Vuzix Video iWear AV920-C 2D/3D Video Glasses Aimed at Console Gamers

Following on from the release of their iWear AV920 Personal Video Display unit, which, somewhat curiously, lacked the ability to be hooked up to gaming consoles, Vuzix are to offer an upgraded version of their video glasses, in the form of the AV920-C (we assume the ‘C’ stands for console) which offer full support of consoles such as the PS3, Nintendo’s Wii and the Xbox 360 and boast imagery equivalent to that offered by a 62” screen viewed from a distance of 9 feet.

Offering what Vuzix describe as ‘a new dimension to multiplayer games’ the iWear AV920-C, apart from offering what one would expect from a pair of video glasses such as compatibility with iPods, DVD players and so forth, also have the ability to cater for single console split screen gaming by allowing each player (up to a maximum of 4 AV920-C ‘s can be daisy chained) to define and hone in on the area of the screen applicable to their particular vantage point which can then be displayed as a single video source via the glasses (thus allowing you a better, less cluttered view of the action whilst knowing that your opponent cannot seek a glance of your perspective on proceedings).

Naturally the iWear AV920-C Personal Video glasses, which offer a resolution of 640 x 480 in 25-bit colour, offer automatic switching between 2D and 3D imagery (the glasses will display 3D imagery created via the field sequential technique), integrated stereo speakers which are detachable and, apart from accepting standard RCA signals will also handle higher quality HDMI sources such as those offered by high end gaming systems like the PS3 and the latest Xbox consoles.

Due to become available in February for an as yet undisclosed sum the good news for owners of the iWear AV920 non ‘C’ models is that Vuzix are on record as stating that they will be making an upgrade kit available which will include all the hardware and firmwire revisions required to elevate your glasses to AV920-C standard though, again, no pricing details have yet been forthcoming.