
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Vuzix Wrap 310 video eyewear actually isn't the ugliest thing of all time originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 16 Sep 2009 10:44:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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