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Calvin Klein shades boast built-in USB data storage

By Michael Mulcahy

23:29 July 9, 2009 PDT

Pull the detachable arm off these ck Calvin Klein sunglasses and you'll find a 4GB USB fla...

Given the increasingly-strange places USB Flash drives turn up these days – from Swiss Army knives to penguins – nothing should come as a surprise. But it still seems odd that ck Calvin Klein would decide that what the world wants right now is a 4GB USB data storage device built into a pair of designer sunglasses. Read More

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New Vuzix video eyewear actually look like glasses

By Michael Mulcahy

03:33 June 26, 2009 PDT

Vuzix Wrap 920AV video eyewear looks like sunglasses and lets you see the world around you...

Vuzix has been a pioneer in the world of video eyewear, introducing the virtual reality video visor, the AV310 widescreen experience and now, video glasses that won’t make you look like you’re auditioning for Star Trek. In fact, the new Vuzix Wrap 920AV doesn’t simply combine a 60-inch viewing experience with the look of fashion sunglasses - you can actually see right through the screen into the outside world. Read More

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More than meets the eye: Xonix 5-in-1 video sunglasses

By Paul Best

20:06 April 22, 2009 PDT

The Xonix 5-in-1 video sunglasses can record up to eight hours of footage

OK it’s not on the Inspector Gadget scale of ingenuity, but five cool functions in one pair of sunnies from the Xonix Watch Company still gets the gadget gene in us twitching. When you’re not simply wearing them to shield your eyes from the sun – which is one of its functions – the sports-designed sunglasses also serve as a video recorder, camera, music player and memory storage device. Built-in memory of up to 16GB caters for up to eight hours of AVI format video capture or up to 160,000 images depending on the resolution, which peaks at a less than awe-inspiring 2.0 megapixels. Read More

 
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