These will go great with my Dolby surround sound earmuffs!

Are those things just Blue Blockers with another name?

I have good enough vision to drive without glasses, but nevertheless had to get a pair in law school to help with the eyestrain headaches. I put them on and I was like, "Holy shit! There's so much DETAIL in the world!"

Then I decided I liked the world better a little more Monet. Everything's a little pleasanter in soft focus.

So I don't think I'd want HD eyeballs anyway. :P

Amber-Vision has come back from the grave!

These are old news. My mom has a pair. Don't know where she got them. Likely they were free or very cheap because she normally only buys dollar store sunglasses.

One of the best posts ever. GJ Ben!

Sorry, I mean Chris!

Wow, and they made something that awesome in a package that looks just like a regular pair of sunglasses. That's some amazing product they have there. Is there a 720i version if you think 1080p is too much?

@FTWGeek (With Friends Now): Um...

What happens when you watch an HDTV with one of these on?

PARADOX?

I see aquariums advertised has having HD views these days.

@Al Swearengen: I was going to ask that exact same question.

Like there's not gonna be a dead pixel right in the center of my field of vision.

@Alternate: Poxyclypse.

@Alternate: Then you'll be able to see R'Lyeh through your TV.

It's not entirely far-fetched that such tinted glasses could improve vision resulting in the appearance, if not necessarily the reality, of increased resolution. Aberrations in the eye (e.g. near/far sightedness, astigmatism) reduce resolution and contrast towards the blue end of the spectrum, especially when the aberrations are large, so blocking blue colors would improve vision. At the very red end of the spectrum the eyes are not adapted for high resolution (they are adapted best for yellowish colors because the Sun is yellow). So, blocking out the very red colors can also improve vision. These glasses look to have a yellowish tinge.

Hey guysz. Sheck out deesz new blu-blockersz I got. They're HD, scho I kin schee more schtuff dan you. Pretty schweet, eh?

*Wipes foamy stuff from corner of mouth*

@FTWGeek (With Friends Now): Uhh...

@Alternate: Then you get to watch High Definition HDTV Television.

How can anyone doubt the quality of these fine sunglasses when they're being advertised with the famous 'As Seen on TV' brand? And that huge sparkle on the woman's right eye (biggest I've seen!) proves that these glasses are a terrific value.

Stupidity is constant, powerful and a proven money-maker.

Damn, these glasses are so old. I remember seeing the commercial for them a few years ago.

AFAIK, these are just polarized sunglasses, which really do have an almost "HD" effect on the world. Just a new marketing twist to an old product.

I will add that, when I first got polarized sunglasses, I was like "HFS, why haven't I been wearing these all along?"

@floraposte: That dead pixel is called Glaucoma. Get used to it :)

@floraposte: If you get into an accident you may be able to sue for Contributory Negligence.

I can't imagine that having a giant albino starfish over the right lens helps in any way.

Customer Service 1-866-262-2403

"blur blocking ... it's the only thing it does sir"

If I only had a way to record the conversation.

Bose.

Apple.

Monster Cable.

HD Sunglasses.

PT Barnum's ghost is having a field day.

@Eyebrows McGee (now with more baby!): So those large leafy things growing out of the ground everywhere AREN'T giant fuzzy broccoli? Crazy!

@easy2panic: I have no idea what that even means. Anyway, I told her how cool it would be if my windows were made out of the same glass, then my house would look so cool, and then I eventually got to is this made out of the same glass HDTVs are made out of? She said no, then my customer service rep listed a couple of other things like European style to prevent light coming in on the sides and other generic eye glass qualities.

The picture caption made it awesome! WTF, that's a seagul!

I have "EagleVision v4.0 High Definition" lenses in my prescription glasses. They only make a difference in very strong prescriptions, like mine. High Definition is, in this case, misleading, but the lenses curve less dramatically and are thinner, preventing distortion on the outer edge of the lens which would occur in a very strong polycarbonate or plastic lens. On my old glasses, if I were to look at a grid, the lines would become very noticeably curved on the outer edges of my vision. With these lenses, such a grid is perfectly straight all the way to the edge of my glasses. Really reduces eyestrain.

Now with sunglasses, I've heard "High Definition" applied with a different meaning. In those, the gimmick is they polarize the lenses and filter out certain parts of the visible spectrum more thoroughly, while letting in other parts virtually unfiltered. The idea is that the eye is more susceptible to certain wavelengths, and by filtering those more, it supposedly visibly reduces glare even more. Not sure I believe it, I'm happy with my $14 polarized clip-ons.

ah... there is a reason why these are only sold online and not in any stores

I'm holding out for plasma sunglasses. I hear they have less motion blur.

@floraposte: There actually is, right in the center of your retina, where the optic nerve connects. The brain fills it in based on the patterns it observes around the blind spot. It doesn't always do a good job though, as is evidenced by many optical illusions.

@FTWGeek (With Friends Now): I AM BEN! THANKS FOR THE COMPLIMENT! HERE IS A $50 BONUS FOR YOU CHRIS WALTERS!

@Eyebrows McGee (now with more baby!): Is it bad that I think this every time I clean my glasses? :P I need to wear mine though, it's like ultra soft focus. I can sorta see shapes, but that's about it.

They stole the idea from Oakley, which uses some pretty over-the-top marketing.

I crack up every time I see that ad.

Don't get me going on "HD" radio though.

At $19.99, it's much cheaper than an HDTV. Now I can just get these, and I don't have to upgrade my TV. I'll just watch my regular TV with these! What a money saver!

@morlo: You'll pry my unobtanium lenses from my cold, dead hands, sir!

Is this any different than Atomic or Radio? I am sure that there are other examples. In the Atom age of the 50's many products had "atomic" in the name. Earlier, "radio" was the big thing. The "Radio Flyer" neither has a radio nor does it fly. It's parent company Radio Steel & Manufacturing didn't make radios, but was caught up in the new craze.

HD is just he new buzz word, like "i" and "organic", thought the latter has more meaning. Are they made of "space aged plastic" or "space aged polycarbonate" materials?

We are in the age of HD, and this too shall pass.

As a side note, they look like Eagle Eyes.

Nothing new. Here in HK, we have ads for HD contact lenses.

So if I look through these glasses and what I see isn't filling up the frames, can I stretch the image horizontally to fill my vision?

I remember seeing these informercials on TV and thinking, "y'know, I'd just show the entire infomercial all blurry just to prove how much the general stupid public would need these things"

Do these glasses let you see the walking undead all around us?

I need to call that Customer Service number.

@Chris Walters: You forgot to change font colors a few times for emphasis.

Saw these advertised awhile ago and knew, then, it was a scam.

I've heard of "high definition" optical lenses before (i.e. for use with cameras or telescopes), independent of any "HD" TV. But any kind of "high definition" lens used in these sunglasses would make them corrective or magnifying, and so far as I know, this product isn't either. As far as I can see, they're just plain old polarizing filters.

Calling these lenses "HD" makes no more sense than saying "It's not glue ... it's a chemical bonding agent!" (Uh, Mr Mays, isn't that what "glue" is? Duh.) This just helps reinforce my own conviction that anything that's sold under the "As Seen On TV" emblem is crap.

@Ratty: Do your rats live in aquariums? You could see them in HD! You know.. to see their.. um.. fur.. and noses.. and such.

My boyfriend tried these on up at PAX a few weeks ago where they were marketing them to gamers with the promise of crisper vision and less eye fatigue. All he noticed was a yellow tinge added to his world.