I just picked up a set of Myvu video goggles on ebay fairly cheap.
But I wasn’t paying attention when trying to get a pair, and the ones I wound up winning were the “Sansa Edition.” …I don’t own a Sansa. (Nor would that really fit my needs.) So I’m going to be hacking these to get them to take video, audio, and power through their own connections. Should be a fun challenge!
Step 1 though, was making sure they weren’t DOA. Which required finding a Sansa to try them with. Thankfully Mr. Thomas Martinez over at ILikeLight.com has one, so we’re in business.
Certainly make me look like Geordi La Forge, don’t they?
The Myvu goggles are pretty fun. I had a similar pair, which I hooked up to my monitor. Then I took a wireless keyboard and typed like that. It worked pretty well, provided the text size was pretty large.
If you really want to be a Borg, try cutting the goggles in half to make them into a monocle. Then grab a HandyKey http://www.handykey.com device for typing on the go.
For more, see Thad Starner. He’s awesome.
Kudos on the purchase! If you ever need help hacking, tell @ubiq_01 I sent you. Here’s his Flickrstream: http://www.flickr.com/photos/56083335@N00/