The future's so bright, you gotta wear (virtual) shades
Loads of websites are now boasting "try-on" technology. The Tie Bar's "matching tie" feature, which allows men to try on ties with the shirts in their closet, is pretty brilliant, and it's easy to kill a couple of hours trying on celebrity hairstyles at DailyMakeover.
But Ray-Ban has just debuted the coolest, most seamless feature I've seen so far. Download the "Virtual Mirror" program and use your web-cam to try on different styles of sunglasses in real time. It's pretty addictive. (As you move your face, the frames even hover in place.)
I'm trying to decide between a pair of classic Aviators and yet another pair of Wayfarers -- in rose. By the way, the Ray-Ban retail site is new, too, and it's great to have all the colors and sizes in one easy-to-browse place.
-- Booth Moore
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Photo: Ray-Ban Wayfarer. Credit: Ray-Ban
Bummer, no Mac version...
Posted by: Marty L | August 04, 2009 at 06:10 PM
Only for Windows? FAIL.
Posted by: Paul | August 04, 2009 at 07:13 PM
Mac users are out of luck. Works with Windows only!
Posted by: Xenu | August 04, 2009 at 08:37 PM
Ray-Bans are so 1980's. (Think Tom Cruise in Risky business and Top Gun). Sunglasses are supposed to be more of a functional item, IE blocking out ALL harmful UVA/ UVB rays, than a fashion item.
That's why I will only wear OAKLEY sunglasses. HDO that will repel water, oil, smudges of sweat while on the golf course, running, biking, or doing other outdoor sports. True repellants of UVA/ UVB rays, and are stylish as well as functional.
Not only that, but I highly doubt you can wear Ray-Ban clothing, or be a "Factory Pilot" the way you can be with OAKLEY. They're not just the best sunglasses on the planet, but they're the best lifestyle choice for me and my eyes. (Not to mention their ass kicking selection of prescription frames, too).
It's all about function and form, not just form in the guise of getting a quality product mass produced in China for cheap and sold here for a ludicrous amount and people stupid enough to buy them.
Buy American quality, buy OAKLEY and you won't be disappointed. Virtual shades be damned.
Posted by: GM Owner | August 04, 2009 at 09:07 PM