glasses
Entertainment
Would You Wear Panasonic’s 3D Glasses?
11:09PM Mark Wilson | Panasonic’s been showing off their 3D tech more than any other company, but for the first time, they’ve stood behind the active shutter glasses design as their own. In other words, these are the glasses Panasonic will sell. More »
Gadgets
Vuzix Wrap 310 Video Sunglasses Look Less Dorky Than Ever
6:40AM Sean Fallon | Vuzix is continuing to try and fine tune their video glasses into something we would actually be interested in buying. This time around, the emphasis seems to be on creating a more natural look. More »
Gadgets
Wink Glasses Will Make You Blink
10:48PM Mark Wilson | I know, you play Call of Duty SO COMPETITIVELY that you can’t even blink. But since that mentality leads to eyestrain (which leads to fewer kills), Japan’s Masunaga Optical Manufacturing has invented Wink Glasses. More »
Screens
Eyeglass-Mounted Display Tracks Eye Movements To Manipulate Data
12:30PM Sean Fallon | German researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems have embedded a head-mounted microdisplay into a pair of glasses—allowing the user to access and manipulate data with simple eye movements. More »
Design
Wine Glass Booze Tank Is a Disaster In the Making
6:40AM Sean Fallon | The motivation behind the “Glass Tank” is simple: create a vessel with a seemingly endless supply of alcohol. The only problem is that this particular design may not be the best way to achieve this goal. More »
Gadgets
The LED Wine Glass Light Bulb, You Know, For Drunks
8:00AM Mark Wilson | Twenty LEDs illuminate this wine glass light bulb. But for $US120, the money may be better spent on a nice vintage…or maybe like a lifetime supply of Miller High Life. [
Design
In the Future, No One Will Have Eyebrows
3:08AM Mark Wilson | What is the worst product idea you’ve ever heard? Now double it. We’re talking about sunglasses that tape on, and yes, they’re real. More »
Design
Dior Is Trying to Make Ugly Futuristic Glasses Actually Happen
7:20AM Mark Wilson | I thought we learned our lesson from cheesy sci-fi movies. You know how everyone in the fictional future is walking around with clunky, stupid glasses? Now a designer wishes to birth that digital dystopia. More »
Random Stuff
Image of the Day: A Better Reality
11:00AM Jason Chen | This image by pyxelated on deviantart has been floating around for a little bit, but I think it captures one possible future scenario perfectly. More »
Design