Apple and Sony’s Newest Idea: Viewing Goggles

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coolest-gadgets.com - 8/19/2008

Apple and Sony’s Newest Idea: Viewing Goggles

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We have covered viewing goggles like the Vuzix iWear and myvu before, and these have yet to catch on to the general populace. Maybe it’s the way they look, because no one wants to walk around looking like Cyclops from the X-men films. There is a rumor going about that Apple is working to change the portable viewing arena with some fancy goggles that will allow portable viewing of video ...

newlaunches.com - 8/20/2008

Apple and Sony eye viewing goggles arena

— newlaunches.com — Crazed at it may sound rumors suggest that Apple is planning on funky goggles that will let... you view content in-eye while wearing them. Content will be pulled off an iPod or other Portable Media Player and delivered straight to your vision up close. ... (more) Apple and Sony eye viewing goggles arena

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Afternoon Linkage for August 19th, 2008
GEARFUSE — ... 19th, 2008 By Vince Veneziani August 19, 2008 Comments (0) Filed under: Features Sorry about the lack of links yesterday. We’re back in full effect and we’re kicking things off with a motherfuckin’ spoon. The aforementioned spoon Holy shit! Crysis cost $22 million to make! Grass sandals? No thanks Nike+ for the iPhone Piracy strikes the Olympics This would be useful if it weren’t a damn concept rendering I don’t envision Apple selling goggles anytime soon Nintendo is still sucking the dong ...

Apple and Sony eye viewing goggles arena
Newlaunches.com — apple-video-glasses.jpg Crazed at it may sound rumors suggest that Apple is planning on funky goggles that will let you view content in-eye while wearing them. Content will be pulled off an iPod or other Portable Media Player and delivered straight to your vision up close. Rumors also suggest that Sony is giving Apple a lending hand on this mission. All this noise is still in the air, but I find the concept too much. Because such up close viewing will have all the optometrists busy with patients, giving out prescription glasses. Source ...

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