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Vuzix Corporation has officially launched its new line of sunglasses-styled Wrap video eyewear products across Europe.
For those of you that are not familiar, eyewear is an accessory that connects to your (mobile) device, and displays video outputted from it – think two small screens in the glasses that give you a virtual 44-67″ inch screen, and you are getting there!
The Wrap video eyewear range is compatible with (mobile) devices which have composite video-out and comes complete with an iPod/iPhone adaptor. Other devices the Wrap video eyewear connects to, with the appropriate cable adaptor, include: camcorders, portable DVD players, PCs and game consoles. All Wrap devices can also play back 3D content – which as we all know is the buzzword of the moment, but actually when you experience it is very, very, cool indeed!
There are going to be three versions of the Wrap. The Wrap 230 (£129.99 inc VAT), Wrap 280 Widescreen (£179.99 inc VAT), and the Wrap 920 (£249.99 inc VAT). You’ll be able to get them from The Vuzix Store,, and major online retail outlets including the Apple store, Firebox, and Play.com.
I’ve played with these devices before and they are very cool – once you get past the effect of watching the screens, and pop some headphones on, you get an immersive and very coherent viewing experience – and the Wrap rage looks even look vocal too!
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Ben Robinson
Ben is a 10+ year veteran of the Mobile industry – starting his career when SMS was a still a relatively new concept for most people (!), he has now consulted on everything from bleeding-edge Mobile content, to the next-gen accessories you might view it on. As a result he has a broad and deep knowledge in numerous areas of Mobile – from network operators to device vendors, to infrastructure and middleware vendors (not to mention content delivery) – and has worked for companies in all of these areas! He is based in the UK, a hotbed of activity for mobile, and recently became a father for the second time – as oppose to in his younger years when he was happy spend time tweaking all manner of mobile devices to 'nth' degree, he now looks for services and hardware that provide the most efficient, compact, and reliable improvements to his already manic life! It’s his opinion that Mobile solutions should be there to help to make your life better – if a particular solution (be it service or device) isn’t doing this, he believes you need to ask the very important question of why you continue to use it... His focus at IntoMobile is mainly on Mobile content, services, and infrastructure, particularly as regards the UK market – and with the occasional look at devices. Additionally, using his extensive experience in the industry, he will provide commentary on the industry at large, with regular (and hopefully thought-provoking) articles.
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