14 DAY TRIAL // Given the fact that this whole 3D trend will certainly become more popular over the course of 2010, with 3D glasses becoming more than tech accessories by moving straight into the world of fashion, Armani (through one of its subsidiaries, A|X Armani Exchange), has just introduced their first-ever 3D eyewear, designed to offer users a comprehensive viewing experience in a stylish design. Given the fact that they're designed to work with most 3D theaters out there, it's quite clear that Armani's 3D glasses are of the passive type, featuring multi-layered mirrored lens coating which minimizes distortion, as well as an additional coating that has been added to the back of the lens to reduce glare, scattered light as well as blue light, thus leasing to some pretty impressive improvements in terms of image quality.
Moreover, as Slashgear reports, the optically correct 6-base curved lenses with circular polarized technology will allow 98+ percent of visible light through which will provide edge-to-edge distortion-free viewing in a movie theatre environment.
However, beside providing these advanced optical features, the A|X Armani Exchange 3D glasses are primarily all about external design, style and looks, featuring a fashion forward unisex navigator style with a crystal gray plastic front and sleek shiny black metal temples, while also being customized with an “AX 3D” logo printed on the upper left lens with “Armani Exchange 3D” printed on the left temple.
Produced under license by Safilo Group, the Armani Exchange 3D glasses (model 3DV 001 AX) are priced at $58.00, for which users will also get a black protective neoprene soft pouch featuring the “AX 3D” logo.
All in all, we'd say that the pricing for these glasses is actually quite OK, given their extensive level of utility, and we're pretty sure that quite a lot of people will ultimately opt to purchase such eyewear instead of going for the one provided by the 3D theaters that, as some of you might know, does pose some issues, at least in terms of eye hygiene.