http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/20/vuzixs-249-95-iwear-av310-widescreen-eyewear-now-shipping-glob/ Engadget Comments for Vuzix's $249.95 iWear AV310 Widescreen eyewear now shipping globally http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/20/vuzixs-249-95-iwear-av310-widescreen-eyewear-now-shipping-glob/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/20/vuzixs-249-95-iwear-av310-widescreen-eyewear-now-shipping-glob/Feb 20th 2009 2:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/20/vuzixs-249-95-iwear-av310-widescreen-eyewear-now-shipping-glob/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/20/vuzixs-249-95-iwear-av310-widescreen-eyewear-now-shipping-glob/I think most of those TV eyewears are about that big...]]>Feb 20th 2009 2:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/20/vuzixs-249-95-iwear-av310-widescreen-eyewear-now-shipping-glob/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/20/vuzixs-249-95-iwear-av310-widescreen-eyewear-now-shipping-glob/
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The guy who wears the visor is Geordi La Forge]]>Feb 20th 2009 3:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/20/vuzixs-249-95-iwear-av310-widescreen-eyewear-now-shipping-glob/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/20/vuzixs-249-95-iwear-av310-widescreen-eyewear-now-shipping-glob/Feb 20th 2009 4:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/20/vuzixs-249-95-iwear-av310-widescreen-eyewear-now-shipping-glob/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/20/vuzixs-249-95-iwear-av310-widescreen-eyewear-now-shipping-glob/
The Vuzix homepage states that the experience is "Equivalent to 52" screen viewed from 9 feet". Darren must be using some hi-tec cutting edge apparatus, since he doesn't have copy/paste. The Engadget article says "Virtual 52' screen viewed from 9-feet". Vuzix says 52 _inches_, Darren (and some of you) says 52 _feet_.

A 52 foot screen at 9 feet distance would be a bit much, no?]]>Feb 20th 2009 4:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/20/vuzixs-249-95-iwear-av310-widescreen-eyewear-now-shipping-glob/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/20/vuzixs-249-95-iwear-av310-widescreen-eyewear-now-shipping-glob/Feb 20th 2009 1:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/20/vuzixs-249-95-iwear-av310-widescreen-eyewear-now-shipping-glob/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/20/vuzixs-249-95-iwear-av310-widescreen-eyewear-now-shipping-glob/Feb 20th 2009 2:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/20/vuzixs-249-95-iwear-av310-widescreen-eyewear-now-shipping-glob/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/20/vuzixs-249-95-iwear-av310-widescreen-eyewear-now-shipping-glob/Mar 11th 2009 6:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/20/vuzixs-249-95-iwear-av310-widescreen-eyewear-now-shipping-glob/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/20/vuzixs-249-95-iwear-av310-widescreen-eyewear-now-shipping-glob/Feb 20th 2009 2:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/20/vuzixs-249-95-iwear-av310-widescreen-eyewear-now-shipping-glob/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/20/vuzixs-249-95-iwear-av310-widescreen-eyewear-now-shipping-glob/Feb 20th 2009 3:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/20/vuzixs-249-95-iwear-av310-widescreen-eyewear-now-shipping-glob/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/20/vuzixs-249-95-iwear-av310-widescreen-eyewear-now-shipping-glob/]]>Feb 20th 2009 2:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/20/vuzixs-249-95-iwear-av310-widescreen-eyewear-now-shipping-glob/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/20/vuzixs-249-95-iwear-av310-widescreen-eyewear-now-shipping-glob/Feb 20th 2009 2:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/20/vuzixs-249-95-iwear-av310-widescreen-eyewear-now-shipping-glob/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/20/vuzixs-249-95-iwear-av310-widescreen-eyewear-now-shipping-glob/Feb 20th 2009 9:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/20/vuzixs-249-95-iwear-av310-widescreen-eyewear-now-shipping-glob/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/20/vuzixs-249-95-iwear-av310-widescreen-eyewear-now-shipping-glob/]]>Feb 20th 2009 12:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/20/vuzixs-249-95-iwear-av310-widescreen-eyewear-now-shipping-glob/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/20/vuzixs-249-95-iwear-av310-widescreen-eyewear-now-shipping-glob/Feb 20th 2009 3:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/20/vuzixs-249-95-iwear-av310-widescreen-eyewear-now-shipping-glob/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/20/vuzixs-249-95-iwear-av310-widescreen-eyewear-now-shipping-glob/Feb 20th 2009 5:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/20/vuzixs-249-95-iwear-av310-widescreen-eyewear-now-shipping-glob/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/20/vuzixs-249-95-iwear-av310-widescreen-eyewear-now-shipping-glob/Feb 21st 2009 3:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/20/vuzixs-249-95-iwear-av310-widescreen-eyewear-now-shipping-glob/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/20/vuzixs-249-95-iwear-av310-widescreen-eyewear-now-shipping-glob/
The widescreen is a blistering 428 x 240. And I bet it scales wonderfully. /rolleyes]]>Feb 20th 2009 3:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/20/vuzixs-249-95-iwear-av310-widescreen-eyewear-now-shipping-glob/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/20/vuzixs-249-95-iwear-av310-widescreen-eyewear-now-shipping-glob/Feb 20th 2009 2:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/20/vuzixs-249-95-iwear-av310-widescreen-eyewear-now-shipping-glob/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/20/vuzixs-249-95-iwear-av310-widescreen-eyewear-now-shipping-glob/Feb 20th 2009 2:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/20/vuzixs-249-95-iwear-av310-widescreen-eyewear-now-shipping-glob/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/20/vuzixs-249-95-iwear-av310-widescreen-eyewear-now-shipping-glob/Feb 20th 2009 8:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/20/vuzixs-249-95-iwear-av310-widescreen-eyewear-now-shipping-glob/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/20/vuzixs-249-95-iwear-av310-widescreen-eyewear-now-shipping-glob/Feb 28th 2009 5:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/20/vuzixs-249-95-iwear-av310-widescreen-eyewear-now-shipping-glob/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/20/vuzixs-249-95-iwear-av310-widescreen-eyewear-now-shipping-glob/Feb 20th 2009 2:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/20/vuzixs-249-95-iwear-av310-widescreen-eyewear-now-shipping-glob/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/20/vuzixs-249-95-iwear-av310-widescreen-eyewear-now-shipping-glob/Feb 20th 2009 3:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/20/vuzixs-249-95-iwear-av310-widescreen-eyewear-now-shipping-glob/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/20/vuzixs-249-95-iwear-av310-widescreen-eyewear-now-shipping-glob/
Do they think we honestly don't need to know what resolution they are? The worst part is that its 640x480 and they are calling it 16:9

What part about a 4:3 resolution equates to 16:9 viewing ratio? I'm so bewildered. If this was 1080 (interlaced, even) I would be on this yesterday.]]>Feb 20th 2009 3:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/20/vuzixs-249-95-iwear-av310-widescreen-eyewear-now-shipping-glob/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/20/vuzixs-249-95-iwear-av310-widescreen-eyewear-now-shipping-glob/Feb 20th 2009 3:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/20/vuzixs-249-95-iwear-av310-widescreen-eyewear-now-shipping-glob/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/20/vuzixs-249-95-iwear-av310-widescreen-eyewear-now-shipping-glob/Feb 20th 2009 4:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/20/vuzixs-249-95-iwear-av310-widescreen-eyewear-now-shipping-glob/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/20/vuzixs-249-95-iwear-av310-widescreen-eyewear-now-shipping-glob/Feb 20th 2009 3:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/20/vuzixs-249-95-iwear-av310-widescreen-eyewear-now-shipping-glob/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/20/vuzixs-249-95-iwear-av310-widescreen-eyewear-now-shipping-glob/Feb 20th 2009 4:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/20/vuzixs-249-95-iwear-av310-widescreen-eyewear-now-shipping-glob/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/20/vuzixs-249-95-iwear-av310-widescreen-eyewear-now-shipping-glob/]]>Feb 20th 2009 3:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/20/vuzixs-249-95-iwear-av310-widescreen-eyewear-now-shipping-glob/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/20/vuzixs-249-95-iwear-av310-widescreen-eyewear-now-shipping-glob/
"The AV310 Widescreen is a lightweight (4 oz) wearable display that transforms your small video screen into a large 16:9 widescreen home theater with a virtual 52-inch display as seen from nine feet."

I watch my 60 inch TV from about 5 to 6 feet away, so these glasses would be a serious downgrade. 52 feet from 9 feet, on the other hand, would be way too close - like taking a few steps back from an IMAX screen. You couldn't see the whole thing.

The whole notion of comparing video-glasses to a X-size TV as seen from Y-distance makes absolutely no sense. They just need to say what percentage of the field of view is used by the glasses. 100% would mean all you can see is the screen, no edges. 50% would mean half of your view is screen, half is black. Knowing that would make more sense than this nonsensical hypthetical TV comparison. Plus, what's the resolution?]]>Feb 20th 2009 3:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/20/vuzixs-249-95-iwear-av310-widescreen-eyewear-now-shipping-glob/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/20/vuzixs-249-95-iwear-av310-widescreen-eyewear-now-shipping-glob/Feb 20th 2009 3:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/20/vuzixs-249-95-iwear-av310-widescreen-eyewear-now-shipping-glob/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/20/vuzixs-249-95-iwear-av310-widescreen-eyewear-now-shipping-glob/Feb 20th 2009 3:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/20/vuzixs-249-95-iwear-av310-widescreen-eyewear-now-shipping-glob/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/20/vuzixs-249-95-iwear-av310-widescreen-eyewear-now-shipping-glob/Feb 20th 2009 3:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/20/vuzixs-249-95-iwear-av310-widescreen-eyewear-now-shipping-glob/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/20/vuzixs-249-95-iwear-av310-widescreen-eyewear-now-shipping-glob/
Who comes up with these dorky lookin' gadgets, anyway?]]>Feb 20th 2009 3:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/20/vuzixs-249-95-iwear-av310-widescreen-eyewear-now-shipping-glob/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/20/vuzixs-249-95-iwear-av310-widescreen-eyewear-now-shipping-glob/Feb 20th 2009 3:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/20/vuzixs-249-95-iwear-av310-widescreen-eyewear-now-shipping-glob/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/20/vuzixs-249-95-iwear-av310-widescreen-eyewear-now-shipping-glob/Feb 20th 2009 3:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/20/vuzixs-249-95-iwear-av310-widescreen-eyewear-now-shipping-glob/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/20/vuzixs-249-95-iwear-av310-widescreen-eyewear-now-shipping-glob/Feb 20th 2009 5:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/20/vuzixs-249-95-iwear-av310-widescreen-eyewear-now-shipping-glob/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/20/vuzixs-249-95-iwear-av310-widescreen-eyewear-now-shipping-glob/Feb 21st 2009 1:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/20/vuzixs-249-95-iwear-av310-widescreen-eyewear-now-shipping-glob/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/20/vuzixs-249-95-iwear-av310-widescreen-eyewear-now-shipping-glob/Feb 20th 2009 3:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/20/vuzixs-249-95-iwear-av310-widescreen-eyewear-now-shipping-glob/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/20/vuzixs-249-95-iwear-av310-widescreen-eyewear-now-shipping-glob/Feb 20th 2009 3:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/20/vuzixs-249-95-iwear-av310-widescreen-eyewear-now-shipping-glob/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/20/vuzixs-249-95-iwear-av310-widescreen-eyewear-now-shipping-glob/
Seriously, why would a couple/family pay that kind of cash for a single-person viewing experience, and it's not even HD.... Unless you're on a transatlantic flight like every week or something.]]>Feb 20th 2009 3:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/20/vuzixs-249-95-iwear-av310-widescreen-eyewear-now-shipping-glob/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/20/vuzixs-249-95-iwear-av310-widescreen-eyewear-now-shipping-glob/
Beyond that though, they could make for some wicked gaming experiences (if they were HD...which makes this a non-buy for me). Somebody up top mentioned Mirror's Edge. What I think would be freaking sweet is to couple these with a modified version of the Wiimote hack (http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~johnny/projects/wii/) that would track your head as your move through space. It'd be a really trippy experience and some really cool stuff could come from clever developers.]]>Feb 20th 2009 4:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/20/vuzixs-249-95-iwear-av310-widescreen-eyewear-now-shipping-glob/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/20/vuzixs-249-95-iwear-av310-widescreen-eyewear-now-shipping-glob/Somebody give these to Johnny Lee so he can hack in some head-tracking. That would be seriously awesome. ]]>Feb 20th 2009 8:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/20/vuzixs-249-95-iwear-av310-widescreen-eyewear-now-shipping-glob/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/20/vuzixs-249-95-iwear-av310-widescreen-eyewear-now-shipping-glob/Feb 20th 2009 1:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/20/vuzixs-249-95-iwear-av310-widescreen-eyewear-now-shipping-glob/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/20/vuzixs-249-95-iwear-av310-widescreen-eyewear-now-shipping-glob/
Who knew glasses would one day prevent douchebaggery.]]>Feb 20th 2009 3:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/20/vuzixs-249-95-iwear-av310-widescreen-eyewear-now-shipping-glob/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/20/vuzixs-249-95-iwear-av310-widescreen-eyewear-now-shipping-glob/
...exactly how, I don't understand, but they say you can still experience the douchebaggery.]]>Feb 20th 2009 5:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/20/vuzixs-249-95-iwear-av310-widescreen-eyewear-now-shipping-glob/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/20/vuzixs-249-95-iwear-av310-widescreen-eyewear-now-shipping-glob/Feb 20th 2009 4:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/20/vuzixs-249-95-iwear-av310-widescreen-eyewear-now-shipping-glob/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/20/vuzixs-249-95-iwear-av310-widescreen-eyewear-now-shipping-glob/Feb 20th 2009 4:09AM