Video Glasses for Your iPod
Having a pair of video glasses allows you the chance to paint your companions green with envy. They're the perfect haven for bragging rights, considering they've yet to enter into popular society. You can't find them at the usual electronic stores, you've got to go hunt for them online. Once you've got yourself a pair, people know you've got something cool. Geek cool, but cool nonetheless. So when and how do you use your video glasses?
Having an iPod is very much a necessity to survive urbanized living as we know it. You can block out the cacophony around you and play your favorite songs and videos. When it comes to video, the tiny screen leaves a lot to be desired. This is all the more so when you've wanted to watch that action flick or revealing documentary for quite some time.
One model of video glasses is manufactured by Myvu, plainly dubbed as "iPod Video Goggles". We'll be going into the details of this pair, identifying key traits and specifications. Let's see what this thing can do!
After unboxing your glasses, you'll find it has a built in attachment for interfacing with the data and charging port of your iPod. Plugging your video glasses is easy enough. Just insert and you're ready to rock. There are no specialized, vendor specific adapters to muck about with, no parts to keep track of and lose, and no cumbersome power chargers to lug around.
These video glasses run on power provided by the iPod itself. If you're concerned that this gadget will sap the life out of your personal player, fret no more. These glasses consume only a tiny bit of power from your iPod's batter pack. The manufacturer claims a respectable runtime ranging from two hours to four hours, depending on the capacity of your iPod (for example, 30GB or 80GB).
The display format indicates a specified resolution of 320 pixels by 240 pixels, which happens to be the exact video resolution output of your iPod player. Even though they have matching resolutions, the perceived size of the output is vastly different. Whereas the iPod has a minuscule screen at a measly 2.5 inches, the video glasses can hand you (virtually, of course) a whopping 24 inch television screen about 6 feet away from your eyes. Now that's big. You won't have to strain your eyes trying to pick out the emotional reactions of all the characters.
Let's say your videos are formatted for NTSC, or its counterpart, PAL. These video glasses have the added feature of conveniently being able to accept both input formats. You don't have to deal with the frustration of having to convert one to the other manually. Myvu was kind enough to do the auto sensing and switching between formats for you. How nice of them.
An interesting specification is the capability to operate in a temperature range from 32 degrees Fahrenheit to a maximum of 104 degrees Fahrenheit. Just in case you had to go to Iceland or sojourn to the Sahara Desert.
All in all, these video glasses by Myvu seem to be a decent piece of gear to invest in. They're certainly enticing, though you'll have to find out for yourself if they're the right type of video glasses for you. Geek on, bro!
Having an iPod is very much a necessity to survive urbanized living as we know it. You can block out the cacophony around you and play your favorite songs and videos. When it comes to video, the tiny screen leaves a lot to be desired. This is all the more so when you've wanted to watch that action flick or revealing documentary for quite some time.
One model of video glasses is manufactured by Myvu, plainly dubbed as "iPod Video Goggles". We'll be going into the details of this pair, identifying key traits and specifications. Let's see what this thing can do!
After unboxing your glasses, you'll find it has a built in attachment for interfacing with the data and charging port of your iPod. Plugging your video glasses is easy enough. Just insert and you're ready to rock. There are no specialized, vendor specific adapters to muck about with, no parts to keep track of and lose, and no cumbersome power chargers to lug around.
These video glasses run on power provided by the iPod itself. If you're concerned that this gadget will sap the life out of your personal player, fret no more. These glasses consume only a tiny bit of power from your iPod's batter pack. The manufacturer claims a respectable runtime ranging from two hours to four hours, depending on the capacity of your iPod (for example, 30GB or 80GB).
The display format indicates a specified resolution of 320 pixels by 240 pixels, which happens to be the exact video resolution output of your iPod player. Even though they have matching resolutions, the perceived size of the output is vastly different. Whereas the iPod has a minuscule screen at a measly 2.5 inches, the video glasses can hand you (virtually, of course) a whopping 24 inch television screen about 6 feet away from your eyes. Now that's big. You won't have to strain your eyes trying to pick out the emotional reactions of all the characters.
Let's say your videos are formatted for NTSC, or its counterpart, PAL. These video glasses have the added feature of conveniently being able to accept both input formats. You don't have to deal with the frustration of having to convert one to the other manually. Myvu was kind enough to do the auto sensing and switching between formats for you. How nice of them.
An interesting specification is the capability to operate in a temperature range from 32 degrees Fahrenheit to a maximum of 104 degrees Fahrenheit. Just in case you had to go to Iceland or sojourn to the Sahara Desert.
All in all, these video glasses by Myvu seem to be a decent piece of gear to invest in. They're certainly enticing, though you'll have to find out for yourself if they're the right type of video glasses for you. Geek on, bro!
