Vuzix Jumps on the 3D Bandwagon with Wrap 920 Video Eyewear
Remember the cool 3D effects in ‘Avatar’ and wishing you could see more? Well, maybe you can with a pair of sunglasses the maker touts as similar to walking around with a 67-inch screen resting on your nose. Add the ability to pipe in video from your iPhone and you’ve got the Vuzix Wrap 920.
The $350 sunglasses work with 2D and 3D video formats, are NTSC and PAL compatible, and work for six hours on two AA alkaline batteries. The glasses, which weigh less than three ounces, include two high-resolution 640 x 480 LCD displays with a 60Hz progressive scan update rate.
The 3D gadget also boasts a 31-degree diagonal field of view and provide 24-bit true color for 16 million colors. Along with on-screen display adjustments, the glasses can be worn of prescription eyeglasses.
Thursday, the Rochester, NY-based Vuzix announced a $1 million deal to upgrade the U.S. military’s night vision goggles with thermal imaging.
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