Olympus Eye-Trek

Some new forms of glasses are now on the market. However, these glasses work a bit differently to those you find at LensCrafters. They are the Olympus Eye-Trek, which are goggles that are said to simulate a 52” or 62” widescreen TV. Whether this is actually true or not is anyone’s guess, but the end result is quite good. I tried a set and played some “Crazy Taxi”. It was fun to be able to look all around the room and still only see the screen. The picture was fairly sharp and bright but it might get difficult to tolerate for long periods of time. There are 4 available models. One solely for Playstation 2 ($400), the 52” TV multipurpose model ($470), the 62” TV model ($670), and the top-end model that also accepts a PC monitor ($1070). Interesting concept, but I think I’ll wait for the price to drop…a lot. www.olympusamerica.com