I've mentioned in the past that I've coveted the night-vision-on-the-cheap goggles available from ThinkGeek. While I didn't fully intend on keeping these things due to the less than stellar reviews I've read, (not to mention anyone wearing these looks like a complete tool) curiosity got the best of me at Wal-Mart and I figured I'd give 'em a try.Normally, Think Geek sells some pretty good kit, however these googs are less than stellar. And when I say less than stellar, I mean a recall-bound safety hazard akin to lead-painted baby cribs. Lead-painted baby cribs with sharks attached.
The sad thing about these things is that they work as they should. And when I say "work" I mean, make everything look like a green fuzzy ultrasound image that's very small. To get the idea, try the following:
- cover your dominant eye with your hand.
- make an "A-OK" sign with your thumb and forefinger with an aperture about the size of a nickel with your free hand.
- shut the lights off and look through that tiny hole
- fall down the stairs for effect
The MFR says that "Maximum Surveillance Mode allows you to embark on long-range recon and scouting missions." Yeah, about that... as long as you're ok with embarkation requiring no movement, lest you get nauseous, fog up the tiny viewport and decide to stalk your favorite celebrity another time.
Despite the borg-sexiness I obviously bring wearing these, I decided to save the $70 and returned them within an hour.
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