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Battlemodo of Highest Res Video Goggles: Zeiss Cinemizer vs. Myvu Crystal
Despite the stigma, I've always wanted a pair of video goggles. I never did mind the nerd factor accompanying any piece of gear, at least not after admiring sci fi heroes like Cyclops of the X-men and Geordi from ST:TNG. But they've never been cheap or high-res enough until now. The Zeiss Cinemizer ($400) and the Myvu Crystal ($300) both do 640x480 resolution, which is best in class. And so today I'll try to figure out which one is better headset. During it all, I will suspend all disbelief when it comes to the practicality of wearing a second screen for your video iPod on your face. I mean, what are you really saving here but neck cramps? More »
9:01 PM on Sat Jun 7 2008
By Brian Lam
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Latest by n/a: @mrburglar: Followup to my own post: the video input is a 4-pin miniplug. Problem is, the AV output on a Macbook is also this plug, and no one seems to make a male-to-male cable. So I'm hosed. more »
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Soldier Without Night Vision Goggles + Puddle = Hilarity
A spy drone with an infrared night vision system captured this perfect moment when a solider without night vision gear discovered why it's such a useful piece of tech. You know, for spotting otherwise-invisible lurking bad guys in the dark ... and huge puddles right in your path. Brilliant. Thanks to whoever declassified this! [Danger Room]
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Cyber Goggles Record and Tag Your World For Future Reference
Straight out of sci-fi and into reality, this pair of "cyber goggles," invented at the University of Tokyo, records everything you see as you wander through the day, then tells you where to find stuff later. More »
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Von Zipper Snow Muffs Headphones: One Less Thing To Worry About
Say you're Brian Lam, out there on the slopes of Tahoe, snowboarding as your iPhone drops the biggest beats since the Propellerheads' dropped Decksanddrumsandrockandroll. It sounds grand, but there's a logistical problem: You have goggles, plus the earmuffs your mom knitted for you, plus your (definitely not white) earbuds, all connected to your head using different straps, levers and pulleys. Von Zipper combines them all into one easy system: the $20 Snow Muffs/H-Phones will attach to most ski goggles—but particularly those that Von Zipper by coincidence also sells, for $60 to $160. [Product Page via Book of Joe]
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We don't snowboard all that often (since that would require leaving the house), but these UVEX super goggles seem to be the kind of thing we'd use on our trips down the slopes. The UVEX Univision has an AAA battery inside to allow the glass to shift from the light lens in low light situations (cabins) to the dark lens in super bright (snow) situations.
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UVEX Univision Snowboard Goggles Do Something
We don't snowboard all that often (since that would require leaving the house), but these UVEX super goggles seem to be the kind of thing we'd use on our trips down the slopes. The UVEX Univision has an AAA battery inside to allow the glass to shift from the light lens in low light situations (cabins) to the dark lens in super bright (snow) situations.
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UV LED Goggles Let You See Things You Don't Want to See
"This is going to be a wonderful honeymoon, sweetheart.""Hold on a second, let me just check the hotel bed real quick."
"Why are you wearing those ridiculous goggles? Make love to me, will you?"
"Oh… oh my god. Come on, we're going home."
"I've made a terrible mistake."
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Tenebraex Creates First Ever Color Night Vision Goggles
Okay, so $6,000 may be a lot of loot to pay for a pair of night vision goggles, but Tenebraex's specs are the first to let you see in color. The goggles can see down to quarter-moon night levels. For anything lower than that, users can switch to the standard monochromatic green vision. The company is hoping to sell these to the U.S. Pentagon. All we need now is a low-priced consumer version for some night-time paint-balling fun. More »
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Beer Goggles Explained, Calculated
Researchers at Manchester University commissioned by Bausch & Lomb have discovered the actual formula to beer goggles, as seen on the left. Not as simple as previously thought, the beer goggles effect depends on how much alcohol you've consumed, yes, but also depends on factors like how smoky the room is, how well lit the "person of interest" is, and the distance between the two of you. More »
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Night Vision Goggles Launches Darts at Victims, Annoying Sisters
It's never too early to start shopping for Xmas, and these night vision goggles with dart launches would be great for any boy ages six to sixty. We're not sure how well these goggles work—they're $19.95 after all—but the darts should be great fun to run around in the backyard with. More »
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Onion Goggles Protect Your Eyes From Onion Attacks
If you want to not cry when chopping onions, you can either follow one of those home-remedies about holding your breath or putting some carrots up your nose, or you can buy one of these Onion Goggles. Twenty bucks will prevent any onion or onion-related parts from getting up into your eyeballs, which is a good thing. More »
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Here's a remarkable video shot from the cockpit of a radio-controlled airplane. The camera's video is transmitted to the flyer on the ground below, who's wearing VR goggles. When he moves his head, the remote camera's pans and tilts correspond exactly to his movements. The result is a extraordinary feeling of actually being in the plane. Shouldn't all R/C airplanes be made this way? More »
Remote Flying with VR Goggles and a Camera
Here's a remarkable video shot from the cockpit of a radio-controlled airplane. The camera's video is transmitted to the flyer on the ground below, who's wearing VR goggles. When he moves his head, the remote camera's pans and tilts correspond exactly to his movements. The result is a extraordinary feeling of actually being in the plane. Shouldn't all R/C airplanes be made this way? More »
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Goggles: Flight Sim and Google Maps Mash Up
Goggles takes map data from Google Maps, overlaying a little biplane over it. It's not really a mapping tool, as much as it is a game. Pull back to zoom out, divebomb to zoom in, being careful not to crash into the ground. Hitting the spacebar makes your plane fire, but there's nothing to shoot at, yet. Alright, so that means its not really a game. But it's a nice way to explore a city from your desk. TGIF!Goggles [via Ashkan]
