Vuzix delivers big screen sunglasses

Video eyewear maker Vuzix is launching its latest design, the Wrap 920AV, at the Consumer Electronics Show later this week, which allows mobile users to watch full-screen movies via their portable media players.

The company said the Wrap 920AV functions with any media playing device with a video output and projects a virtual 60-inch screen, as viewed from 9-feet. The device, which also doubles as a pair of sunglasses, allows users to watch 3D video content while seeing and interacting with the real world, the company says.

The Wrap 920AV can be fitted with optional 6-Degree of Freedom tracking sensor and a stereo camerea, which Vuzik said could be used to enable users to overlay virtual reality with the real world, such as creating an annotated guided tour of a museum.

Vuzix CEO Paul Travers said, "From watching a Civil War video reproduction battle re-enactment on the actual battleground to walking through the streets of New York City with an animated virtual tour guide, the possibilities are endless."