Vireless Vish: Who Needs Sunglasses When You Can Wear These?

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Every month, Vireless Vish will try and get you high on gadgets, and bring you right back down to earth with cool electronic buys you can use. In this space, he hopes to connect with fellow gizmo junkies, and seduce new ones. For tech queries email him at guide@bpbweekend.com

Mirrors that turn into hi-def televisions, “media beds” that allow you to surf the Internet and closets that let you try on clothes virtually – HomesDigital, a smart home solution provider can put your wildest e-fantasy on paper. At a price, of course.

The gadgets I thought up could fuel a whole new series of Bond films, but I’ll save that for another post. After finally detangling myself from a web of vision and wires, I got a chance to chat with CEO Veetrag Bafna, about other off-the-shelf gadgets they introduce. Having watched Avatar on 3D last weekend, I found myself gravitating towards their I-Vision Video Eyewear. They’re not 3D glasses, but wearing them will make you feel like you just bought your own ticket to Pandora. Here’s how it works – Just slap the glasses on, connect to any video source – iPod, laptop, PS2, Xbox, set top box, portable DVD player, mobile phone, PDA - and it projects a screen of 35 to 55 inches, 2 metres away from your eyes, at a comfortable viewing angle of 24 degrees. But the downfall with most gimmicky gadgets is that you end up paying more for novelty rather than for true application.

Here’s why you should get it:
1. You get to carry a big screen experience in your pocket.
2. It comes with lithium rechargeable batteries and a car charger to make those excruciating road trips to work in peak Bombay traffic, more bearable.
3. It beats headphones when you want to ignore mind-numbingly annoying car-poolers or co-workers. Possible side effects: Increasing attachment with I-Vision is known to make girlfriends compete for face time.

Vireless Vish Tip-off: HomeDigital does not have a store at the moment and works on orders only (solutions start at Rs 300). But by the end of this month, you will get to try out all their products, including the super quirky video glasses, at their upcoming Prabhadevi studio. Call Mr Bafna on 9820307215 for prior appointment, price on request.

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