Scaler intros Teleglass T4-N video glasses
By Donald Melanson 
posted Oct 5th 2007 2:52PM
posted Oct 5th 2007 2:52PM
It looks like Scaler has found a bit of room for improvement in its Teleglass T4 video-playin' shades, with the company now offering a new "limited edition" T4-N model. These ones boast a 640 x 480 resolution and, like before, promise to give the effect of watching a 45-inch display from six feet away. As you can see, the shades have also been given a few cosmetic refinements, although we're guessing it'll still take a certain sort of fearless individual to rock these in public. Those that think they can pull it off will have to act fast, however, as only 500 of shades are being made available for the time being, with them setting you back ¥134,400 (or roughly $1,150) apiece.
[Via Pink Tentacle]
[Via Pink Tentacle]
Why cant you just use the money to buy a plasma screen?
This will just make your eyesight worst.
OK, I think you are completely missing the point of these glasses.
Nope, video playing glasses right? Are you supposed to wear this in public?
Waste of money.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walkman
Look, I'm not saying I would buy these things, or that these things are brilliant or cool or anything. But if you are seriously wondering why someone doesn't "save the money and buy a plasma screen instead," then yes, you have in fact completely missed the point of these.
Let me ask you... if you took the $1200 or so dollars these things cost and bought yourself a plasma screen, can you hook that plasma screen you bought up to your PMP and watch a video while you wait for a train? ride on a train? on an airplane? on the bus? while you are supposed to be working?
I personally think you would look even more ridiculous carrying a plasma television on a plane/train/bus than you would in these glasses... but that's just my opinion.
Will they work as a 3D display?
I think Cyclops wore these glasses before he got vaporized by Jean Gray.
That was Phoenix, not Jean Grey (technically)...
Can you add calendar events and install 3rd party apps?
Are you kidding me, everything can do that....
Larry Craig could use these to (appear to) stare at pretty girls while he's really watching gay porn.
This is early-gen technology design. I mean MP3 players have been around a lot longer and they still look like crap when head-mounted.
Anyways, who cares what it looks like now. The exciting thing is that these devices are becoming more common. That means more money in R&D for a device that has enormous future potential.
I dream of the day that I can wear normal looking glasses that act as a wireless display for all the gadgets in my pockets.
Call me when HMD manufacturers finally discover 720p.
I can't wait for these to show up on Dog the Bounty Hunter
The goggle.
They do things.
I cant wait to browse the web on glasses. Maybe control a computer or laptop with them and a one handed keyboard.
Me too. These are a huge improvement on the old myvu-style head-mounted-displays. Sure, you could use them to watch videos on your iPod or something, but with VGA, you could realistically use this in combination with a laptop or UMPC for gaming, browsing the web, etc. Maybe combine with with a Bluetooth frogpad or something...
Yeah, I was imagining the frogpad as the keyboard... I mean, kinda hard to carry a standard keyboard while walking around. lol
I would be brave enough to wear these in public if somebody gave me a pair.
I bought the relaxview 3.0 at http://www.relaxview.eu/
The resolution of this one is much better than the video eyewear in this article