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HD Vision glasses use TV terms to take money from you

hdglasses.jpgYou might have perfect 20/20 vision but do you see the world in high definition? You don't, apparently, unless you have these HD Vision glasses, which promise to deliver "clarity you have never experienced." Just look, Shooter McGavin is shilling them! It'll be like turning the world around you into an HDTV! You know, kind of blurry during fast motion, sometimes with digital artifacts, and only in HD about a third of the time, with the rest of your experience being fuzzy with some black bars on the sides. Sign me up!

The sad thing about these ridiculous things is that people are going to buy them actually expecting them to make them see life "clearer," when it's pretty obvious that there's no way to improve on the clarity of your vision without getting yourself some prescription eyewear. But hey, it's your money, chump-o.

Oh Gizmo!, via Boing Boing Gadgets

 
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i would not know how rthey work since they have not delivered mine since i ordered them in March. they keep promisi...More »


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By budgethero at 11:31 AM ON 07/01/08

isnt tv great. now i can use my onion ring maker, take care of my collectable dolls, and use my exercise rubber band IN HD. i can almost hear the paid audience claping.

By Weebork at 1:31 PM ON 07/01/08

This commercial made me smile. It is a great example of how dumb advertisers think consumers, especially when it comes to technological terms.

It's probably just polarized. You can buy polarized sunglasses from Target for cheap. Plus, they are certainly more stylish than those depicted above which look like the people wearing them had eye surgery recently.

By Stone at 11:43 PM ON 07/01/08

@ Weebork,

I doubt they're even polarized. Probably left over Bill Dance fishing glasses. HA!

By bemo431 at 6:35 PM ON 07/17/09

i would not know how rthey work since they have not delivered mine since i ordered them in March. they keep promising them to me but haven't delivered. so i am guessing that they suck!


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