Crystal 701 & Shade 301

Crystal 701 & Shade 301: Two Wearable Video Displays

Available in Japan iSonic announced yesterday the release of the Crystal 701 and the Shade 301 for iPod, Myvu devices. They both display iPdo classic/Touch/Nano/ iPhone contents.

The Crystal 701, brings a wearable 37" video display, and features remote control unit, detachable dock connector cable, 640 x 480 video output from the 2007 iPod range, and USB port.

Available in Black or Umber color for 280€. Our Shade 301 displays a 27" image in 320x240 resolution. Otherwise it provides the same specifications as the Crystal 701, and should cost around 200€.

source akihabarnews

iPod Video Goggles

In the future, TV will be televised

Video iPods are the bee's knees, the cat's meow, and the aardvark's pajamas. You can watch video podcasts, hit TV shows, and movies stored magically on that itty bitty little device. The one drawback with this medium is the size - the actual physical size of the screen is so small, you may find yourself holding the iPod right up against your nose to see anything.

We've got just the thing - video goggles that plug directly into your video iPod and project a virtual 24 inch TV directly in front of you! That's right - plugged directly into your iPod - no extra cables, adapters, or bulky power-packs necessary. These goggles don't even have batteries - they draw power directly from your iPod.

Don't worry - they draw so little power, you probably won't even notice it. A 5th gen 30 Gigabyte iPod Video can run more than 2 hours, while the 80 Gigabyte iPod Video can run more than 4!

Watch your favorite episode of The Office, catch up on Lost, or even watch Blade Runner for the upteen millionth time - whatever you want! Just please don't wear them while driving or operating any other heavy machinery.

Specifications

Display format:	320 x 240, 24-bit color, 50–60 Hz frame rate
Optics:	Dual color LCDs SolidOptex™ Optical System
Image size:	Equivalent to 24 inch TV at approx. 2 m.
Video input:	Auto sense and switch between NTSC and PAL
Operating temperature:	32 to 104ºF (0 to 40ºC)
Storage temperature:	-4 to 140ºF (-20 to 60ºC)

source thinkgeek.com

Apple iPhone 8GB gets a price cut in UK

The highly controversial Apple iPhone is finally getting a more reasonable price of GBP 169 instead of the original GBP 269. O2 UK and Carphone Warehouse who exclusively sell the iPhone in UK will be also giving GBP 100 vouchers to customers who have bought the iPhone in the last 30 days.

The new price cut of GBP 100 (valid as of today) actually makes the European version of the iPhone less expensive than the US counterpart - the price tag pf GBP 169 translates into something roughly around $330, while the US 8GB version still costs $399 before taxes.

The price drop actually makes us wonder whether O2 UK is having problems with selling their legit iPhones. Nevertheless, it's not sure whether this step will tame the black market of unlocked iPhones imported from the USA. After all, to get an O2 iPhone you have to sign a long-term contract with O2.

While the iPhone 8GB gets its numbers slashed, the price of the 16GB iPhone version remains unchanged at GBP 329.

This move from O2 opens doors to even more rumors about the expected announcement of a 3G iPhone in June 2008. The new 3G iPhone is rumored to even boast a 32GB version. We are yet to see about that though.

source gsmarena