Real Life Spy Sunglasses   by Corey Rozon

in Shopping / Electronics    (submitted 2011-09-19)

It goes without saying that movie stars were largely responsible for bringing sunglasses into the mainstream of fashion. From a mere safety device to shield the wearer's eyes from bright lights, to something that intrinsically defines cool, sunglasses have been a part of our popular culture for nearly a century.

One group of movie stars in particular took sunglasses to the next level, and those privileged group of actors are the ones that have had the honour to play James Bond on the big screen, such as actors like Roger Moore, Sean Connery, Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig.

In his movies, James Bond had all the high-tech spy gadgets, from a pen that transformed into a laser to a custom sports car that contained all sorts of hidden weapons, and even multiple pairs of cool spy sunglasses.

They say that sometimes 'life imitates art', and in this case, it is absolutely true. To the utter enjoyment of many wannabe spies, such as myself, a pair of real life spy sunglasses can now be purchased from the comfort of your own home. And best of all, there is no British accent, tux or special 007 licence required to don these real life spy sunglasses. Thankfully today the regular Joe can easily obtain a pair of James Bond style sunglasses without having to first be trained by MI6.

So what are these amazing spy sunglasses all about? Well I'm glad you asked.

Eyez are a new wayfarer style of sunglasses available on the market. In the manner of James Bond style spy gadgets, these sunglasses are more than they appear to be. Weighing in at only four ounces, Eyez are slightly heavier than a traditional pair of sunglasses, but these special spy sunglasses are equipped not with x-ray vision, but with a hidden video recording device.

This 720p integrated video device can capture a 130-degree image from the wearer's point of view, which is ultra important when checking out the bad guys compound or rifling through their classified files. The 130-degree view is possible due to a special half-inch fisheye lens, which is disguised as one of the grommets that decorate the frames.

A lithium-polymer battery that is encased in the sunglasses left arm supplies power, and typically last up to three hours on one charge.

The sunglasses are also packed with a one-gigahertz processor that compresses the video and saves it on an onboard 16 gigabyte flashdrive, which can either be uploaded to your computer later or the sunglasses can also send the video immediately to your smartphone, via a 2.4 gigahertz wi-fi or Bluetooh connection.

You can control the camera remotely with an app for your smartphone. The app also assists in uploading the video to popular video sharing sites like Facebook and Youtube.

Eyez aren't cheap by any means, but in comparison to a designer pair of sunglasses, they are less expensive at only $150 a pair.

So if, like me, you envision yourself on a highly secret and classified spy mission when out performing your daily mundane tasks, like grocery shopping or taking out the garbage, your spy kit will only be complete with a pair of your very own spy sunglasses.

About the Author

Corey Rozon is a freelance writer from Ottawa, Canada. Real Life Spy Sunglasses was written for Wholesale Discount Sunglasses.com, a great place to purchase bulk sunglasses.