There is no denying that 3D TV can be something quite spectacular to behold. Whether the technology truly goes mainstream is still up in the air, but there are a couple of things holding back this technology and one of the bog ones has to do with the glasses. The issue of compatibility remains, and this year's CES proved that this hole will be filled by third party vendors.
Price is also still an issue, and that will resolve as competition heats things up while the technology reaches the commodity stage. However, a couple of factors remain: the first being that active shutter glasses can be a tad bulky and far from cool. This is because typically the glasses have to feature the electronics within the frame, and the result is something far more geek than chic.
Volfoni thus caught our eyes at CES with its upcoming ActivEyes intelligent 3D eyewear. These promise to be the world's first cross-over 3D glasses that work with both active and passive systems. But these also are some of the lightest active 3D glasses that we saw at the show, thanks to the fact that most of the electronics have been moved from the frames to a small clip-on device.
The result is that you're tethered to that little wireless receiver, which is obviously a trade off. But it does mean lighter and slightly less dorky looking glasses - sorry, some of us try to remain slaves to fashion, even while watching TV.
The Volfoni ActivEyes are compatible with both 3DTV and PC, and the company noted that these feature ECB clear lens technology and are adjustable sunglasses from class 2 to 4. We didn't really know why this is important, as you're not likely to wear these as actual sunglasses - they're not that cool looking. To be honest, most people probably don't even know the difference between the two, but essentially class 2 allows transmission of 18 to 43 percent of visible light, whereas protection class 4 only allows transmission of 3 to 8 percent of visible light. This is something that is worth noting for different room light situations, more so at least than for wearing by the pool as with traditional sunglasses.
The ActivEyes will be available in the spring, and pricing has yet to be determined. But so far we liked what we saw both from looking through as well as at these glasses.
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