Designed by Azusa Murakami and Alexander Groves, these glasses feature human hair bound with natural resin.
No thank you. I’ll be waiting for version 2.0 featuring thick, black indie glasses made with pubes.
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If you caught our April Fools roundup on Nerd Approved, you are familiar with the concept of 2D glasses&dmash;that is, glasses that convert 3D movies back to 2D.
Why would anyone want to do this you ask? Well, some people experience headaches and nausea while watching 3D movies, so a pair of glasses like this would make it easier for them to catch the latest summer blockbusters.
Well, one man has turned this concept into reality with actual 2D glasses you can buy. Check out the explainer video after the break to learn more about 2D technology and how you can talk with your hands in new and exciting ways.
Jack Rossi made what looks to be some awesome Ghostbusters ecto goggles and popped in some 3D lenses—presumably so he could watch 3D movies the nerdiest way possible.
I just finished up my Ghostbusters Paragoggles (or Ecto Goggles). According to Ghostbusters lore, The Paragoggles are activated independently of the PKE Meter but can work in conjunction with it. They enable the user to view otherwise-invisible ectoplasmic activity, objects on the ethereal plane, and objects that exhibit paranormal affinity. At times your Paragoggles will reveal Ectoplasmic Residue, reducing the need for PKE Meter readings. I however went a little on the techie side and decided to insert anaglyph 3D red and blue lenses in them. Now the spooks and specters really pop out at ya!
If you saw our review of Spex Club last month you’ll know that we discovered that their glasses are not only trendy and cheap, but high quality as well.
The only real problem is that it’s hard to feel confident in the style you choose without trying them on for yourself. Well, they’ve reminded that problem (to a degree) with their new Spex Vision mirror tool. And they are offering customers $25 off their order to celebrate—which is pretty awesome considering that prescription glasses are only $88 to begin with.
Whenever I buy new prescription glasses I can’t help but feel like I’m being massively ripped-off. It seems like you can’t get out of any store with something stylish for under $200. That’s why I was so interested in trying out Spex Club—they have a great selection of designs and their pricing structure is insanely awesome. I mean, $78 for prescription glasses and $58 for just frames (sunglasses too)? That’s how it should be dammit.
So, the question is—how’s the quality? Pretty awesome actually.
Mutants with three eyes can now take advantage of advanced 3D technology.
Product Page ($24)
Spex Club is a new optical etailer offering fully customizable handmade and hand-polished eyeglasses, sunglasses and reading glasses at an affordable price with free shipping.
The collection includes modern styles as well as retro favorites like cat Eye and oversized/aviator styles from the ’80s and even horn rimmed specs from the ’20s and ’30s.
But the best part is that Spex Club is offering all Fashionably Geek readers 10% off their purchase through the month of December using the code “retrospex” at checkout. You can also follow Spex Club via their blog, twitter or Facebook.
Supposedly, putting on these Trip Glasses and gently closing your eyes will help you to relax, meditate and, possibly, hallucinate without drugs.
Now, you tell me—do you think what you see in the video after the break would be relaxing?
Trade in the embarrassment of having huge bags under your eyes for the embarrassment of wearing weird Japanese goggles that have specially-designed ridges which are supposed to massage your skin, using gentle pressure to push the sagging flesh back where it was 20 years ago. Even though they look odd, they are apparently a ” sleeper hit”. Until they catch on over here all you have to do is endure strange looks and people asking you where the pool is.
Product Page: ($49 via 7 Gadgets)
