Nike is developing a pair of glasses for bike riding that could very well save your life. The glasses will extend your peripheral vision so that you are able to see objects behind you. The Nike Hindsight glasses have a special lens on the sides that allows for a field of view greater than the human limit of 180º. It will give you an extra 25º of viewing on both sides, making you see things like some bugs no doubt see the world.
The lenses distort the images on the side but the human eye can only detect motion in that area anyway, so the image will remain clear to you. You’ll be able to see cars or pedestrians coming up from behind you. It’s still a concept at the moment, but I’m sure this is one we will actually see in about 5 years or so.
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Written by Conner Flynn on October 22nd, 2008 with no comments.
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Thanko introduced it’s all new All-in-one sun glasses that’ll allow you to watch movies and listen to music. The device supports a wide range of formats such as MP3, WMA for audio and MP4, MPG, AVI(divx 3,4,5 and xvid), ASF for video files. The glasses can also recognize JPEG pictures. The gadget is compatible with miniSD card, an USB. It displays images in 50-Inches with in QVGA resolution (432 x 240), and will cost around 270€. [Akihabara]
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Written by Isaiah on September 11th, 2008 with no comments.
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Nowadays, getting spy shots of gadgets is a herculean task because companies have started banning camera phones and digital cameras in their vicinity. But now Brando coming to the rescue with its spy sunglasses, office spies can heave a sigh of relief. No one would come know if you’re clicking pictures of that confidential device on its 1.3 megapixel camera or listening to music. Yup, this one’s got MP3 support too. Pictures can be taken with the help of nifty wireless remote and are stored on its 2GB onboard memory.
For all budding spies, this costs $165.
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Written by Kunal Gangar on July 30th, 2008 with 1 comment.
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The guys over at MAKE recently showed visitors how to make a “Brain Machine”, a trippy looking device which reaches into your mind and helps you to chill out. Now, thanks to the miracle of modern science, you can buy one in kit form and try it on for yourself.
The Brain Machine Kit comes from the mind of Mitch Altman, the same guy responsible for the deliciously devious TV-B-Gone remote control.
Just slip on the Brain Machine’s meditation glasses and headphones, close your eyelids, tune in, turn on and drop out. A hacked version of Adafruit’s Mini-POV microcontroller kit pulses the Brain Machine’s LEDs and sound generators to sync your noggin up with beta, alpha, theta, and delta brainwaves.
As the device and your brain get on the same page, you be lulled into a trance-like state. (or maybe an acid-trip-like state, depending on how you feel about these things). Ready to take a trip? The Brain Machine Kit is now available from the MakerSHED for $34.99.
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Written by technabob on July 13th, 2008 with no comments.
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You know Scott Summers, the dude from the X-Men? Yeah, this is his grandmother. Apparently, they share the same mutant gene, resulting in cyclops eyewear. Actually, this is the JORDY. (Joint Optical Reflective Display) A head-mounted magnifier from Enhanced Vision that let’s those with poor vision see objects at a distance. Great for race tracks and the like, making granny really stand out in her final years.
The thing has 4 viewing modes, full-color, black and white, high-contrast positive and negative. A 30x magnification, but you can get 50x with the optional desktop, auto-focus with digital zoom too. The name was clearly inspired by Geordi LaForge, the visor wearing Enterprise crew member. That being the case, you’d think they could have streamlined this thing a bit.
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Written by Conner Flynn on June 13th, 2008 with no comments.
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This cool new remote-controlled car puts you right in the heart of the action, thanks to a tiny wireless camera and a pair of POV goggles.
The VTS (Vision Tracking System) R/C car uses a VGA resolution digital camera to transmit a real-time image from the driver’s perspective to a head-mounted display device. If that’s not cool enough, the motorized camera actually responds to your head movements.
So when you look left, you’re looking out the driver’s side of your little car. Look to the right, and you’re viewing the passenger’s side. It also supports looking up and down. There’s even stereo sound that lets you hear the audio from inside the car.
The whole kit comes packaged in a custom-fitted briefcase, designed to keep your car and accessories safe and sound.
Priced at £599.95 (over $1100 USD), the VTS is one expensive little car, but it sure is cool. If you’ve got an extra paycheck or two kicking around, you can get your grubby little hands on one from UK gadget retailer RED5.
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Written by technabob on May 21st, 2008 with no comments.
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I can’t tell you how many times I’ve set my eyeglasses down somewhere really obvious. But, like Mr. Magoo, I completely misplace them anyhow. On the other hand, I’m pretty sure if I kept my glasses in this awesome Blinky ghost eyeglass case, I’d never lose track of them again.
Handmade by New York crafter (and according to her profile - future librarian, lazy artist, and aspiring pro bowler) badclipart, this Pac-Man ghost glasses case is the perfect way to keep tabs on your spectacles. Thanks to a bit of clever needlepoint work, Blinky looks just like he did when he first made his way into that fateful maze back in 1980.
Now I just absolutely had to get my grubby little mitts on this for myself, so it’s already too late if you want the original one featured above. Definitely swing by badclipart’s Etsy shop and hopefully she’ll whip up another one just for you.
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Written by technabob on May 15th, 2008 with no comments.
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If you’re the type who eats Chinese food regularly, you no doubt have your own chopsticks. But where does one put them? How do you carry them around? Now they’ll be handy wherever you go. They will be stowed in your glasses.
Never be without chopsticks again. Just pull them out and start eating. You can also use them to hold your hair back, but if you do both it’s going to get messy. I suppose they are also handy as weapons should you need them. Even a stylus.
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Written by Conner Flynn on May 1st, 2008 with comments disabled.
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