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Gunnar adding style to 3D glasses ... for $100 per pair

by Ben Gilbert on Jul 1st 2010 5:00PM

Our biggest beef with slapping on a pair of glasses for some hot 3D gaming action isn't how silly we might look (the headset we wear at all times keeps us feeling sufficiently silly, thank you very much), but that the glasses simply don't match our $300 Diesel jeans. Lucky for us, then, that stylish glasswear designer Gunnar Optiks just released two pairs of extra snappy-looking, 3DTV-ready glasses -- named "Anime" and "Phenom," respectively -- for $99 a pop.

If that price sounds high to you, perhaps you've discounted the fact that the glasses can also be used for "running a military flight planning simulation, creating/viewing virtual 3D home and commercial architecture environments, or mapping the human genome through molecular modeling?" Perhaps. Regardless, they're available right now from Amazon, Buy.com, and Gunnar itself.

Source: Press Release

Tags: 3d, 3d-glasses, anime, gunnar, gunnar-optiks, phenom

Reader Comments (31)

They couldn't come up with anything more original than Anime and Phenom? Am I buying glasses or am I buying Japanese cartoons or a processor from AMD? I DON'T KNOW!

@Zertoss
They don't look too different from each other. I can't even see any "anime" or "phenom" inside them.

God I can't wait until 3D price comes down and you don't have to wear glasses to see it on most devices....

Again, if only I could see in 3D, good thing I don't own a PS3 if 3D is the next big thing. I hope its all just overhype. :(

Ontopic, they do look quite stylish, but honestly I dont have people watching me when I play games so why bother?

@Thorz

Hey, dummy! 3-D is not a PS3 exclusive... The 360 has Avatar in 3-D, but Sony's really pushing the extra dee's since they sell TV's, too.

The Phenom's (and maybe the Anime) have been around. These are just 3D compatible versions.

Personally, while they do make things slightly bigger and more contrasty, as someone with contacts, the glasses tend to dry my eyes out more (less oxygen? They fit closer than my normal glasses).

I do like that these are more like normal looking sunglasses and that they're more reasonably priced that most other $150 3D glasses. Where does this pricing come from anyway?!? Aren't ALL 3D glasses just sunglasses with 2 different polarized lenses? They should cost $30 not $150.

@(Unverified) I find that your opinion is very uninformed. Please read up before you open your mouth.

@(Unverified)

While I'm not supporting inflated prices due to popularity or perceived value, even a decent pair of regular sunglasses cost more than $30. I worked at an optician's during college and from my training and experience there, I would never purchase a cheap pair of sunglasses for daily use. You can screw up your eyes pretty bad wearing cheap lenses on a regular basis.

PSA: Oakley still make the best (most optically correct or neutral) polycarbonate lens. If you like more traditional styling, go for a Maui Jim. and please stay the heck away from Ray Bans. Your eyes will thank me later.

HA! I can have this for free, I'll just use the glasses I borrowed (stole) from Avatar. It uses the same lenses right?

Just think of how badass you could be when you take your lady to see Twilight 4 in 3D... you say. "No thank you, I have my own 3D glasses" and whip these bad boys out of your pocket.

@MillsAnimation

If you're going to see Twilight 4 with a lady, she's just going to call you her BFF...

COCK BLOCK!

I just came to a great realisation, these are to make you look cool right? Well if you go and boast to your buddys that you just spent $100 on a pair of 3D glasses, chances are you are going to get a reaction of: "Get a life dude".

Defeats the point completely, I guess if you have money to burn its okay though.

One hundred dollar for a pair of 3D glasses? Add to that the averge price of an 3d tv is expensive and also add to that that there making 3d TV without glasses to be released in the next 3 to 2 years?

Why?

@Bloodyghost

$$$

3D TV: $2000
A pair of 3D glasses: $100
Not looking like a total tool? Priceless.

@StevieH You look like a tool just for owning the TV. The glasses matter not.

Would it put everything in 2D if I ware them while driving?

@Nofriendo I'm not sure but I think you may have a hard time seeing the red lights.

Ooh, nice.

I can't wait to start gaming in 3D!

I'll say it again: 3D will never take off until it is free from the glasses. Nobody wants that.

@FredFredrickson ... or the headaches.

@Kuipo

The headaches are primarily from live action 3D filming as when using a mechanical lens, only certain elements of the scene are in focus at one time but your eyes are tricked by the 3D tech into thinking they can look at another element on screen and that element will come into focus. Your eyes are basically overworked and the muscles trying to bring things into focus end up giving you a tension headache.

This effect is largely avoided in animated 3D films as there is no mechanical lens and all elements can be "in focus" on screen at the same time.

I don't want to be the one to break this to you guys but... those aren't shutter glasses.

So what you're spending your $100 on is just so you can bring your own 3D glasses to the theater, not so you can look cool while playing Motorstorm at home.

@Hunter2223

I'm glad someone realized these are just polarized glasses that are (currently) only good for theater use.

I wonder how fast 3D TVs will be in the bargain bin? Once there I'll buy it

Every time I see 3D now, I just think about how my Christmas was ruined because of the lack of 3DS

Now THAT is money well spent...

@(Unverified)

These aren't shutter glasses, so they won't work with ANY 3D TV's that use that tech. As someone above mentioned, it would seem these are primarily for trendy BYOG theaters...

Diesel jeans? Do mechanics wear them?

Oooh - but surely these aren't active shutter glasses!

Where would the batteries and bluetooth / infra-red go?

These wont work with the new 3DTVs being released now, unless I'm missing something...

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