Re: HMD suggestions

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Thanks! I think I've made up my mind! I think I'm going to get the Crystal now!
-Brian

On Fri, Sep 26, 2008 at 10:57 PM, Steve Barr <> wrote:
> On 9/26/08, Brian Kuriyama <> wrote:
>> Haha I was about to recommend the Crystal too, but I'm more
>> curious as to what it looks like from the wearers perspective. It
>> seems like you can view part of your surroundings or something,
>> but I don't know how much of it.
>>
>>  Does anyone know of reviews that detail how much of your
>>  surroundings you can actually see while wearing these?
>
> http://www.stationstops.com/2008/09/18/video-glasses-myvu-crystal-amber-video-glasses-for-ipod-review/
> "The glasses only take up your top half of your field of view - you
> can look down and see a lot of the outside world, and even walk around
> the house if you needed to just by looking down."
>
> http://www.pcworld.com/article/147504/review_myvu_crystal_video_eyewear_for_ipod.html
> "One of Myvu's claims to fame is that it uses optics you can see
> through, so while you will see an uninterrupted image inside the
> glasses, windows in front also let in a little bit of light to give
> you some situational awareness--you can see people walking towards
> you, navigate around obstacles, and so on, without bumping into them.
> Myvu has taken this concept one step further with the Crystal by
> offering the front "lenses" in either black, which filters out most
> external light, or amber, which lets in more light."
>
> http://gizmodo.com/5014301/battlemodo-of-highest-res-video-goggles-zeiss-cinemizer-vs-myvu-crystal
> "The Myvus are also a lot easier to walk around with, as you can see
> easily above and below the screen making driving with these a lot
> safer. (I kid!)"
>
> http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,198743,00.html
> 'After settling back to watch "The Apprentice," which I purchased from
> Apple's iTunes Music Store, I was surprised to find that I felt
> comfortable enough to get up and walk about.
>
> 'Pretty soon I was ironing a shirt and washing dishes while watching
> apprentice wannabe Michael make mistake after mistake before getting
> booted from the show with Donald Trump's famous finger-pointing
> phrase: "You're fired."
>
> 'You actually can watch the video, then look above, below and around
> the screen to see other things. As I walked by a mirror I could see
> myself out of the corner of my eye.'
>
> Steve
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