Lightning Review: EyeClops Night Vision Goggles
The Gadget: EyeClops Night Vision Infrared Stealth Goggles, the cheapo-version of the spy favourite that’ll allow you to go exploring, play wargames, or stalk your ex-girlfriend in the dark.
The Price: $US80, but going for $US60 just about everywhere.
The Verdict: Good goggles for the price. While they aren’t exactly battlefield quality, the goggles work well enough to light up your path in the dark. The close-up setting is okay if you only care about what’s right in front of you, but you won’t be able to check up on your former lover from a tree without turning on the long-distance setting which will give up your position with a bunch of bright red lights.
Friends who’ve tried on the goggles complain that the night vision is only displayed in one eye (the other is covered with a piece of plastic), but I think that cameras in both eyes could get more confusing than necessary. The only problem I have is that it takes 6 AA batteries, which is too many to hold on your head comfortably if you’re going to be wearing them for a long time. But again, they are way cheaper than the next level of night-vision gear, so if you want to feel and look like you are from the future without spending future prices, these goggles are the way to go.
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I had just recieved one of these tech toys just this christmas, for me, they work great. Other than seeing through only one eye, restricted periferals, lots of batteries being used, and only being able to see from just a few feet in front of me to stay invisible, this toy is great. It took me a day to get used to walking around wearing them in pitch blackness. Once my batteries die, I must always carry an extra flashlight in order to still navigate properly with one eye used to bright light, basically my left eye can see everything around me but my right eye that has been in front of an LCD screen is so derranged that it can’t see anything in a low light setting. I’m hoping to be able to mod this child’s toy to something I can actually use for night operations with more Infrared led’s and maybe so the other eye can see in the dark. But with all those electronics strapped to my head, I would just keep it the way I bought it and save to buy actual night vision in the future.