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An Assortment of High-Tech Sunglasses

A pair of sunglasses used to be a fashion item that has a practical purpose, that is, to protect your eyes from the sun's ultraviolet rays. But with today's advanced technology, sunglasses now have more functions. Let us see some of the most high-tech eyewear these days. The most common type is the one that can play MP3 music. The MP3 circuit board and other necessary components are placed in either one of the shade's arms or in a removable exterior unit that clips onto the sunglasses. The arms may feature built-in headphones that you place on your ears. Now that is one very practical pair of shades!

Another eyewear of the future is the one that has a 16-bit colour LCD screen on the lower part of the lens. This enables its wearer to watch a video while walking around the street. Because the screen only constitutes part of the lens, the wearer is still aware of his surroundings. He can control the video wirelessly via a belt-worn unit. This high-tech pair of sunglasses comes with an integrated set of headphones.

Another company that intends to join the bandwagon has developed its own advanced eyewear product. Their pair of sunglasses has a miniature cell phone attached to its arm. Lastly, there is another high-tech eyewear that is designed not only to protect your eyes from the sun but also to prevent heatstroke. This piece has a nosepiece that contains sensors that monitors your brain temperature level. The information is sent wirelessly to a display on a sports watch that comes along with the glasses that you buy.