When I first saw these I had no idea what they were. I assumed they were some weird looking sun glasses. Little did I know at the time that they were in fact Vuzix iWear glasses. They are definitely a gadget to put on your Christmas wish list if you’re a fan of movies.

The Vuzix iWear glasses are truly one of the great gadgets around right now. So what do they do? Well, they allow you to watch and hear movies on the move. But, the Vuzix iWear glasses give you the equivalent of a 44″ screen right on your nose. I don’t even have a 44″ TV screen in the house. Imagine watching one of the latest movies on these, or maybe playing a game on your PS3 or XBOX 360. You can also hook them up to your home DVD player. The Vuzix iWear glasses can even be hooked up to your iPod, so if it has movie playback features you’re laughing. I know that the iPod Classic and iPod touch have this functionality.

Battery life on these is reported to be 7 hours with a single AAA battery and a whopping 17 hours with a lithium battery.
That’s more than enough power to watch a couple of movies back to back.

I don’t own a pair of these yet, but I’m sure I will at some point during 2009 and then I can give you a proper run down of how good they are. The only bad thing I can see (no pun intended) with the Vuzix iWear glasses is forgetting you’re on the bus or train and missing your stop. That would be embarrassing. There’s a pretty healthy price tag attached to the Vuzix iWear glasses, but its well worth spending the £130 asking price in my opinion. Where else are you going to get a 44″ screen?